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CDFA Train the Trainers: Poultry Edition

In response to the unprecedented growth in backyard poultry farms and the limited resources available to them, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) sponsored the Train the Trainers: Poultry event--co-hosted by UC Cooperative Extension and the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
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Farm Research

Senior design project on how to use sensors to monitor poultry's movements and ambient environment: Poultry Data Acquisition Senior design project on how to use Black Soldier Fly larvae as supplemental poultry feed: Black Soldier Fly Learn more about and view clips from the project here.
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Innovations

Innovations at the Farm Google Forms: A Free and Easy Way to Capture Data...
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Husbandry

The Science of Incubation (UCD) Nutrition Basics (UCD) Clean Water: An important step for happy and healthy chickens (UCD) Building a Backyard Coop (UCD) All-In-All-Out Poultry Management (UCD) Euthanasia (UCD) Fecal Comparison (AllTech) Common Pests of Poultry (Veterinary Entomology) Registered Pes...
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Nepal

As part of a grant from UC Davis Global Affairs, members of the Pitesky lab were part of a team that built and trained female farmers in pastured poultry. Eggs were sold as part of a local co-op.
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Uganda Project

Working with a NGO in country, we are working to improve village poultry production and improving the diagnostic lab capabilities for detection of animal diseases and feed quality.
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Food Safety: COVID-19

Below are some resources that help provide more information on COVID-19 and its effect on Food Safety. Food Safety and Coronavirus: A Comprehensive Guide This article helps answer common questions people may have on Coronavirus and food safety.
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Our Team

Meet the people responsible for innovations in the Pitesky Lab! Maurice Pitesky, D.V.M., MPVM, Dipl., ACVPM Maurice Pitesky is a faculty member at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine-Cooperative Extension (UCCE) with an appointment in poultry health and food safety epidemiology.
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