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  • 2010
  • 2011
  • Education & Training

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Organisers of a WPSA poultry event who would like to see it listed in this section should send details to the webmaster.
Please submit details well in advance of the date of the event. The dates listed are given in good faith but check with the organisers in each case.

1 August 2010
Seri Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Positioning of Poultry Industry for Sustaining Tomorrow
(Poultry Satellite Seminar in conjunction with Annual Veterinary Association Malaysia Congress 2010)

Contact:
Dr K.L. Teo, Sunzen Corporation SB, 11, Jalan Anggerik Mokara 31/47, Kota Kemuning, 40460 SHAH ALAM Selangor D.E., Malaysia
Phone: +60 3 51218998/12-2313963
Fax: +60 3 51219922
E-mail: teokimlai@yahoo.com

23 August 2010
Tours, France
Incubation and Fertility Research Group
WPSA Working Group 6 (Reproduction) meeting

Contact:
Victoria Hurst
E-mail: victoria.hurst@bernardmatthews.com
Website: www.ifrg.org

23-27 August 2010
Tours, France
XIIIth European Poultry Conference

Conference Secretariat:
Paragon Conventions, 18 Avenue Louis Casaï, 1209 Geneva, SWITZERLAND
Phone: +41 (0)22 747 79 30 
Fax: +41 (0)22 747 79 99
E-mail: secretariat@epc2010.org

Scientific Secretariat:
For information on scientific issues please contact :
WPSA France, BP5, Fr-37380, Nouzilly, FRANCE
E-mail: scientific@epc2010.org
Website: www.epc2010.org

6-8 September 2010
Olsztyn, Poland
XXII International Poultry Symposium

Contact:
Prof. Jan Jankowski, Department of Poultry Science, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 5, 10-957 Olsztyn, Poland
Phone: +48 89 523 4109 or +48 89 523 3323 or +48 89 523 4748
E-mail: wpsa.symposium@uwm.edu.pl

6-8 September 2010
Beijing, P.R. China
VIV China 2010

Website: www.viv.net

15-16 September 2010
Colon City, Argentina
9th Seminario de Actualización Avícola de AMEVEA

Contact:
Dr Dante Bueno
E-mail: dantejb@yahoo.com.ar

22-24 September 2010
Vilnius, Lithuania
XVIII Baltic Poultry Conference

Contact:
Mrs Dr R. Cepuliene, WPSA Lithuanian Branch, VPU, Studentu str. 39, LT-08106 Vilnius, Lithuania
Phone/Fax: +370 52 75 70 95
E-mail: balticpc2010@gmail.com

12-13 October 2010
Christchurch, New Zealand
New Zealand Poultry Conference

Contact:
Mr Alan Gibbins
E-mail: avianag@infogen.net.nz

21-23 October 2010
Guadalajara, Mexico
FIGAP/VIV América Latina 2010

Website: www.viv.net

26-28 October 2010
Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons, Greensboro, NC, USA
2010 National Poultry Waste Management Symposium
2010 Animal Waste Management Symposium

Contact:
Edgar O. Oviedo, NC State University, Campus Box 7608, Raleigh, NC 27695-7608, USA
Phone: +1 919 515 5391
Fax: +1 919 515 7070
E-mail: edgar_oviedo@ncsu.edu
Website: www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/poulsci/poultry_waste_symposium.html
www.cals.ncsu.edu/waste_mgt

27-29 October 2010iaiexpo2010
NDRI, Karnal, Haryana, India
International Animal Industry Expo (IAI)

Contact:
Pixie Consulting Solutions Ltd., 923, Sector-9, Urban Estate, Karnal – 132 001 (Haryana) India
Phone: 91 184 2202174 / 75, 4033326/7
Fax: 91 184 2231050
Website: www.iaiexpo2010.com

9-11 November 2010
University of Batna, Batna, Algeria
1st National Symposium on Poultry Science

In collaboration with the University of Batna

Contact:
Département Vétérinaire, Services des Sciences avicoles, Université, Batna, 05000, Algeria
Phone/Fax: +33 818674
E-mail: univbatna.asa@gmail.com

16-19 November 2010
Hanover, Germany
EuroTier 2010

Contact:
Dr Karl Schlösser, DLG, Eschborner Landstrasse 122, 60489 FRANKFURT A.M., GERMANY
Phone: +49 69 24788 254
E-mail: k.schloesser@dlg.org
Website: www.eurotier.de

 

January | February | March | April | May | June |
July | August | September | October | November | December |

Organisers of a WPSA poultry event who would like to see it listed in this section should send details to the webmaster.
Please submit details well in advance of the date of the event. The dates listed are given in good faith but check with the organisers in each case.

