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Broiler workshop
The Alabama Broiler Workshop was held on Tuesday, Oct. 10,
and Wednesday, Oct 11, at the Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon
Conference Center. This annual event provides broiler industry representatives
with up-to-date information on diseases, governmental
regulations, environmental issues, housing and other topics facing
the industry.
Ken Edwards, Equity Group Eufaula Div. and chairman of the
broiler workshop planning committee, presided over the morning
session. Dana Brindley-Bennett, poultry unit manager with the
Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, discussed LT
testing preventative steps taking place for avian influenza.
Dr. Fred Hoerr, director of the Thompson-Bishop-Sparks State
Diagnostic Laboratory in Auburn, gave a disease update and Dr. Joel
Cline, director of the J.B. Taylor State Diagnostic Laboratory in
Elba, talked about the importance of farm biosecurity.
One of the top issues for poultry housing is the alternatives to
shavings and litter amendments, which was addressed by Auburn
Extension scientist Dr. John Blake. Robert Rowland, with Ivesco,
discussed insecticide rotation for darkling beetles, and Dr. Ken
Opengart, Keystone Foods, addressed avian influenza and its global
affect on the United States.
Rick Tullos, Pilgrim's Pride, presided over the afternoon sessions.
Mike Czarick, senior public service associate with the
University of Georgia, gave a presentation on poultry house heating
systems. Dr. Gene Simpson, an Extension economist, talked about
the cash flow of wide houses versus conventional houses. John
Tierce, director of technical services with Avian Performance
Standards, finished the workshop with a session on the impact of
seven-day broiler mortality on various components of income.
Golf and sporting clay tournament were held on Tuesday afternoon
and sponsored by Cumberland/GSI, Hired Hand, L.B.
White/Casey Jones, Chore-Time Equipment, Diversified
Imports/Rotem and Ziggity Systems. Hospitality sponsors were
Cobb-Vantress, Hired Hand and Ziggity Systems. Continental
breakfast and breaks during the workshop were provided by Cobb-
Vantress, Hired Hand, Walco International and Ziggity Systems.
Lunch was sponsored by Merial Select.
Several sponsoring companies setup their company displays and
products at the meeting: Chore-Time Equipment, Cumberland/GSI,
Hired Hand, Diversified Imports/Rotem, L.B. White/Casey Jones,
and Ziggity Systems. AP&EA appreciates the help of our sponsors
for the success of this workshop. The entire workshop was also
sponsored by AP&EA's VIP Sponsors.
Broiler workshop participants listen to one of the sessions.
ASSOCIATION NEWS
Participants of the Breeder/Hatchery workshop follow along with the
speaker’s handout during one of the many sessions.
Breeder/Hatchery
Individuals of Alabama's breeder and hatchery industry gathered
in Auburn, Tuesday, Nov. 7, and Wednesday, Nov. 8, for the
Alabama Breeder/Hatchery Workshop, at the Hotel at Auburn
University and Dixon Conference Center. Hatchery employees
and managers, breeder service techs, and representatives from
allied, pharmaceutical and grandparent companies, attended.
Program planning committee member Huey Hilburn was the
presiding chairman for the morning session. Jim Arthur,
Aviagen Inc., discussed Operating and Maintaining Smithways
and Dr. Maxcy P. Nolan Jr., a consultant with the NIPCAM
Group, reviewed Controlling Ectoparasites and Rodents in
Breeder Houses. Dr. Keith A. Honegger, Intervet Inc., talked on
Breeder Vaccine Application Techniques; Dr. Bill Dozier,
USDA Agriculture Research Service at Mississippi State, contemplated
on Air Velocity Considerations for Broiler Breeders.
Linet B. Price, Jamesway Incubator Company Inc., and Jim
Jordan, Chick Master Incubator Company, shared New
Technology in Incubators that is available from their companies;
while Dr. Andrea Sinclair, with Embrex's veterinary services,
presented New Products in Ovo, which included current products
and future possibilities.
After lunch, Dr. Joe Hess, Auburn University poultry science
department, presided over the afternoon session. Topics discussed
included Breeder Biosecurity as It Relates to AI and LT
by Dr. Sam Christenberry, director, Hinton Mitchem State
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Hanceville; Motivating and
Retaining Hatchery Employees, Corey Watson, breeder/hatchery
manager, Gold Kist Inc., Talking Rock, Ga.; Breeder
Feeding Program Comparison: US vs Brazil, Dr. Benton
Hudson, breeder nutritionist, Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale,
Ark.; and Hatchery Affects on Chick Quality, Dr. Wally Berry,
Auburn poultry science department.
Ssponsors helped to make the seminar not only possible, but
successful as well. Cobb-Vantress, Inc. sponsored the prizes and
lunch for the golf tournament. Aviagen, Biomune Company,
Fort Dodge Animal Health, Hubbard LLC, and Merial Select
sponsored the prizes, lunch and fees for the sporting clay contestants
at White Oak plantation. AP&EA's 21 VIP Sponsorship
Program participants also contributed to the seminar.
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