Missouri Cage Free Table Egg Layer Workshop

The Missouri Dept of Ag is hosting a workshop for egg producers who raise their chickens cage free.  The workshop will be held May 1^st at the Dr. Taylor Woods Youth Building on the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, Missouri.  A registration fee of $20.00 covers lunch and materials.  This workshop program is suitable for those producers with larger flocks rather than the small backyard egg flocks.

Agenda

  8:00   Registration

  8:30   Welcome--Dr. Linda Hickam, MDA

  8:45   FDA Egg Safety Rule--Dr. Eric Gingerich, Diamond V

  9:45   Break

10:00   Nutrition and Management—Dr. Jeff Firman, University of Missouri

10:45   Regulatory Issues--Dr. Terry Conger, USDA APHIS VS

11:30    Luncheon speaker --Jo Manhart, The MO Egg Council

12:30   Diseases of Poultry--Dr. Dan Shaw, University of Missouri

  1:30   Biosecurity and Foreign Animal Diseases—Dr. Dustan Clark, University of Arkansas

  2:30   Vaccination procedure and Monitoring--Gil Warriner, Best Veterinary Solutions

  3:30   Adjourn

Make checks payable to: The Missouri Egg Council and mail to 1000 West Nifong Boulevard, Building 1, Columbia, Missouri 65203-5678.  Please call 573-874-3138 to register.

For information on egg licenses click here.