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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 - Veterinarians
Laboratory 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 9, to transport you to the hotel. Arrangements will be made to transport you back to the airport on Friday afternoon, May 14, or Sunday, May 16, if you will participate in the Feed Manufacturing Short Course.
Registration Fees
The cost of this course is US $1,350 per person if housed in double bedrooms, or US $1,550 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 14 (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 March 30, 2010. 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. Back to Top
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