Objective
To provide updated scientific and technical information and hands-on experience to improve commercial poultry production.
Learning Opportunities
Classroom Instruction
Interaction with:
- Poultry scientists with worldwide experience
- Industry personnel
- VeterinariansLaboratory Exercises
Tours to:
- Feed Mills
- Hatcheries
- Breeder and Grow-out Houses
- Processing Plants
Program
Breeders, Incubation and Hatchery Management
Broiler Breeder Management - J. Brake
Turkey Breeder Management - J. Grimes
Incubation Biology and Principles
Hatchery Management - M. Wineland
Troubleshooting Incubation - M. Wineland
Impact of Incubation on Live Performance - M. Wineland
Nutrition, Feeding, and Feed Mill Technology
Poultry Nutrition - P. Ferket / E. Oviedo /
K. Anderson
Feed Mill Management - P. Ferket / C. Stark
Feeding Practices - E. Oviedo / J. Grimes /
K. Anderson
Modeling and Operations Research - E. Oviedo
Nutrient and Waste Management - P. Ferket /
J. Grimes / M. Wineland
Management and Production
Broiler Management - E. Oviedo
Layer Management - K. Anderson
Turkey Management - J. Grimes
Lighting Programs - M. Wineland
Ventilation and Brooding - S. Shah
Economics and Decision Making - T. Vukina
Health, Welfare and Food Safety
Pathology
Vaccine Management and Marek’s Control
Biosecurity and Disease Control - D. Carver
Insect and Rodent Control - M. Stringham
Poultry Welfare - K. Anderson
HACCP and Pathogen Intervention Strategies
Accommodations
Participants will be housed in the Brownstone Hotel and Conference Center (Holiday Inn) adjacent to the NC State campus. A University representative will meet you at the Raleigh International Airport (RDU) on Sunday, May 10, to transport you to the hotel. Arrangements will be made to transport you back to the airport on Friday afternoon, May 15, or Sunday, May 17, if you will participate in the Feed Manufacturing Short Course.
Registration Fees
The cost of this course is US $1,250 per person if housed in double bedrooms, or US $1,500 if housed in individual hotel rooms. It includes training, educational materials, local transportation, laboratory materials, t-shirt, lodging and all meals from May 10 to 15 (breakfast, lunch and snacks) EXCEPT the evening meals. These fees DO NOT include air transportation to RDU Airport, health insurance, spending money and incidental expenses. You may pre-register online by clicking here.
Confirmation of Your Pre-registration
You will receive an e-mail confirming your pre-registration from Lynn Strother (lynn_strother@ncsu.edu). If you don’t receive this e-mail, please contact us by e-mail, phone or fax. This pre-registration is not complete until we have received a check or money order in US dollars payable to NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY with a copy of your pre-registration. We will need to receive your payment before April 20, 2009.
Cancellation Notice:
Prior to two weeks = No charge
Within last week = Half of enrollment fee
No show = Entire enrollment fee
Please mail your payment to:
Lynn Strother
Extension Poultry Science
NCSU,
229 Scott Hall
2711 Founders Drive
Campus Box 7608
Raleigh, NC 27695-7608
Phone: +1 (919) 515-2621
Fax: +1 (919) 515-7070
E-mail: lynn_strother@ncsu.edu
Feed Manufacturing Short Course
This is an additional course that will provide updated scientific and technical information and hands-on experience to improve commercial poultry production. (Click here to go the the Feed Manufacturing Short Course webpage.)
For additional information contact:
Dr. Edgar O. Oviedo-Rondón
North Carolina State University
Cooperative Extension Service
Department of Poultry Science
229 Scott Hall
Raleigh, NC 27695-7608
Phone: +1 (919) 515-5391
Fax: +1 (919) 515-7070
E-mail: edgar_oviedo@ncsu.edu
For a printable version of this brochure click here.
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