The Workshop on “Hot Weather Poultry House Management”, organized by the Department of Poultry Science at the University of Georgia, UGA, will be held April 9-11, 2024, at Flinchum’s Phoenix, Athens, Georgia, USA.
This intensive training program has been specifically designed for those who want to learn more about poultry house environmental management during hot weather.
- The workshop consists of lectures as well as hands on group exercises designed to help attendees gain a firm understanding of the principles behind hot weather poultry house management.
Topics to be covered
- Poultry temperature regulation
- Determining poultry house air exchange rates
- Bird cooling methods
- Simplified tunnel ventilation system design
- Group exercise – Using Poultry411 Tunnel ventilation system design app
- Factors affecting air speed in tunnel houses
- Factors affecting air speed uniformity in tunnel houses
- Bird health issues during hot weather
- Tunnel ventilation and static pressure
- Tunnel fan selection
- Bird density Vs. Bird heat stress
- Variable speed tunnel fans
- Tunnel fan maintenance
- Static pressure/Fan selection – spreadsheet
- Evaporative cooling principles
- Group exercise – Using Poultry411 Pad cooling app
- Commonly asked questions about evaporative cooling
- Evaporative cooling system maintenance
- Basic tunnel house operation
- Evaluating tunnel ventilation system performance
- The importance of nighttime bird management during hot weather
Presenters
- Michael Czarick – UGA Poultry Science
- Brian Fairchild – UGA Poultry Science
- Jack Ellison – Ellison & Ellison
- Isaac Singletary – Munters
Dates
The workshop will begin at 8:00 AM on April 9 and will conclude at 12:00 PM April 11th.
Registration
Registration is limited to 110 participants so register soon. The workshop will not be online.
The registration fee of $575 ($475 in-state) includes:
- Continental breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Refreshments
- Notebooks and other materials
To register for the 2024 Hot Weather Poultry House Management Workshop go to Poultryventilation.com and click on the Events tab.
For additional information/registration, visit poultryventilation.com/events.