ANSC 44500
COMMERCIAL POULTRY MANAGEMENT
Lecture Schedule - Spring 2012
|
LECTURE # |
DATE |
SUBJECT |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Jan. 10 |
Semester details and introduction to the poultry industry |
2 |
12 |
Modern breeds |
|
16 |
Field trip to Miller Poultry |
3 |
17 |
Poultry breeding |
4 |
19 |
Poultry breeding and biotechnology |
5 |
24 |
Hatcheries |
6 |
26 |
Quiz #1, Anatomy and physiology |
7 |
31 |
Anatomy and physiology |
8 |
Feb. 2 |
Anatomy and physiology |
9 |
7 |
Anatomy and physiology |
10 |
9 |
Quiz #2, Turkey breeder management |
11 |
14 |
Field trip to Perdue Farms, Thorntown, IN - DEPART AT 12:30 PM |
12 |
16 |
Turkey management and marketing |
13 |
21 |
Management of egg-type chickens and egg marketing |
14 |
23 |
Quiz #3, Broiler breeder management |
15 |
28 |
Broiler management and marketing |
16 |
March 1 |
Feed ingredients and typical poultry rations, typical poultry rations and calorie-poultry rations |
17 |
6 |
Forms of feed and formulation practices |
18 |
8 |
EXAM #1 |
|
13 & 15 |
SPRING BREAK |
19 |
20 |
Feeding egg-type growing pullets, laying hens, and layer breeders |
20 |
22 |
Feeding turkey breeders and commercial turkeys |
21 |
27 |
No class because of field trip on Martin Luther King holiday |
22 |
29 |
No class because of field trip on Martin Luther King holiday |
23 |
Apr. 3 |
Quiz #4, Feeding broiler breeders |
24 |
5 |
Feeding broilers |
| 25 | 10 |
Poultry processing |
26 |
12 |
Diseases |
27 |
17 |
Diseases |
28 |
19 |
EXAM #2 |
29 |
24 |
Diseases |
30 |
26 |
Behavior and Welfare - Course Summary |
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