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Chegutu – Broiler & Layer Management Training
2 September 2017 @ 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Free AdmissionCapital Foods & Inovet Updates – Anesu Janyure Capital Foods
Range of products & services
News and upcoming innovations
Infrastructure and Equipment – Anesu Janyure
Housing designs
Preparations – prior to chick placement
Heat sources
Chick Management During Brooding – Broilers & Layers – Anesu Janyure
Temperature and its management
Water and its management
Feeding management
Space, Litter, Ventilation
Lighting management
Management of Pullets (9 – 17 weeks) – Anesu Janyure
Feed, space, litter, ventilation
Lighting management
Debeaking
Management of Laying Birds – Anesu Janyure
Equipment ratios. Nest boxes, feeders, drinkers
Battery cages
Feeding management
Characteristics of good layers
Poultry Feed Options – Anesu Janyure
Straight feeds, Concentrates, Home mixing (Maxi Packs/Premixes)
Bio-security – Dr Gabriel Chatukuta Milborrow Animal Health
Traffic control- vehicles, human, other domesticated animals, etc
Physical barriers – fences, gates, etc
Pest control- brief rodent management
Disinfection
Vaccination & Diseases – Dr Gabriel Chatukuta
General vaccination programs – Broilers, Layers
Vaccination techniques
Diseases affecting chickens and their management
Management of mechanical challenges in commercial layers (prolapse, egg binding, vent pecking, spayed legs)