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Sunday March 8th
| Registration at AmericInn - Poolside w/ cash bar |
3:00 - 6:00 pm |
| BUSES DEPART HOTEL LOBBY |
6:15 PM |
| Welcome Dinner at Prime Quarter Steakhouse |
6:30 PM |
Monday March 9th
| Bill MacFarlane |
Welcome |
7:50 - 8:00 AM |
| Austin Baker, HogSlat |
Ventilation in Brooder Barns |
8:00 - 8:45 AM |
| Dr. Naola Ferguson-Noel, University of Georgia |
Understanding Mycoplasma |
8:45 - 9:30 AM |
| BREAK |
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9:30 - 10:00 AM |
| James Clark, MacFarlane Pheasants, Inc |
Pen Management |
10:00 - 10:45 AM |
| Kenny Nutting, St Davids Poultry Team Ltd |
The UK Perspective on Gamebird Auditing and Reducing Mycoplasma on the Ground |
10:45 - 11:30 AM |
| BREAK FOR LUNCH |
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11:30 AM |
| BUSES DEPART HOTEL LOBBY |
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11:45 AM |
| LUNCH |
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12:00 - 12:45 PM |
| BUSES DEPART |
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12:45 PM - SHARP |
| Drive Around Tours of MacFarlane Pheasants |
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1:00 - 3:00 PM |
| BUSES DEPART FARM |
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3:00 PM |
| Heidi Welch, MacFarlane Pheasants, Inc |
MacFarlane Pheasants Brooder Operation |
3:15 - 4:15 PM |
| Shayne Noller, MacFarlane Pheasants, Inc |
MacFarlane Pheasants Food Production |
4:15 - 4:45 PM |
| BUSES DEPART HOTEL LOBBY |
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6:10 PM |
| Dinner at The Butterfly Club |
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6:30 PM |
Tuesday March 10th
| Bill MacFarlane |
Welcome |
7:50 - 8:00 AM |
| Abby Neu University of Minnesota & Dr. Dale Lauer, Minnesota Board of Animal Health |
Upland Gamebird Biosecurity, Why? What? How? |
8:00 - 8:45 AM |
| Cécilia Monthus & Nicolas Viloux, Gibovendee |
Gibovendee (largest gamebird farm in the world)
Interest of Biochemistry in Gamebirds |
8:45 - 9:45 AM |
| BREAK |
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9:45 - 10:00 AM |
| Dr. Dale Lauer, Minnesota Board of Animal Health |
Avian Influenza Has Been Identified Next to Me, Now What? |
10:00 - 10:45 AM |
| Ted Bruesch, LiphaTech |
Keys to Effective Rodent Control |
10:45 - 11:30 AM |
| BREAK FOR LUNCH |
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11:30 AM |
| BUSES DEPART HOTEL LOBBY |
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11:45 AM |
| LUNCH |
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12:00 - 12:45 PM |
| BUSES DEPART |
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12:45 PM |
| Josh Deines, & MacFarlane Hatchery Staff |
Hands on Egg Breakout Lab & Demonstration on Sexing Day-Old Chicks |
1:00 - 4:00 PM |
| Dr. Doug Anderson, Dr. Nick Anthony, Dr. Rob Porter & Trudy DeRemer |
Necropsy Lab |
1:00 - 4:00 PM |
| Social Hour @ AmericInn- Poolside |
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5:00 PM |
| Banquet @ AmericInn |
|
6:30 PM |
Wednesday March 11th
| Bill MacFarlane |
Welcome |
7:50 - 8:00 AM |
| Mike Martz, Martz's Game Farm |
Martz's Game Farm |
8:00 - 8:45 AM |
| Josh Deines, Zoetis |
Multi Stage vs. Single Stage Incubation |
8:45 - 9:30 AM |
| Break |
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9:30 - 10:00 AM |
| Peg Ballou, Elkhorn Farms & Hatchery |
Women on the Farm |
10:00 - 10:45 AM |
| Dr. David Frame, Central UT Veterinary Diagnostic Lab |
How to Take Advantage of Diagnostic Labs in Order to Maintain Optimal Health in Gamebird Production |
10:45 - 11:30 AM |
| BREAK FOR LUNCH |
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11:30 AM |
| BUSES DEPART HOTEL LOBBY |
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11:45 AM |
| LUNCH |
|
12:00 - 12:45 PM |
| BUSES DEPART |
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12:45 PM |
| Keagan Strange, MacFarlane Pheasants, Inc |
My First Year as the Hatchery Manager |
1:00 - 1:45 PM |
| Brian Klein, MacFarlane Pheasants, Inc |
MacFarlane Pheasants Process Crew Operation |
1:45 - 2:30 PM |
| Break |
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2:30 - 3:00 PM |
| Troy Cisewski, MacFarlane Pheasants Inc. |
MacFarlane Pheasants Breeder Farm |
3:00 - 3:45 PM |
| BUSES DEPART HOTEL LOBBY |
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5:45 PM |
| Dinner at Fuji |
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6:00 PM |