Seminar Poultry "Day old chick quality"

This seminar is aiming at poultry nutritionists, hatchery managers, and technical managers of poultry integration companies that want to gain up-to-date knowledge on aspects related to day-old-chick quality.

Furthermore, participants from feed additive producers and others specifically involved with the feeding of broiler breeders and young chicks are also invited to attend this seminar.

The seminar will be organised on Thursday 30 November, 2023. The seminar can be attended on location at “De Schakel” (Oranjelaan 10, 3862 CX, Nijkerk), or via a livestream.

This seminar will be held from 09.30 AM till 16.30 PM (CEST).

Program

You can view the full programme here.

Costs

The costs are €528 excl. VAT (or 3 consultancy hours)

Registration

To attend the seminar, please register before 29 November 2023 using the registration button below. Please indicate if you want to attend on location or via the livestream in the registration form.

Programme

09:00 - 09:30: Registration and coffee
09:30 - 16:00: Seminar

Opening and introduction
Francesc Molist – Schothorst Feed Research
Effect of incubation conditions on chick quality
Dr. Roos Molenaar – Wageningen University & Research (WUR)

10:30: Coffee break

Experiences with early feeding of broilers under semi-practical conditions
Dr. Ir. Sander Lourens - Hatchability.com
Managing breeder poultry flocks to optimise hatchability and chick health
Rick van Emous, PhD - Wageningen Livestock Research (WLR)

12:15 - 13:15: Lunch break

Title to be confirmed
Jesse Heijmans, PhD - De Heus Animal Nutrition
Quality of the day-old chicken
Lars Agner Christensen and John Ammitzbøll - DanHatch A/S

14:45: Coffee break

Title to be confirmed
Ing. Kris de Baere - Proefbedrijf Pluimveehouderij vzw
Wrap up and conclusions
Francesc Molist – Schothorst Feed Research

16:00: Drinks