{"id":306,"date":"2025-05-07T12:36:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T16:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/precisionpoultry\/?p=306"},"modified":"2025-05-07T12:36:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T16:36:41","slug":"successful-2025-georgia-precision-poultry-farming-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/precisionpoultry\/2025\/05\/successful-2025-georgia-precision-poultry-farming-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Successful 2025 Georgia Precision Poultry Farming Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

UGA poultry science & extension team just held a successful 2025 Georgia Precision Poultry Farming Conference\u00a0virtually on May 6, 2025. Ten invited speakers and five panelists shared the latest research, education, and industry implementation\/need of precision poultry farming technologies. This year’s conference had about 350 registrations from 30+ countries. The event received grateful support from UGA Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture, International Poultry Welfare Alliance, and Georgia Tech Research Institute! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2025 Georgia Precision Poultry Farming Conference -Virtual<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 6, 2025 – 09:00-16:00 US Eastern Time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coordinator: Dr. Lilong Chai, UGA Poultry Science<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome & Updates<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

09:00 AM     Welcome and Poultry Science Department Update<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

         Dr. <\/em>Todd Applegate, Department Head & Distinguished Professor, UGA Poultry Science<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

09:10 AM     Welcome and Georgia Poultry Federation Update<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

         Mr. <\/em>Mike Giles, President, Georgia Poultry Federation<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

09:20 AM     UGA Poultry Extension Update<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Dr. Casey Ritz, Professor & Extension Coordinator, UGA Poultry Science<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Morning Technical Session<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

09:30  AM  Precision Livestock Farming: Challenges and Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Dr.<\/em> Daniel Berckmans, Full Professor, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10:15  AM   Innovative Laying Hen Phenotyping and Breeding<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr.<\/em> Michael Toscano, Senior Scientist\/Group leader, University of Bern, Switzerland<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:00  AM   Precision Feeding for Broiler Breeders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Dr.<\/em> Martin Zuidhof, Professor, University of Alberta, Canada & PSA President<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:45  AM   Precision Poultry Vaccination Practices<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

         Dr.<\/em> Brian Jordan, Associate Director, Global Outcomes Research-Poultry, Zoetis<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Afternoon Technical Session<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1:00 PM   Understanding Key Poultry Welfare Indicators<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          <\/em>Dr. <\/em>Katy Tarrant, Associate Professor, Fresno State University\/IPWA Chair<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1:30 PM   Engineering Technologies for Air Quality Control in Poultry Houses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

           Dr. Lingying Zhao, Professor\/Associate Director, Ohio State University<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2:15<\/strong> <\/em>PM   Modern Poultry Processing Technologies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Dr. <\/em>Brian Kiepper, Associate Professor, UGA Poultry Science<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3:00<\/strong> <\/em>PM                                              Panel Session<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Topic: <\/strong>Implementation of Precision Poultry Technologies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Host: Mr. Colin Usher, Senior Research Scientist, Georgia Tech Research Institute<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Panelists:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Judy Song, Senior Research Engineer, Georgia Tech Research Institute<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Guoming Li, Assistant Professor, UGA Poultry Science<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Melanie Trenhaile-Grannemann, Geneticist, Cobb-Vantress<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Facundo Grzon, Chief Operating Officer, Apelie Robotics<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4:00 PM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Conference Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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