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Spring 2009
COMMERCIAL POULTRY MANAGEMENT


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Lecture Schedule - Spring 2009

LECTURE #

DATE SUBJECT

1

1-13

Semester details and introduction to the poultry industry

2

1-15

Modern breeds

3

1-20

Poultry breeding

4

1-22

Poultry breeding and biotechnology

5

1-27

Hatcheries

6

1-29

Quiz #1, Anatomy and physiology

7

2-3

Anatomy and physiology

8

2-5

Anatomy and physiology

9

2-10

Anatomy and physiology

10

2-12

Quiz #2, Turkey breeder management

11

2-17

Field trip to Perdue Farms, Thorntown, IN - DEPART AT 11:45 AM

12

2-19

Turkey management and marketing

13

2-24

Management of egg-type chickens and egg marketing

14

2-26

Quiz #3, Broiler breeder management

15

3-3

Broiler management and marketing

16

3-5

Feed ingredients and typical poultry rations, typical poultry rations and calorie-poultry rations

17

3-10

Quiz #4, Forms of feed and formulation practices

18

3-12

Exam #1

 

3-17 & 19

SPRING BREAK

19

3-24

Field Trip to Rose Acres Farms, Pulaski County - DEPART AT 11:45 AM

20

3-26

Feeding egg-type growing pullets, laying hens, and layer breeders

21

3-31

Feeding turkey breeders and commercial turkeys

22

4-2

Feeding broiler breeders and broilers

23

4-7

Quiz #5, Induced molt

24

4-9

Behavior and Welfare
25 4-14 Poultry processing

26

4-16

Diseases

27

4-21

Quiz # 6, Diseases

28

4-23

EXAM #2

29

4-28

Diseases

30

4-30

Course Summary - Paul Brennan, Indiana State Poultry Association