Agenda - Fourth Annual GFIA Conference

Guinea Fowl Conference
April 3-5, 2009
Carvel Center
Georgetown, Delaware, USA

Pre-Conference Welcome Dinner (Thursday Evening, April 2)

5:00 - 9:00 - Welcome Dinner - For GFIA Conference Attendees (Location TBA)

Day 1: Small-Scale Poultry Health (Friday, April 3)

7:00 - 8:00 - Breakfast (on your own)

8:00 - 8:15 - Introduction

8:15 - 8:45 - Why Keep Guineas? (Dr. Nick Zimmerman)

8:45 - 9:45 - The Basics of Biosecurity & Survey Results (Dr. Jennifer Timmons)

9:45 -10:30 - Biosecurity Scenarios (Dr. Brigid McCrea)

10:30 -10:45 - Break

10:45 -11:45 - Diseases of Guinea Fowl (Dr. Daniel Bautista, Avian Veterinarian)

11:45 -12:00 - Biosecurity & Disease Q&A Panel

12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 - Common Internal and External Parasites of Game Birds: Conventional Products
(Dr. Steve Fitz-Coy)

2:00 - 3:00 - Common Internal and External Parasites of Game Birds: Alternative Treatments
(Dr. Brigid McCrea)

3:00 - 3:15 - Break

3:15 - 4:15 - State Regulations and Crossing State Lines (Dr. Jo Chapman)

4:15 - 4:30 - Health & Nutrition Survey (Dr. Brigid McCrea)

6:00 - 7:00 - Dinner (Location TBA)

7:30 - 9:00 - Guinea Fowl International - General Meeting

Day 2: Small-Scale Poultry Management (Saturday, April 4)

7:00 - 8:00 - Breakfast (on your own)

8:00 - 9:00 - Raising Wild Waterfowl (Dr. Rich Barczewski)

9:00 -11:30 - Farm Tour (Location TBA)

12:00 - 1:15 - Lunch & Poultry Tasting

1:15 - 1:45 - Good Reads for Poultry Owners (Dr. Brigid McCrea)

1:45 - 2:45 - Profiting from a Small Flock (Mr. John Clendaniel)

2:45 - 3:30 - Preparing Birds for Show (Mr. Michael Wasylkowski)

3:30 - 5:30 - Japanese Washi Egg Demonstration & Activity (Dr. Brigid McCrea)

6:00 - 7:00 - Dinner

Day 3: Small-Scale Poultry Species (Sunday, April 5)

7:00 - 8:00 - Breakfast (on your own)

8:00 - 9:15 - Feeding and Nutrition of Exotics (Dr. Bill Saylor)

9:15 -10:00 - Housing and Ventilation (Dr. Gary VanWicklen)

10:15 -11:15 - Salmonella and Campylobacter from Farm to Fork:
Guinea Fowl and Other Niche Species (Dr. Brigid McCrea)

11:15 -12:00 - Judging Guineas and The Standard (Mr. S. Robert Powell, APA Judge)

12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch and Goodbyes