The Texas Commercial Egg Clinic, a specialized educational event targeted at egg industry professionals, is open for registration.
According to the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, the seminar is designed for individuals who are engaged in the commercial production, marketing or distribution of eggs, as well as individuals or companies who provide products and services to the egg industry.
“This is an educational event for the commercial egg industry of Texas,” stated Greg Archer, Bryan-College Station AgriLife Extension poultry specialist.
“The meeting consists of industry updates from governmental agencies and presentations on timely topics from experts in the field. The goal is to provide the egg industry with timely and relevant information to help and educate.”
The clinic will occur on May 17, 2023, from 8 A.M. - 3 P.M. at the Brazos County Expo Center, located on 5827 Leonard Road. The cost to attend is US$75 for those who register by May 10, 2023. After that date, the cost to register will increase to US$100, which can be purchased online or onsite the day of the event.
Topics
The industry experts, and the topics they will be covering, include:
- In Ovo Sexing of Chicks, by Gosse Veniga, Ph.D., Hendrix Genetics, North America director of product excellence
- Ventilation Shutdown for Mass Depopulation, by Ken Anderson, Ph.D., North Carolina State University professor and extension poultry specialist
- Lighting for Layer Chickens, by Gabrielle House, Ph.D., Once/Signify animal lighting specialist
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Egg Safety Activities and Inspectional Update, by Jerry Ramirez, Ph.D., FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
- Crop and Feed Outlook 2023 and Beyond, by an AgriLife Extension speaker
- United Egg Producer (UEP) Egg Industry Update, by Oscar Garrison, UEP senior vice president food safety regulatory affairs
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Update, by Andy Schwartz, DVM, Texas Animal Health Commission state veterinarian
