7th International Pheasant Management Seminar

MacFarlane Pheasants, Inc. hosted our International Pheasant Management Seminar March 7-10, 2010. More than 60 people were in attendance. Guests heard a broad array of speakers, asked questions of an expert panel of Poultry Veterinarians. Speaker presentations will include: the detection of and strategies to deal with Rota-Virus, the effective use of myco-toxin binders in feed, water conditioning and management, bio-security protocols, and a recent study of the effectiveness of various poultry coccidiostats in gamebirds. Other presentations will be given by experienced gamebird producers. Attendees also participated in extensive farm tours at MacFarlane Pheasants, Inc., the largest pheasant production operation in the United States and necropsy and egg breakout labs offered opportunities to see pheasant pathology first hand.

This is a link to the Center For Dairy Profitability web site, one of our speakers, Dr. Kevin Bernhardt, sent us this link . Dairy Profitability has examples of the Dupont system Dr. Kevin Bernhardt spoke about at the seminar.

Guest Speakers & Topics:

Dr. Kevin Bernhardt, Professor of Agribusiness, UW-Platteville Farm Management Specialist - DuPont Financial Analysis Model

Dr. R. Keith Bramwell, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Poultry Science, The University of Arkansas - Egg Handling and Incubation

Greg Emerick, Director of Sales, Pheasants Forever, Inc. - Pheasants Forever Overview

Don Giesting, Business Development Manager, Cargill Animal Nutrition - Reducing the Impact of Mycotoxins on Game Birds

Dr. Larry McDougald, Professor of Poultry Science - Coccidiosis in Game Birds

Dr. Rob Porter, Veterinary Pathologist, Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory - Rotavirus Infection in Pheasants

Dr. Casey Ritz, Associate Professor, Department of Poultry Science, The University of Georgia - Composting Daily Mortalities

Gary M Smith, Director of the Southwest Wisconsin Small Business Development Center - Raising Pheasants

Dr. Susan Watkins,Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas - Interpreting Water Results

Derek Woods, D B Woods Consultancy Ltd., Managing Director - Crichel Estate - An English Sporting Estate

Tim Zindl, Oakridge Pheasant Ranch - Speed and Efficiency

MacFarlane Speakers:

Bill MacFarlane, Owner - How to Find and Hire

Ben Lawton, Hatchery Manager - Day Old Chick Quality

Troy Cisewski, Brooder Manager - Partridge Management