American College of Poultry Veterinarians Workshop--
Pullet and Laying Hen Well-Being, Management and Assessment

Sunday, April 18, 2010
The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada

ACPV will be sponsoring a workshop on Sunday, April 18th, prior to the 59th Western Poultry Disease Conference. The workshop is intended to bring attendees up-to-date information on research in laying hen behavior and efforts to promote well-being in both pullets and layers.  Current recommendations for cage systems and alternative housing systems, and methods for objective assessment (auditing) of the various management systems will be presented.
For additional information, please contact the ACPV workshop program chair,
Dr. Rob Porter (porte349@umn.edu).