Register for poultry workshop by May 1

People who work with backyard poultry owners, or are interested in working with them, are invited to attend a two-day poultry training course at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine on June 22 and 23.

The two-day course will be lecture and lab-based and held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The course will cover food safety, public health, animal health, necropsy skills, husbandry skills and welfare and behavior. Instructors will include experts from the California Department of Food and Agriculture, California Animal Health and Food Safety (CAHFS) laboratory system, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, UC ANR Cooperative Extension and the UC Davis Department of Animal Science.   

The registration fee including lunch is covered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. To register, email Myrna Cadena at mmcadena@ucdavis.edu by Friday, May 1. For more information, contact Cadena at mmcadena@ucdavis.edu or (619) 761-1258.

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