RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE
AS LEADERS IN POULTRY VENTILATION

ABOUT THE TEAM

Maintaining optimum environments in poultry houses is critical to achieving maximum performances of commercial flocks of poultry. Mr. Czarick and Dr. Fairchild are involved through a team effort in an ongoing research and demonstrational program to reduce energy requirements and to improve ventilation for poultry production facilities.

Michael Czarick

Mr. Michael Czarick

Extension Engineer & Senior Public Service Associate

Contact Information

mczarick@uga.edu

706 540-9111

Mailing Address

Athens, CAES Campus

110 Cedar Street

Athens, GA 30602-4435

Shipping Address

Athens, CAES Campus

110 Cedar Street

Athens, GA 30602-4435

Education

M.S. Agricultural Engineering UGA

B.S. Agricultural Engineering UGA

UGA extension specialist UGA (1985 – Present)

Areas of Responsibility

Poultry house environmental control and energy conservation:

  • Broiler, breeder, layer, pullet, turkey, and quail house ventilation systems
  • Energy efficient poultry house heating systems
  • Poultry cooling systems (i.,e Tunnel ventilation, evaporative cooling systems)
  • Poultry house lighting systems
  • Poultry house air inlet systems
  • Circulation fan systems
  • Electronic environmental controller
  • Poultry house energy audits
  • Poultry house emissions
  • Poultry house construction
  • Poultry house data collection systems
  • Poultry processing plant holding sheds
Dr. Brian Fairchild

Dr. Brian Fairchild

Professor, Extension Poultry Scientist

Contact Information

brianf@uga.edu

706-542-9133

Mailing Address

Athens, CAES Campus

317 Poultry Science Building,

Athens, GA 30602

Shipping Address

Athens, CAES Campus

110 Cedar Street,

Athens, GA 30602

Education

Ph.D, Physiology, North Carolina State University

M.S., Physiology, North Carolina State University

B.S., Animal Science, North Carolina State University

B.S., Poultry Science, North Carolina State University

Research Interests

Broiler management including air quality, energy conservation, lighting programs, and water consumption and quality

Academic Program

Extension education responsibilities include areas of broiler management and production. Other activities include preparation of and participation in 4H and FFA poultry judging contests, as well as contributing to programs that assist county extension personnel.

Research programs focus on the effect that management has on broiler physiology and production. The purpose of this research is to examine new technologies that could be adapted to improve broiler production.

Teaching responsibilities include POUL 4010 Advance Poultry Production.

Selected Journal Publications

Fairchild, B.D., J.K Northcutt, J.M. Mauldin, R.J. Buhr, L.J. Richardson, N.A. Cox, 2006. Influence of water provision to chicks prior to placement and effects on performance and incidence of unabsorbed yolk sacs. J. Appl. Poultry Res. 15:538-543.

Fairchild, B.D., A.B. Batal, C.W. Ritz and P.F. Vendrell, 2006. Effect of drinking water iron concentration on broiler performance. J. Appl. Poultry Res. 15:511-517.

Webster, A.B., B.D. Fairchild, T.S. Cummings and P.A. Stayer, 2008. Validation of a three-point gait-scoring system for field assessment of walking ability of commercial broilers. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 17:529-539.

Roche, A.J., N.A.Cox, L.J. Richardson, R.J. Buhr, J.A. Cason, B.D. Fairchild, and N.C.Hinkle, 2009. Transmission of Salmonella to broilers by contaminated larval and adult lesser mealworms, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Poultry Sci. 88:44-48.

Benson, A.P., V.L. Christensen, B.D. Fairchild, A.J. Davis, 2009. The mRNA for zona pellucida proteins B1, C and D in two genetic lines of turkey hens that differ in fertility. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 111:149-159 clear.

Fairchild, B.D., M. Czarick, L.A. Harper, J.W. Worley, C.W. Ritz, B.D. Hale and L.P. Naeher, 2009. Ammonia concentrations downstream of broiler operations. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 18:630-639.

Hale, B.D., B.D. Fairchild, J.W. Worley, L.A. Harper, C.W. Ritz, M. Czarick, S.L. Rathbun, L.P. Naeher, 2010. Comparison of ammonia measurement methods inside and outside of tunnel ventilated broiler houses. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 19:245-262.

