This video is a question-and-answer follow up to the previous week's 2-hour workshop by Dr. Vickie Bowes on broiler flock health.
Clayton Botkin, an industry development specialist with the BC Government, describes poultry regulations.
Vickie Bowes takes a closer look at brooder set-ups, acceptable methods of euthanasia for culling, common feeding management problems, and pastured poultry.
Curtis Smith, owner and operator of Chuckureese Abattoir in Creston comments on common problems he's observed in birds brought to his facility.
Previous week's "Broiler Flock Health" workshop: [ Ссылка ]
CHAPTERS:
00:00:00 KBFA Introduction (Danny Smart, KBFA)
00:01:10 Poultry Regulations (Clayton Botkin)
00:05:52 Hatching Egg regulations
00:07:45 On-Farm Slaughter Regulations
00:08:24 Brooder Set-Up (Vickie Bowes)
00:09:41 Mortality Patterns
00:14:01 Diagnosing Mortality
00:15:57 Euthanasia
00:17:24 Cervical Dislocation (method 1)
00:19:32 Cervical Dislocation (method 2)
00:21:20 Mechanical Cervical Dislocation
00:22:03 Captive Bolt Gun
00:22:32 Processing Downgrades & Condemns
00:25:04 Pastured Poultry
00:28:22 Animal Health Centre (provincial vet lab)
00:30:04 Continuous vs Restricted Feed (Vickie Bowes)
00:32:47 Restricted Feeding Problems (Curtis Smith)
00:34:34 Pastured Poultry Problems (Vickie Bowes)
00:36:10 Timing Flock for Processing (Curtis Smith)
00:38:30 "Black Heads" or In-grown follicles? (Vickie & Curtis)
00:43:10 Electric Netting for Bears & Dogs (Andrew Bennett, KBFA)
00:44:52 Conclusion
RESOURCES:
Practical Guidelines for On-Farm Euthanasia of Poultry: [ Ссылка ]
AMVA (American Veterinary Medical Association) Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals, 2020 Edition: [ Ссылка ]
Cobb Broiler Management Guide: [ Ссылка ]
Cobb Broiler Management App (iOS and Android): [ Ссылка ]
Other Cobb Guides: [ Ссылка ]
2018 Ross Broiler Pocket Guide: [ Ссылка ]
Chicken Farmers of Canada Animal Care Manual: [ Ссылка ]
Code of Practice for Hatching Eggs, Breeders, Chickens, and Turkeys: [ Ссылка ]
Raising Amazing Chicks (book): [ Ссылка ]
Farm Marketing Solutions Broiler Resources: [ Ссылка ]
ANIMAL HEALTH CENTRE (BC Ministry of Agriculture Guides and Services):
[ Ссылка ]
1767 Angus Campbell Rd
Abbotsford, BC, V3G2M3
1-800-661-9903
NOTE: Fee subsidy for small flocks (less than 100 birds), free diagnostics.
NOTE: Hard copies of following texts not available due to November 2021 flooding in Fraser Valley destroying the books.
Small Flock Poultry Health — Disease Prevention and Good Management: [ Ссылка ]
