Poultry Housing Conference Attracts Global Audience

Dr. John Langston, Consulting Engineer, is sh

Dr. John Langston, Consulting Engineer, is shown describing methods for inspection of poultry house structures and roofs at the recent Poultry House Construction seminar that was conducted by the Biosystems Engineering and Poultry Science Departments. There were 70 attendees from 9 major poultry companies that attended the 3-day seminar.

On March 8, 9, & 10 the Biosystems Engineering Department in cooperation with the Poultry Science Department hosted an international seminar on planning, construction, and economics of modern poultry housing. Over 70 individuals attended the seminar, which was coordinated by Jim Donald and Jess Campbell of Biosystems Engineering and Gene Simpson of Agricultural Economics. The seminar focused on housing design and construction factors that are critical in achieving optimized housing for most efficient and economical poultry production. Nine major poultry companies in the U.S. sent representatives to attend. The three-day seminar is the first of many poultry housing workshops that are being offered as part of the Auburn University outreach and extension program to serve the Alabama poultry industry. The seminar was co-hosted by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and the Alabama Poultry and Egg Association.

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