*Shepherd, E.M. and B.D. Fairchild, 2010. Footpad dermatitis in poultry. Poultry Sci. 89:2043-2051.

Ritz, C. W., A. S. Tasistro, D. E. Kissel, and B. D. Fairchild, 2011. Evaluation of surface-applied char on the reduction of ammonia volatilization from broiler litter. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 20:240-245.

Hausman, G. J., C.R. Barb, B.D. Fairchild, J. Gamble, and L. Lee-Rutherford, 2012. Expression of genes for interleukins, neuropeptides, growth hormone receptor, and leptin receptor in adipose tissue from growing broiler chickens. Domest. Anim. Endocrin. 43:260-263.

Sarkisov, S.S., M.C. Czarick, B.D. Fairchild, Y. Lang, T. Kukhtareva, and M.J. Curley, 2013. Colorimetric polymer-metal nanocomposite sensor of ammonia for the agricultural industry of confined animal feeding operations. Optical Engineering 53:021107.

Worley, J.W., M. Czarick, B.D. Fairchild, C.W. Ritz, L.A. Harper, B.D. Hale and L.P. Naeher, 2013. Monitoring of ammonia and fine particulates downwind of broiler houses-A field study. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 22:351-360.

Hausman G.J., C.R. Barb, B.D. Fairchild, J. Gamble, L. Lee-Rutherford, 2014. Gene expression profiling in adipose tissue from growing broiler chickens. Adipocyte 3:297-303; http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/adip.29252.

C.S. Dunkley, B.D. Fairchild, C.W. Ritz, B.H. Kiepper, and M.P. Lacy, 2015. Carbon footprint of poultry production farms in South Georgia: a case study. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 24:73-79.

Ritz, C.W., B.H. Kiepper, and B.D. Fairchild, 2016. Evaluation of a cellulose-based industrial wastewater byproduct as broiler bedding. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 25:182-190.

A.P. Benson, M.N. Malloy, J.R. Steed, V.L. Christensen, B.D. Fairchild, A.J. Davis, 2017. Zona pellucida protein B2 messenger ribonucleic acid expression varies with follicular development and granulosa cell location1. Poult Sci 96:3414-3421.

Shepherd, E., B.D. Fairchild and C.W. Ritz, 2017. Alternative Bedding Materials and Litter Depth Impact Litter Moisture and Footpad Dermatitis. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 26:518-528.

Buhr, R.J., D. Bourassa, A. Hinton, Jr., B.D. Fairchild, C.W. Ritz, 2017. Impact of litter Salmonella status during feed withdrawal on Salmonella recovery from the broiler crop and ceca. Poultry Sci. 96:4361-4369.

Bourassa, D.V., K.M. Wilson, B.D. Fairchild, M. Czarick, R.J. Buhr, 2018. Microbiological status of broiler respiratory tracts before and during catching for transport to the processing plant, JAPR 27:597–602.

Cabrera, M. L., D.E. Kissel, B.D. Fairchild, S.M. Hassan, J.A. Rema, and K. Cassity-Duffy, 2018. Litter type and number of flocks affect sex hormones in broiler litter. Journal of Environmental Quality, 47:156-161.

Aston, E., M., Jackwood, R. Gogal, D. Hurley, B. Fairchild, D. Hilt, S. Cheng, L. Tensa, and M. Garcia, 2019. Ambient ammonia does not inhibit the immune response to infectious bronchitis virus vaccination and protection from homologous challenge in broiler chickens. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 217:109932. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2019.109932

Landrum, M.A., N.A. Cox, J.L. Wilson, M.E. Berrang, G.R. Gamble, M.A. Harrison, B.D. Fairchild, W.K. Kim, and A. Hinton, Jr, 2019. Reduction of campylobacter on poultry thighs using sequential treatments of antimicrobials. Adv. Food & Nutr. Sci. 4:1-7.

Harris. C.E., L.N. Bartenfeld Josselson, D.V. Bourassa, B.D. Fairchild, B.H. Kiepper, and R.J. Buhr, 2019. Evaluation of drinking water antimicrobial interventions on water usage, feed consumption, and salmonella retention in broilers following feed and water withdrawal J. Appl. Poult. Res. 28:699.