Aviagen School draws students from around the globe

16-08-2010 | Home | News

For more than four decades now, poultry production experts from academia and industry have gathered to share their insights with production managers from around the world at the annual Aviagen Production Management School in Hunstville, Alabama, USA. Poultry workers from 19 countries around the globe, including Asia, the Middle East, Europe and south America attended the school.

The intensive four-week course, held this year from June 6 to July 2, provides industry up-and-comers with the latest technical information and best management practices in the poultry production industry.

“The vision of the Aviagen School remains focused on helping the next generation of production managers prepare for success in the global poultry industry,” said Neal Scanlon, director of the school and vice president of Asia region, Aviagen. “The School is the perfect environment for learning from some of the leading educators and specialists in their field, while providing an atmosphere uniquely designed to encourage networking that helps participants establish lasting relationships.”

Starting in the late 1960’s as the Arbor Acres School in Connecticut, the School has grown dramatically in size and scope over the years. Since it inception, more than 1,000 men and women from over 100 countries have successfully completed the Aviagen School.

This year the School welcomed 32 Aviagen customer participants from 19 countries and featured 41 speakers from academia and industry. Students encountered a rigorous pace of 53 classroom sessions, 8 hands-on practical workshops or labs, and 10 live production facility visits, with weekly written exams over four consecutive weeks that culminated in a graduation dinner and ceremony. The breadth of topics covered during the course included nutrition, veterinary, hatchery operations, production and farm management tools and techniques.