Itinerary
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Sunday March 6th
Registration at The Rooftop at Hotel Goodwin |
3:00 - 5:30 pm |
Buses depart Ironworks Hotel lobby |
6:00 PM |
Welcome Dinner at Prime Quarter Steakhouse |
6:30 PM |
Monday March 7th
Bill MacFarlane - Owner MacFarlane Pheasants |
Welcome |
7:50 - 8:00 AM |
Dr. David Frame, Central UT Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory |
The Flock Visit as Seen Through the Eyes of a Veterinarian |
8:00 - 8:45 AM |
Keagan Strange, MacFarlane Pheasants' Hatchery Manager |
Short Periods of Incubation During Egg Storage |
8:45 - 9:30 AM |
BREAK |
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9:30 - 10:00 AM |
Dr. Dustan Clark, University of Arkansas |
Biosecurity |
10:00 - 10:45 AM |
Pat Mullooly, The DeLong Co, Inc |
Irrigation & Soil Types |
10:45 - 11:30 AM |
BREAK FOR LUNCH |
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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
LUNCH
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12:00 - 12:45 PM |
Buses depart Ironworks Hotel Lobby |
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1:00 PM - SHARP |
Drive Around Tours of MacFarlane Pheasants |
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1:30 - 3:00 PM |
Troy Laudenslager, 3T Products; Pete Storgaard, Ruff Land Kennels; Rick Kuhl, Jr., Kuhl Corp |
Comparing Various Crate Designs |
3:30 - 4:15 PM |
Buses depart Ironworks Hotel lobby |
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6:00 PM |
Dinner at The Butterfly Club |
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6:30 PM |
Tuesday March 8th
Bill MacFarlane, Owner MacFarlane Pheasants |
Welcome |
7:50 - 8:00 AM |
Remy Jussaume, SAS Gibovendee & Nicolas Vilous, Labovet |
Quality Assessment of Chicks & Avian Influenza |
8:00 - 8:45 AM |
Jim Versweyveld, Univ. of WI Agriculture Extension Educator |
Agricultural Labor Trends |
8:45 - 9:30 AM |
BREAK |
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9:30 - 10:00 AM |
Ron Kean, Univ. of WI Poultry Science Associate & Specialist |
External Parasites |
10:00 - 10:45 AM |
Max Hawkins, Alltech Mycotoxin Management |
Mycotoxins |
10:45 - 11:30 AM |
BREAK FOR LUNCH |
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11:30 AM |
LUNCH |
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12:00 - 12:45 PM |
Hands on Egg Breakout Lab & Demonstration on Sexing Day-Old Chicks |
Keagan Strange, Dr. Rob Porter, Dr. Nick Anthony |
1:00 - 3:00 PM |
Necropsy Lab |
Dr. Doug Anderson, Dr. David Frame, Dr. Dustan Clark, Dr. Susan Watkins |
1:00 - 3:00 PM |
Bus departs from Ironworks Hotel Lobby |
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4:30 & 4:45 PM |
Social Hour at The Beloit Club |
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5:00 PM |
Banquet at The Beloit Club |
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6:30 PM |
Wednesday March 9th
Bill MacFarlane, Owner MacFarlane Pheasants |
Welcome |
7:50 - 8:00 AM |
Troy Laudenslager, Owner Mahantongo Game Farm |
Tour of Mahantongo Game Farm |
8:00 - 8:45 AM |
Dr. Susan Watkins, University of Arkansas |
Water Quality Issues |
8:45 - 9:30 AM |
Break |
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9:30 - 10:00 AM |
Dr. Robert Porter, Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory |
The Pheasant Digestive Tract in Health and Disease |
10:00 - 10:45 AM |
Jeff Hoffelt & Tanya Ciurro, Filament |
6 Steps to Elevate Your Business on Social Media |
10:45 - 11:30 AM |
BREAK FOR LUNCH |
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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
LUNCH |
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12:00 - 1:00 PM |
Brian Check, MacFarlane Pheasants' Farm Management Lead |
How to Build a Flight Pen |
1:00 - 1:45 PM |
Dr. Al Hollister, Dawe's Laboratories Nutritionist & Dr. Lauren Nolan, Ridley Feed Ingredients Poultry Technical Consultant |
Panel on Nutrition |
1:45 - 2:30 PM |
Ronnie Viljoen, MacFarlane Pheasants' Brooder Manager |
Brooding Chicks |
2:30 - 3:15 PM |
Dinner at La Casa Grande |
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6:00 PM |