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