GROWER SYMPOSIUM
TUESDAY APRIL 22, 2014 John Q Hammons Convention Center Rogers, Arkansas 2 hours of OSU Poultry Waste Mgmt. CEUs available The Grower Symposium is FREE but to assure we have plenty of food please register by going to the Poultry Federation website www.thepoultryfederation.com or calling Melody Weigel at 501-375-8131. 2:00 - 7:00 REGISTRATION & TRADE SHOW
TUESDAY, APRIL 22
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 General Session
GROWER GENERAL SESSION 2:15 Welcome: Devin Glenn, Tyson Foods, Inc., Grower Symposium Chair 2:30 Animal Welfare: Why This is Important to You and the Chicken Business Dr. Yvonne Thaxton, University Of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture 3:00 Using Sprinklers to Cool Birds and Conserve Water Kevin Weeden, Weeden Environmental 3:30 BREAK & TRADE SHOW
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
BREEDERS 4:00 Understanding 21st Century Breeder Needs Chance Bryant, Cobb-Vantress, Inc. 4:30 Ventilation for Breeders Bob Rochelle, Merck Animal Health 5:00 Top Ten Do’s and Don’ts for Breeders Ricky Pinkerton, Cobb-Vantress, Inc. 5:30 - 7:00 TRADE SHOW
Vendor Set Up Grower Symposium Reception Registration - Grower Symposium - Trade Show
7:00 am-8:30 am 8:15 am 8:20 am 8:40 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm
Registration & Trade Show Welcome Federation Update Salmonella Control: What’s on the Horizon BREAK & TRADE SHOW It’s Still About the People Keynote Speaker LUNCH & TRADE SHOW
BROILER AND BREEDER JOINT SESSION 1:00
What Every Service Tech Should Know about the Business Monty Henderson, Retired CEO George’s, Inc.
1:45
Comparing the Bird of Yesterday to the Bird of Today Dr. Brian Kiepper, University of Georgia
GROWER BREAKOUT SESSIONS BROILERS 4:00 What Happened to My Birds? Veterinarian Roundtable Dr. Lloyd Keck, Zoetis Dr. David Fields Dr. Leonard Fussell, Cobb-Vantress, Inc.
8:00 am-2:00 pm 2:15 pm-5:00 pm 2:00 pm-7:00 pm
2:30
BREAK & TRADE SHOW
BROILER SESSION 3:00
Optimizing Attic Inlets Jody Purswell, USDA-ARS, Mississippi State University
3:45
Chick Quality Assessment from the Broiler House Dr. Blayne Mozisek, Merck Animal Health
BREEDER SESSIONS 3:00
Consequences of Missed Pullet Vaccinations Dr. Suzanne Dougherty, Pecking Around Consulting, Inc.
3:45
Intestinal Health of Pullets and Breeders Dr. Blair Telg, Elanco
Benny McClure, George’s Inc., Symposium Chair Marvin Childers, The Poultry Federation Dr. Ashley Peterson, National Chicken Council Larry Cole, THG Consulting Ron McDaniel
TURKEY SESSION 1:00
Cocci Control in Turkeys Mark Blakely, Phibro Animal Health
1:45
Darkling Beetle Control Jeff Howell, MGK
2:30
BREAK & TRADE SHOW
3:00
Innovative Disease Control Gary Holmes, Bioscience
3:45
Salmonella Summits-Government and Customer Expectations for Live Production Dr. John Marcy, University of Arkansas, Poultry Science Department
HATCHERY SESSION 1:00
Hatching Eggs from Young Breeders versus Old Breeders Jiggs Kilgore, Hubbard LLC
1:45
Assuring Embryos are in the Proper Position at Transfer Dr. Chris Williams, Zoetis
2:30
BREAK & TRADE SHOW
3:00
Keeping Chicks Comfortable Means Maintaining Equipment Constantly Tom Arnold, Smithway
3:45
Who is Responsible for Chick Quality? Dr. Sara Steinlage, Elanco