Success Stories

• 13

  July

  Thirty-three continuous years of the chick incubation and embryology project in a school.

  The chick incubation and embryology project brings the life cycle of the chicken into the classroom. There is wide spread participation in the program across the commonwealth. There are many ways to i...

  
  

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• 03

  July

  An online poultry health and medicine course for non-poultry veterinarians

  The number of small and backyard flocks continues to grow throughout the nation. This trend is also occurring in Kentucky. Between January and August close to one million birds were shipped into Kentu...

  
  

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• 07

  July

  Rapid response to provide outreach on Highly Pathological Avian Influenza (HPAI).

  Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is a foreign animal disease that can be devastating to domestic poultry and some wild bird populations. On February 12, 2022, a broiler flock (231,400 birds) w...

  
  

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• 14

  July

  Small Scale Commercial Poultry Operations Webinars

  The Covid pandemic created pressure on the food supply. Due to the limited supply of some poultry and egg products, people had an increased interest in producing poultry and eggs. While there is avail...

  
  

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