Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Objective
To provide updated technical information for live production and grow-out managers, broiler flock supervisors, and other personnel related to broiler chicken production.
Location
Union County Agriculture Center3230-D Presson Road, Monroe, NC 28112
Phone: (704) 283-3801
Fees and Registration
Register Online before April 4. Online via Transact (cashnet.com) Individual or Group Registrations, or Make check payable to North Carolina State University And contact us.2024 Program*<!-- Please use the button below to submit questions for the workshop presenters.
| 8:15 - 8:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 8:30 - 8:35 a.m. | Opening Remarks - Dr. Edgar O. Oviedo, Prestage Dept. of Poultry Science |
| 8:35 - 8:40 a.m. | Prestage Poultry Science Department Update - Dr. Frank Siewerdt, Department Head Poultry Science |
| 8:40 - 9:15 a.m. | Five Common Water Quality Issues Seen in Surface and Groundwater and the effects on Poultry Performance - Doug White, Clear Comfort |
| 9:15 - 9:50 a.m. | Broiler Watering Concepts, System Management & Maintenance - Steve Awde, Ziggity Systems Inc. |
| 9:50 - 10:10 a.m. | Practical activity Water Quality |
| 10:10 - 10:40 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 10:40 - 11:15 a.m. | Broiler Welfare Auditing - Dr. Allison Pullin, NC State University |
| 11:15 - 11:50 a.m. | NC HPAI Response - Dr. Rebecca Mansell, NCDA |
| 11:50 a.m. | Lunch |
| 12:45 p.m. | Broiler Service Persons Awards - Dr. Edgar O. Oviedo, NCSU & NC Poultry Federation |
| 12:50 - 1:25 p.m. | Management Practices to Optimize Modern Broiler Genetics - Chance Bryant, Cobb Genetics |
| 1:25 - 2:00 p.m. | Avian Metapneumovirus- A (Re)- Emerging “New” Disease of Poultry - Andy Mcree, Zoetis |
| 2:00 - 2:10 p.m. | Concluding Remarks |
| 2:15 - 7:30 p.m. | 14th Annual Union County Poultry Equipment Show |
*all times are Eastern Daylight (EDT)
For additional information contact
Dr. Edgar O. Oviedo-Rondón NC State University Cooperative Extension Service Prestage Department of Poultry Science 229 Scott Hall Raleigh, NC 27695-7608E-mail: ncsupoultrycourses@ncsu.edu Phone: +1 919.515.5391 Fax: +1 919.515.7070
Previous events:
NC Broiler Supervisor's Short Course March 2023
Additional Extension events
International Course on Poultry Health