The Poultry Decision Makers
Workshop Series:

Past Conferences

Advances in Poultry Growth Modeling

November 15, 2007 – Raleigh, NC
(DVD Proceedings II)

Objectives

To provide participants with:

• Overview of poultry growth models.

• Review benefits of growth models to optimize poultry nutrition and production.

• Demonstration and practice with software to model poultry growth and optimize profit.

1. Introductions and Opening Remarks
   Dr. Edgar O. Oviedo-Rondón, North Carolina State University

2. Basic Concepts to Describe Poultry Growth and Feed Intake
   Dr. Rob Gous, University of KwaZulu-Natal

3. BroilerOpt: Cost and Carcass Optimization Based on Growth
   Dr. Frank Ivey, Feed2Gain

4. Modeling Populations for Purposes of Optimization
   Dr. Rob Gous, University of KwaZulu-Natal

5. Modeling Turkey Production for Better Economical Results: From the Farm to the Processing Plant
   Virginie Blanvillain, TECHNA, France

6. Demonstration and Practice of the EFG Broiler Model
   Dr. Rob Gous, University of KwaZulu-Natal

7. BroilerOpt: Keystrokes for Cost Reduction
   Dr. Frank Ivey, Feed2Gain

8. Demonstration of New Turkey Model
   Virginie Blanvillain, TECHNA, France

9. Overview of the EFG Broiler Breeder and Layer Models
   Dr. Rob Gous, University of KwaZulu-Natal

 

Virtual Participation: Dr. Philippe LESCOAT – INRA, France

10. NAVI: Towards a Practical Tool to Simulate Broiler Growth
    Maxime QUENTIN, Michael PICARD, Isabelle BOUVAREL (ITAVI), Philippe LESCOAT (INRA)

11. Simulation of Vegetal Raw Materials Utilization in Poultry Production Chains: A Multi-Agent Modeling Approach
    Hamel A., I. Bouvarel, S. Pinson, M. Lessire and P. Lescoat. INRA-ITAVI, France

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Data Management in Poultry Production

June 14, 2007 – Raleigh, NC
(DVD Proceedings I)

Objectives

To provide participants with:

• Overview of an integrated solution for data capture and management in the poultry industry.

• Traceability tools utilizing map and GPS technology.

• Tools to improve planning, forecasting and optimization in poultry companies.

• Basic understanding of data mining concepts and techniques.

• Demonstration of hardware and software for data management and data mining.

Program

1. Unexplored Virtues of Data Management in Poultry Production
   Dr. Edgar O. Oviedo Rondón, North Carolina State University

2. Integrated Data Management for the Poultry Industry
   Simon Cohen, MTech Systems, Inc.

3. Live-Demonstration of the Solution
   Simon Cohen, MTech Systems, Inc.

4. SAS Business Intelligence Overview
   Elizabeth Ceranowski, SAS Institute

5. Applying Data Mining Methods in the Poultry Industry Workshop
   Doug Wielenga, SAS Technical Support, SAS Institute

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Introduction to Modeling and Operations
Research in Poultry Production

November 14, 2006 – Raleigh, NC
(DVD Proceedings I)

Objective

To provide an overview and some practical examples of mathematical modeling and operations research techniques in poultry nutrition and production.

Program

1. Improving Company Profitability through Modeling and Operations Research Methods
   Dr. Edgar O. Oviedo Rondón, North Carolina State University

2. Feed Formulation to Reduce Risk
   Dr. Bill Roush, USDA – ARS Mississippi

3. Learning about your Company's Performance Using Various Basic Data Analysis Methods
   Dr. John Tierce, Avian Performance Standards, Inc.

4. Growth Models to Improve Decision-Making Process in Broiler Nutrition and Management
   Dr. Edgar O. Oviedo Rondón, North Carolina State University

5. Developments in Prediction and Optimization
   Dr. Bill Roush, USDA – ARS Mississippi

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