University of California - Cooperative Extension September 2010

2010 Avian Science Day Program

When: Sat., Oct. 2, 2010

Where: La Reina High School

106 West Janss Rd., Thousand Oaks 91360

From the 101 Freeway take the CA-23 N exit in Thousand Oaks. Take the Janss Rd exit and proceed west ~1.3 miles. La Reina will be on your left hand side. Park in the lot and proceed to the gymnasium.

La Reina girls will be selling food and drink

8:30 AM Registration

9:00 AM Effective use of disinfectants in combating poultry diseases, Dr. Jeanne Marie Smith

9:45 AM Biosecurity contest awards

10:00 AM Break

10:15 AM Scientific observation and what you can learn from watching your bird,

Dr. Richard Blatchford

11:05 AM The making and care of an egg, Dr. Francine Bradley

11:50 AM Lunch with Travelog: Tracking the Birds through Benelux and France,

Dr. Francine Bradley

No food will be sold on site at lunch time.

Please bring a sack lunch and drink.

1:00 PM Using poultry behavior to understand the performance of your market poultry,

Dr. Richard Blatchford

1:30 PM What the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory system can do for you and

your backyard flock, Dr. Hilu Kinde, Branch Chief, San Bernardino Lab

2:15 PM Program ends

Speakers

Dr. Francine Bradley, UC Poultry Extension Specialist, Palm Springs

Dr. Richard Blatchford, Post Doc, Animal Science, UC Davis

Dr. Hilu Kinde, Branch Chief, California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, San Bernardino

Dr. Jeanne Marie Smith, Avian Health Services, Placerville

Please complete this form and

mail or FAX it back by September 25th.

There is NO charge to attend Avian Science Day, but your courtesy in returning this form will greatly help in my planning for the event.

Thank you,

Dr. Bradley

Name ______

I will attend Avian Science Day on October 2nd and I will have ______other people with me.

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For your convenience, this form is addressed on the reverse side. Just make a tri-fold, tape shut, stamp and mail. OR Fax to 760-699-7056. No e-mail.

Dr. Bradley

1775 E. Palm Canyon Dr.

Suite 110-129

Palm Springs, California 92264