Event Details

Date

December 15 - December 17, 2020

Time

10:00 am - 3:45 pm

Location

Online Webinar

Cost

This event is free.

Host

Penn State Extension


Poultry Welfare Certification Course

December 15 - December 17, 2020

Poultry Welfare Certification Course

Join the Poultry Welfare Certification Course webinars, which will cover topics including why animal welfare is important, poultry behavior, environmental and management influences on welfare, welfare indicators and assessment, employee motivation, and much more. Hot topics in the layer and broiler industries will be covered by leading experts. At the successful completion of the course and passing an exam, attendees will receive a certificate.


Day 1 - Tuesday, December 15, 2020

10:00 AM - Intro, History of Welfare, Definition of Welfare, and Why It Is Important
Hope Kassube, Penn State Extension

11:15 AM - Poultry Behavior
Arlene Garcia-Marquez, Texas Tech University

1:30 PM - Welfare Assessment/Audits
Hope Kassube, Penn State Extension

2:45 PM - Employee Training, Hiring Practices, and Motivation
Russell Phenicie, Penn State Extension
Speakers:
Arlene Garcia-Marquez, Hope Kassube, Russell Phenicie 


Day 2 - Wednesday, December 16, 2020

10:00 AM - Environmental and Management Influences
Eileen Fabian and Dan Hofstetter, Penn State University

11:15 AM - Depopulation, Transportation, and Handling of Pullets, Layers and Broilers
Astin Melhorn, Melhorn Sales, Services and Trucking Co.

1:30 PM - Emergency Management/Planning and Emergency Depopulation
Gregory Martin, Penn State Extension

2:45 PM - You Can't Out-Feed Poor Welfare, You Can't Out-Welfare Bad Feed
Katie Hilton, DuPont Nutrition and Biosciences
Speakers:
Eileen Fabian, Katie Hilton, Dan Hofstetter, Gregory Martin, Astin Melhorn


Day 3 - Thursday, December 17, 2020

**Concurrent Broiler and Layer Sessions - Choose one**


To register for this free 3-day event, visit: https://www.cvent.com/events/poultry-welfare-certification-course/event-summary-fc70498a3b82432b860d84b4f4b3b0fd.aspx?i=804097b3-901c-42d1-a69f-286556a0fb8a







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