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UMN Extension Poultry Team offers Free webinar series

• Tuesday, January 12, 2021, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
• Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
• Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
• Tuesday, February 2, 2021, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
• Tuesday, February 9, 2021, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Respiratory Diseases of Poultry

Winters in the Upper Midwest can present a variety of disease challenges for your poultry flock, whether kept indoors or out, on pasture or in backyards in the city. Some have less impact on flock health, or are more easily managed, while others are potentially more deadly, so more concerning.Respiratory illness can be devastating to your flock and may result in the loss of all or most of the birds.

To help better understand and to prevent this threat to flock health, the University of Minnesota Extension Poultry Team is offering a five-part series on respiratory viruses of chickens. After participating in the workshop series, poultry owners will be better able to recognize what poultry respiratory disease is, and how best to prevent it.

The series will be held on Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. CST (5:30 PM Eastern) January 12, 2021 thru February 9, 2012. Each workshop will broadcast via Zoom.The presentations will last 20-30 minutes that will be followed by time for Q&A.

Topics to be covered follow below:

WEEK 1- Tues 1/12- Intro to respiratory system - anatomy and physiology

Description: Learn about the internal respiratory organs and how they function

Speaker: Sally Noll, Ph.D., Professor and UMN Extension Poultry Scientist

WEEK 2- Tues 1/19- Avian Influenza & Newcastle Disease

Description: Learn how to spot their clinical signs, and what to do should you suspect them.

Speaker: Michaela Olson, University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine (Class of 2021)

WEEK 3- Tues 1/26- Infectious Laryngotracheitis & Infectious Bronchitis Virus & Mycoplasma

Description: Learn how to spot their clinical signs, and what to do should you suspect them.

Speaker: Eliza Theis, UMN College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Public Health (Class of 2022)

WEEK 4- Tues 2/2- Diagnosis and working with Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

Description: Main services offered, how to prep and submit samples.

Speaker: Eliza Theis, UMN College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Public Health (Class of 2022)

WEEK 5- Tues 2/9- Biosecurity

Description: Good biosecurity is your best defense. Learn simple biosecurity practices for home.

Speaker: Abby Schuft, Poultry Extension Educator

The webinar series is free to all who are interested. You will need to register separately for each part of the series. To Register, go to this Zoom link below,

For more information, contact Wayne Martin at marti067@umn.edu.

Fee

free

Register

https://umn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkcu2gqzkrH92sz461nGN9RDSMejpgSMav

Location

This event is online

Last updated January 6, 2021