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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