2024 Cold Weather Poultry House Management Workshop – Register Now
November 12 @ 8:00 am - November 14 @ 5:00 pm EST
$475.00 – $1,500.00REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
This intensive training program has been specifically designed for those who want to learn more about poultry house environmental management during cold weather. The workshop consists of lectures as well as hands on group exercises designed to help attendees gain a firm understanding of the principles behind cold weather poultry house management.
Topics:
- House temperature and broiler performance
- Factors affecting broiler house heating system requirements
- Insulating poultry houses
- Measuring poultry house tightness
- Increasing poultry house tightness
- Air quality and bird health
- Determine minimum ventilation rates
- Negative pressure ventilation principles
- Litter management between flocks
- Negative pressure ventilation air inlets and exhaust fans
- Circulation fan system principles
- Circulation fan system design/operation
- Poultry411 litter drying app
- Heating system maintenance
- Basic air inlet management
- Chick management…The first 48 hours
- Poultry house heating systems
- Attic inlets
- Poultry house environmental assessment tools
- Poultry house operation during cold weather
- Poultry411 app
Presenters:
- Mr. Michael Czarick – UGA Poultry Science
- Mr. Casey Jones – LB White
- Dr. Brian Fairchild – UGA Poultry Science
- Dr. Joel Cline – Wayne Sanderson
- Dr. Connie Mou – IFF
- Mr. Brantley Porter – Porter Insulation
Dates:
The workshop will begin at 8:00 AM on November 12 and will conclude at 12:00 PM on the 14th.
Registration:
The registration fee of $575 ($475 in-state) includes continental breakfast, lunch and dinner meals, refreshments, notebooks and other materials.
Registration is limited to 110 participants so please register soon.
Location:
Flinchums’s Phoenix. 650 Phoenix Rd, Athens, GA 30605
Lodging:
A block of rooms has been reserved:
Springhill Suites Athens West
3500 Daniels Bridge Road Athens, GA 30606
Website marriott.com/ahnsh
- cwccwcb (one king bed)
- cwccwca (two queen beds)
Phone (706) 353-8484
- code CWC
Room rate is $144 – Register by October 12th.
Sponsorship
If you have any questions or would like to be a sponsor please contact