“ Whenever birds are handled for any reason, inc luding vaccinations, treatments and movement to new faciliti es or to processing, handling should be accomplished in such a manner as to avoid injuries . Abuse of the animals is not tolerated under any circumstances ,” stressed Dr. Sam Christenberry , poultry technical services manager , Phibro Animal Health , while addressing attendees at USPOULTRY ’s 2014 Live Production and Welfare Seminar in Nashville, Tenn . In his presentation , A nimal Welfare: Live Haul , Dr. Christenberry discussed animal welfare guidelines related to catching, holding and live haul, including the need for a documented training program and a written plan for emergency response and recovery. He also discussed best management pra ctices for poultry welfare to minimize loss during live haul.
Dr. Sarah Steinlage , poultry technical consultant , Elanco Anima l Health, discussed the role the poultry and egg industries and food production play in meeting the growing demand for food a round the world in her presentation, Chew on This ... Feeding the World One Egg At A Time . Dr. Steinlage observed that the current a nd projected future hen population is outpacing production. In order to meet future demand, innovative solutions are needed to help produce one more egg per hen per year, saving the industry 113 million tons of feed, 65 million acres of farmland and 74 bil lion gallons of water
In his presentation on Tools for Monitoring Brooding , Dr. Stewart Ritchie , owner - operator of Canadian Poultry Consultants Ltd. and S. J. Ritc h ie Research Farms Ltd. and assistant adjun ct professor at the University o f Georgia , discussed the various tools that live production managers have at hand for monitoring poultry health at the brooding stage, including high resolution cameras, trigger panels and tools for monitoring air flow and ventilation.
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