Author: Anthony Pescatore
Planning Unit: Animal and Food Sciences
Major Program: Poultry/Small Flocks
Outcome: Initial Outcome
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 available information on small or backyard flocks and there is information on large commercial operations, there is a lack of information on Small Scale Commercial Poultry Operations. A series of six weekly webinars were conducted to address the small commercial poultry operation. Each webinar addressed a different aspect of the commercial poultry industry. The specific topics included “Raising Pullets;” “Managing an Egg Production Flock;” “Raising Ducks for Eggs;” “Raising Chickens for Meat;” “Raising Turkeys for Meat” and “Raising Waterfowl for Meat”. Total attendees for the live webinars was 335 people. Women accounted for 56 percent of the audience. Recordings of the webinars were posted on the Department of Animal and Food Sciences. These recorded webinars were viewed 218 times. These webinars helped address an increasing need for information on small commercial poultry operation.
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