More than 30 veterinarians, chicken company leaders, government officials, researchers, extension educators, and animal health officials delivered talks at the meeting on topics ranging from animal antibiotic use to food safety to litter management to biosecurity. Attendees included chicken company veterinarians and poultry health experts from around the country; chicken company flock supervisors and other employees; and people whose companies supply products and services to the chicken industry. In conjunction with the National Meeting, DPI worked with University of Maryland Extension and University of Delaware Cooperative Extension to host a Denton, Maryland meeting for chicken growers on Sept. 26, addressing on-farm water quality and best practices for managing chicken litter. Additionally, DPI presented awards to eight chicken company flock supervisors for outstanding work.
“Our National Meeting is an important part of DPI’s work on behalf of the entire Delmarva chicken community,” said Bill Satterfield, DPI’s executive director. “Bringing speakers who can provide insight into the most efficient, humane, and responsible ways to raise and process chickens for meat helps strengthen Delmarva’s poultry economy, which last year produced $243 million in income for farm families raising chicken; provided $663 million in income for the 14,500 employees of our region’s poultry companies; and paid nearly $1 billion to crop farmers for chicken feed ingredients.”
Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc. is the 1,800-member nonprofit trade association for the Delmarva Peninsula’s meat chicken industry. For more information, visit dpichicken.org; like DPI on Facebook; and follow us on Twitter.
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0168: Sheila Pierson of Ozark Mountain Poultry in Arkansas addresses the National Meeting on Poultry Health, Processing, and Live Production on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Pierson was one of more than 30 speakers at the 52nd annual meeting, which was hosted by Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc.
0161: Flock supervisors from Delmarva’s five chicken companies attended the National Meeting on Poultry Health, Processing, and Live Production, held in Ocean City, Md. From Sept. 26-27. The 52nd annual meeting was hosted by Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc.
0189: Carolynn Bissett, left, of Virginia discusses a speaker’s talk with other attendees at the National Meeting on Poultry Health, Processing, and Live Production on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. The 52nd annual meeting was hosted by Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc.
0105: Stevie Hretz, left, of the USDA talks about food inspection policy changes as Rachel Edelstein, center, and Dr. Karen Becker, right, also of the USDA, listen during a session focused on poultry processing on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. The 52nd National Meeting on Poultry Health, Processing and Live Production was hosted by Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc.
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