3900918 - Poultry Meat Production
1177928
Language of Delivery
English
Delivery Options
Online
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Course Description
Poultry Meat Production focuses on the management of birds raised for human consumption, including meeting the physiological needs of meat birds and building relationships with the people who care for them. The course will address all aspects pertaining to rearing birds for human consumption, including the role of commercial integrators in both human and animal well-being as well as environmental manipulation to maximize growth, disease management, and regulatory requirements for marketing poultry meat.Course Outline
- Broiler Industry Overview
- Turkey Industry Overview
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Company comparison
- Antibiotic Free Production – what is happening
- Veterinary Feed Directives
- ABF production
- Working differently
- Costs of Complex
- Meat Production Financial Issues
- Litter Management
- Building Supervisory Relationships
- Animal Welfare
- Odor and Mortality
- Growth Physiology
- Necrotic Enteritis
- Lighting for Broilers
- Physiology & Environment Interactions
- Function of a ventilation system
- Effect of Temp on water holding capacity
- Ventilation Principles
- Tunnel Ventilation - Evaporative Cooling
- Design and operation of ventilation systems
- Feed withdrawal
- Live Haul
- NPIP Biosecurity
- Floor Space
- Organics
- GIPSA
- Water Quality
Learner Outcomes
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the importance of vertical integration and the concept of contract production in commercial poultry meat production.
- Discuss housing systems and describe techniques to manage nutrition, health, and environmental conditions in these housing systems.
- Describe marketing techniques and corporate accountability within a vertically integrated poultry company.
Notes
Google Chrome is the preferred browser for this course. If you would like to request a refund, please contact Jill Domel at jill.domel@ag.tamu.edu and include the name of the course for which you are requesting a refund in the subject line. Please note that you are not eligible to receive a refund if you have started the course.Prerequisites
General Avian Science It is recommended that you complete General Avian Science before enrolling in this course.Applies Towards the Following Bundles/Packages
- Poultry Meat Production Certificate : Course 2
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