26-28 January 2011
Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
2011 International Poultry Expo and International Feed Expo

Contact:
Tanisha R. Scott, US Poultry & Egg Association, Communications Specialist, 1530 Colledge Road, Tucker, GA 30084, USA
Phone: +1 770 493 9401
Fax: +1 770 493 9257
E-mail: tscott@poultryegg.org
Website: www.poultryegg.org

9-11 March 2011
Bangkok, Thailand
VIV Asia 2011

Website: www.viv.net

21-23 March 2011
Taipei, Taiwan
9th Asia Pacific Poultry Conference

Contact:
Prof Dr M.J. Chen, Department of Animal Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, TAIWAN
Phone: +886 2 3364169
Fax: +886 2 27324070
E-mail: appc@talab.org.tw
Website: www.appc2011.tw

25-27 March 2011
Bangabandhu International Conference Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh
7th International Poultry Show & Seminar

Contact:
Dr M.A. Saleque, BRAC, House # 87, Road # 4, Block # B, Niketan Society, Gulshan - 1, DHAKA 1212, BANGLADESH
Fax: +880 8823542
E-mail: ma_saleque05@yahoo.com

29-30 March 2011
Tours, France
9th Avian French Research Days
(9 èmes Journées de la Recherche Avicole)

Contact:
Angélique Travel / Estelle Lopes, ITAVI, Unité de Recherches Avicoles, BP 1, 37380 Nouzilly, FRANCE
Phone: +33 247427684
E-mail: secretariatJRA@journees-de-la-recherche.org
Website: www.journees-de-la-recherche.org

17-19 May 2011
Moscow, Russia
VIV Russia 2011

Website: www.viv.net

9-11 June 2011
Istanbul, Turkey
VIV Turkey 2011

Website: www.viv.net

16-18 June 2011
Hotel Steglitz International, Berlin, Germany
6th International Symposium on Turkey Production

Contact:
Prof Dr H.M. Hafez, Institute for Poultry Diseases, Free University Berlin, Königsweg 63, 14163 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 30 83862677
Fax: +49 30 83862690
E-mail: hafez@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

31 August - 3 September 2011
Wageningen, The Netherlands
5th Workshop on Fundamental Physiology and Perinatal Development in Poultry

Contact:
Dr Henry van den Brand, Adaptation Physiology Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS
Phone: +31 317 483120
Fax: +31 317 485006
E-mail: info.pdpworkshop2011@wur.nl
Website: www.pdpworkshop2011.com

4-7 September 2011
Congress Centre Leipzig (CLL), Leipzig, Germany
XX European Symposium on the Quality of Poultry Meat and
XIV European Symposium on the Quality of Eggs and Egg Products

Contact:
Michael Grashorn, Department of Poultry Science, Institute 470c, University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
E-mail: michael.grashorn@uni-hohenheim.de

7-9 September 2011
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
30th Poultry Science Symposium
Alternative Systems for Poultry - Health, Welfare and Productivity

Contact:
Congrex UK Ltd, Symposium Secretariat, 30th Poultry Science Symposium, c/o 4b 50 Speirs Wharf, Port Dundas, Glasgow G4 9TH, Scotland, UK
Phone: +44 141 331 0123
Fax: +44 141 331 0234
E-mail: info@pss2011.com
Website: www.wpsa-uk.com

31 October - 4 November 2011
Çesme, Izmir, Turkey
18th European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition

Organization Secretariat
Saltur Tourism and Travel Agency, Atatürk Bulvari No: 175/8, 06680 Kavaklidere, Ankara, Turkey
Phone: +90 312 4251333
Fax: +90 312 4257137
E-mail: saltur@saltur.com.tr
Website: www.espn2011.org

 

The following are listed to assist students and intending students around the world, however no judgement has been made by the World's Poultry Science Association or the World's Poultry Science Journal on the value of the courses or education materials offered.

10-14 May 2010
International Course on Poultry Production
May 14 – 15, 2010
Feed Manufacturing Short Course
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Department of Poultry Science – Cooperative Extension

Unique training for the international poultry industry with emphases on breeders, incubation and hatchery management, nutrition and feed mill technology, grow out of broilers and turkeys, environment, health and welfare.

Registration
January 7 to March 30, 2010

Contact
Dr. Edgar O. Oviedo
Department of Poultry Science
Scott Hall O-239
Phone +1 (919) 515 5391, Fax +1 (919) 515 7070
E-mail: edgar_oviedo@ncsu.edu

Information and Pre-registrations at: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/poulsci/international_course.html

University of Glasgow
Egg and egg quality workshops

1 or 2 day workshops providing basic information and practical training on the assessment and factors affecting egg and eggshell quality.

Designed to take the 'science to the industry' these workshops can be held either 'in house' allowing for a larger audience or hosted by the University of Glasgow Veterinary School (limited spaces).

For more details contact:
Dr Maureen Bain, Avian Biology Laboratory, ICM, University of Glasgow Veterinary School, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 1QH
Phone : +44 0141 330 5719
E-mail : M.Bain@vet.gla.ac.uk

Colorado State University, USA
Correspondence Courses in Poultry Science and Production

Contact:
Dick Thomas, Program Coordinator, Division of Continuing Education, Colorado State University, Rockwell Hall, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA

Avian Science Research Centre (ASRC), SAC, Ayr, UK
Poultry studies at SAC

Staff at SAC’s ASRC are involved in teaching but also in providing an innovative research and development service for the poultry sector and government and an international consultancy service.  This means that as a student at SAC you are taught by a team of staff that will provide you with up-to-the-minute information and insight into the commercial world beyond the College environment. We believe that no other education institution can offer this combination of expertise and experience.

