Check Out This Year’s Agenda!
Our 2025 theme is: Navigating the Future: Successfully Adapting to Changes Facing the Canadian Poultry Industry.
Please note that the agenda is tentative and subject to change. Room locations and additional details will be updated soon.
Important: Be sure to check back regularly to ensure you’re viewing the most up-to-date version of the agenda.
| Time | Session Location | Speaker | Session Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 1st | |||
| 6 PM |
Kinnear Centre Room 303 | Evening Reception | |
| October 2nd | |||
| 7 AM |
Vistas Dining Room | Breakfast | |
| 8 AM | Max Bell Building | Dr. Jess Campbell | Priming a Barn for Hot & Cold Weather |
| Dr. Ben Schlegel | 2025 Poultry Disease Update for Eastern Canada | ||
| Dr. Chantel Caughlin | 2025 Poultry Disease Update for Western Canada | ||
| Networking Break | |||
Pecking Preferences in Practice: The Relative Preference of Pecking Blocks in a Laboratory Study and Commercial Trial Western Canadian faba beans as a feedstuff for poultry: 5 key insights from a recent research project Optimizing light spectrum and intensity for turkey breeder reproductive management |
Student Scholarship Research Presentations: Violet Hipkin, University of Guelph Matt Oryschak, University of Alberta Clara Ziezold, University of Guelph |
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| Juscha Clarke | Building a Long Life Layer | ||
| 12 PM |
Vistas Dining Room | Lunch Break | |
| Max Bell Building | Dr. Benoit Lanthier | Broiler Breeder Genetics Update: Where Are We Headed | |
| Dr. Mike Petrik | In-Ovo Sexing Technologies - Where Are They and How Will They Affect Hatcheries | ||
| Dr. Rebecca Purc-Stephenson Roger Smith David Irvine |
Panel Discussion: Aging Farmers and Succession Planning; How Can We Support as Service Personelle? | ||
| 6:30 PM |
Kinnear Centre Room 101 | Banquet Dinner, Awards Ceremony, Unwind & Play: The Lounge Experience | |
| October 3rd | |||
| 7 AM |
Vistas Dining Room | Breakfast | |
| 8 AM | Max Bell Building | Dr. John Brown | HPAI Vaccination Impact of Vaccine on Disease |
| Dr. Chantel Chaughlin | McMillan Case Study: Bird Health, a Veterinarian Update | ||
| Networking Break | |||
| Dr. Ben Wileman | Avian Metapneumovirus: Protection Advancement | ||
| Dr. Casey Owens | Muscle Myopathies: Mitigation Methods | ||
| 11:30 AM |
Dr. Kayla Price, Chair of PSIW | Closing Remarks | |
| 12 PM |
Vistas Dining Room | Lunch Break | |