Wednesday, August 27, 2025
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
Duplin County Center 165 Agriculture Drive Kenansville, NC (910) 296-2143
Fees and Registration
Register online now until August 26. Online via Transact (cashnet.com) Individual or Group Registrations, or Make check payable to North Carolina State University And contact us.
See program below
2026 NC Broiler Supervisors' Short Course
| 8:15 - 8:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 8:30 - 8:35 a.m. | Opening Remarks - PDPS Status - Dr. Edgar O. Oviedo, Prestage Dept. of Poultry Science |
| 8:35 - 9:05 a.m. | Litter Management Strategies to Optimize Bird Health Dr. Craig Coufal, Jones Hamilton |
| 9:05 - 9:35 a.m. | House Tightness and Why it Matters Josh Vails, Hog Slat |
| 9:35 - 10:05 a.m. | Hidden Threats in the Water: Protecting Flocks from aMPV Mary Foy, Proxy Clean |
| 10:05 - 10:30 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. | Composting Poultry Do’s & Don’ts Adam Ross, Advanced Composting |
| 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. | Broiler house lighting Jason King, Signify Animal Lighting |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Protecting the Flock: AMPV Basics, Control options, and the U.S. Situation Today Dr. Kristen Roza Sutherland, Boehringer-Ingelheim |
| 12:00 - 12:45 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:45 - 12:50 p.m. | Broiler Service Persons Awards Dr. Edgar O. Oviedo, NCSU & NC Poultry Federation |
| 12:50 - 1:20 p.m. | NCDA&CS Disease and Surveillance Update Dr. Rebecca Mansell, NCDA |
| 1:25 - 1:55 p.m. | Rodent Control Strategies andRegulatory State Update Ron Forquer, Motomco |
| 1:55 - 2:00 p.m. | Concluding Remarks |
| 2:00 - 7:30 p.m. | 16 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 27695-7608
E-mail: ncsupoultrycourses@ncsu.edu
Phone: +1 919.515.5391
Fax: +1 919.515.7070