The courses outlined below can be studied on a full-time, part-time and distance learning basis and individual modules can be taken as part of CPD programme.

Undergraduate Courses

SAC offers the following new undergraduate poultry programme, which has been devised in conjunction with the poultry industry:

Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Poultry Production – 1 year (FT)

Part-time study on all courses is possible.

SAC’s poultry programme has one of the highest proportions of overseas students, with approximately 40% of the enrolled students over the last 5 years from outside the UK.  So no matter where in the world you want to work our programme content ensures that your qualifications will be just as relevant.

Postgraduate Courses in Poultry Science

SAC offers the following postgraduate qualifications validated by the University of Glasgow as part of a flexible distance learning programme specifically tailored to meet your needs:

Postgraduate Certificate Applied Poultry Science – awarded for completion of any 4 poultry modules from the list below.

Postgraduate Diploma Applied Poultry Science – awarded for completion of all modules from the list below.

MSc Applied Poultry Science – awarded for completion of all modules from the list below plus the successful completion of a Research Project and Dissertation.

Poultry Production Systems, Poultry Health & Hygiene, Advanced Nutrition, Housing & Environmental Issues for the Poultry Industry, Poultry Nutrition and Growth, Incubation & Hatchery Practice, Poultry Behaviour and Welfare, Experimental Design, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Management skills.

Poultry Training courses and SVQ/NVQ Assessments in Poultry Production are also available from SAC.

To discuss any aspects of the above or to request information on any of our courses, please contact:

Mrs Lorraine Hannah, Life Science Teaching Group, Avian Science Research Centre, SAC Auchincruive, AYR, KA6 5HW, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0)1292 525118
E-mail: lorraine.hannah@sac.ac.uk

University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service
Educational materials

A range of items including bulletins, posters, slide sets, films/video films and computer programs is available from the Poultry Science Department.

Contact:
Cooperative Extension Service A-V Library, Hoke Smith Building, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA

University of Bristol, Langford, UK
MSc Meat Science course, one year full-time (1 October - 30 September) with part-time and distance learning option

A unique training course for students with a basic understanding of science who are seeking a career in the increasingly technical meat industry. The modular format includes poultry production and processing.

Contact:
Dr P.R. Sheard, University of Bristol, Division of Farm Animal Science, Langford, Bristol, BS40 5DU, UK
Tel.: +44 (0) 1179 289240
Fax: +44 (0) 1179 289324
E-mail: peter.sheard@bristol.ac.uk 
Website: www.vetschool.bris.ac.uk/courses/msc

University of Melbourne, Australia

Interested in studying Avian Health?

Online Distance Education Courses available from the University of Melbourne, Faculty of Veterinary Science

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Avian Health
  • Master of Avian Health and Medicine

For more information visit: www.avianhealthonline.vet.unimelb.edu.au

Texas A&M University, USA
On-Line Masters Degree in Poultry Science
and
On-Line Continuing Education Courses

The Poultry Science Department at Texas A&M University is now offering an on-line education programme. The programme consists of individual courses which can also be organized into a degree programme for a Masters degree. The courses are offered completely on-line so the degree is available at your convenience, perfect for someone who wants to further their education but wants to keep their job or cannot come to the University. Streaming internet technology allows you to experience the classroom atmosphere. Many employers pay the cost too. The Masters degree is a non-thesis, professional degree consisting of 36 credits and emphasizing problem solving skills and the practical aspects of academic coursework. Degree plans are individualized for your interests and needs from our comprehensive list of poultry and related course offerings. Emphasis areas for degrees include:

  • live production (nutrition, physiology, diseases, waste management, etc.)
  • nutrition (nutrition, feed formulation, vitamins, minerals, etc.)
  • processing/food safety (poultry processing, microbiology, HACCP, etc.)
  • poultry health (physiology, poultry diseases, poultry virology, immunology, etc.).

For further information visit: http://posc.tamu.edu

Or contact Liz Hirschler, Poultry Science Distance Education Coordinator at lhirschl@poultry.tamu.edu or by calling +1 979-862-7694

Poultry continuing education

A group of poultry and education specialists with many years experience working in Latin America (Dr Mario Plano, Dr DiMatteo and Dr Ana Andrada), offer these three-month diploma courses by e-mail, for plant managers, flock servicemen, veterinarians and others. A formal education is not required.

The courses are available in three modules:

  1. Embryology for embryo diagnosis.
  2. Embryo diagnosis.
  3. Newly hatched chick pathology.

For more information: http://www.poultryedu.net
E-mail: cmp1@sinectis.com.ar