7-9 February 2012
Moscow, Russia
International Exhibition for Animal Husbandry and Breeding

Contact:
Dr Olga Hunger
E-mail: agrofarm@dlg.org

15-17 February 2012
Bangkok, Thailand
Victam Asia

Website: www.victam.com

22-23 February 2012
Tehran, Iran
3rd International Veterinary Poultry Congress & Exhibition of Iran

Contact:
Dr Siamak Goharkhay, Unit 2, No. 208, Shohadaye Jandarmery St., 12th Farvardin St., Enghelab Ave., PO Box 13145-198, Tehran, Iran
Phone: +98 21 66976060
Fax: +98 21 66970742
E-mail: ivpc2012@ccorg.com
Website: www.ivpc2012.com

26-29 March 2012
Alexandria, Egypt
3rd Mediterranean Summit of WPSA

in conjunction with

6th International Poultry Conference
"Poultry production for better human health and a safer environment"

Contact:
Dr Yahya Eid, Kafrelsheikh University, Faculty of Agriculture, Dept of Poultry Production, 33516 KAFR EL-SHEIKH, Egypt
Phone: +20 111 1819340
Fax: +20 479102930
E-mail: yahyaze@gmail.com
Website: www.mpn-wpsa.org/egypt

24-25 April 2012
Nottingham University, Jubilee Campus, Notthingham, United Kingdom
WPSA UK Branch Annual Meeting/AGM
Healthy Food from Healthy Animals

Contact:
BSAS, PO Box 3, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0RZ United Kingdom
Phone: +44 131 445 4508
Fax: +44 131 535 3103
E-mail: bsas@sac.ac.uk
Website : http://www.bsas.org.uk/Meetings_&_Workshops/Annual_Conference/

13-15 June 2012
Pisa, Italy
Meeting of the Incubation and Fertility Research Group (IFRG)

WPSA Working Group 6

Contact:
Dr N.A. French, Aviagen Turkeys Ltd, Chowley 5, Chowley Oak, Tattenhall, CHESTER Cheshire, United Kingdom CH3 9GA
Phone: +44 1829 772020
E-mail: nfrench@aviagen.com
Website: www.ifrg.org

9-12 July 2012
The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
2012 PSA Annual Meeting

Contact:
Poultry Science Association, 2441 Village Green Place, Champaign, IL 61822, USA
Phone: +1 217-356-5285
Fax: +1 217-398-4119
Email: psa@assochq.org
Website: www.poultryscience.org/psa12/

12-14 September 2012
Międzyzdroje, Poland
XXIV International Poultry Symposium
"Science for poultry practice-poultry practice for science"

Contact:
Prof. Danuta Szczerbińska
e-mail: danuta.szczerbinska@zut.edu.pl
website: http://www.wpsa.pl/

17-19 October 2012
Guadalajara, Mexico
FIGAP/VIV Amérioca Latina 2012

Website: www.viv.net

28-30 May 2013
Moscow, Russia
VIV Russia 2013

28 July - 1 August 2013
Beijing International Convention Center, Beijing, China
11th World Conference on Animal Production

Contact:
Dr Bing Dong

Ministry of Agricultue Feed Industry Centre
China Agricultural University
No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road
Beijing 100193
China
Phone: +86 10 62733588
Fax: +86 10 62733688
E-mail: dongb@mafic.ac.cn
Website: www.wcap2013.org

25-27 September 2013
Padova, Italy
8th European Genetics Symposium

WPSA Working Group 3 (Breeding and Genetics)

Contact
Prof. Martino Cassandro, Department of Animal Science, University of Padova , Agripolis, viale dell’Unviversità, 16, 35020 Legnaro – Padova, Italy
E-mail: martino.cassandro@unipd.it

20-23 May 2014
Utrecht, The Netherlands
VIV Europe 2014

Website: www.viv.net

13-15 May 2012
Wageningen, The Netherlands
International Postgraduate Course
Incubation Biology and Management
Prospects for improved performance

Introduction

New questions, doubts and facts are questioning common practice
The incubation conditions resulting in the highest hatching percentage of fertile eggs were largely determined and studied on an empirical basis more than half a century ago; these conditions have remained unchanged and unchallenged with few exceptions until now. But recently new questions, doubts and facts are questioning the common practice of incubation.
• The increase in size of incubators has increased the variability of conditions within them, so the tolerance zone within which variables may fluctuate during development without harmful effects on hatchability has become more important.
• Physical conditions during incubation were, and are still set in order to obtain maximal hatchability; however, it may be questioned if this is always the best indicator for all other parameters, including chick quality, post hatching viability, growth, feed conversion, carcass quality etc.
• More knowledge has been acquired about the biological processes during embryogenesis. Some biological parameters during development may be used more frequently as an input in order to adapt and refine the controlling physical conditions, instead of using a purely empirical or unilateral approach based only on hatching percentage. In view of the rapid development of sensors of all kinds and other technical fine-control adjustments, this possibility should be given more consideration than at present.
• Although holding and incubation conditions have hardly changed during the last half century, it does not mean that chickens have not changed. It may be asked if the tremendous progress in selection methods and the specialization in selection
objectives have altered the optimal range of conditions of incubation.
• Embryogenesis starts at the moment of fertilization which means that not all environmental conditions are under human control. Hence the embryo development may be influenced by oviductal transit time and by other factors such as the hen’s age and body temperature, resulting in variable developmental stages at the moment of oviposition. Moreover, duration of holding eggs before incubation starts is another variable factor influencing subsequent embryo development. This often is not taken into account in establishing incubation conditions and management in the hatchery.
Spectacular and renewed interest All these questions, facts, doubts and hypotheses have stimulated a spectacular and renewed interest in incubation research and in its practical implications.

Focus on opportunities for improving performance
Therefore it is more than appropriate to focus on all mentioned aspects in an international course on Incubation Biology and Management; prospects for improved performance and its mutual interaction.

Target group
Hatchery managers, poultry biologists, incubator manufacturers, engineers, poultry breeding companies, technical managers of poultry integration companies, veterinarians, researchers and teachers in poultry science are invited to this course.

Course leader
Prof.Dr. E. Decuypere (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Biosystems, Heverlee, Belgium)

Course fee
Fee of € 1.695 covers tuition, course materials, full board and lodging throughout the course.
No financial assistance is available.

Hotel accommodation
The course fee covers hotel accommodation.

Registration
We recommend course participants register before 2 April 2012. Information on the programme and invoice will be sent soon after this date by e-mail. A letter of confirmation will also be sent.

For more information please contact
Mrs Sanne van Deursen, MSc, programme manager
Wageningen Business School
Wageningen University and Research Centre
Phone: +31-317-481504
E-mail: sanne.vandeursen@wur.nl

Registration
Wageningen Business School
Wageningen University and Research Centre
P.O. Box 226
6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands
Phone: +31-317-484093
E-mail: info.wbs@wur.nl

Online registration: www.wbs.wur.nl

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

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 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

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