Poultry Health Course Week 1 THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE COMPTON LABORATORY 23 – 27 FEBRUARY 2015 PROGRAMME & ACCOMMODATION AND TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS 1 We shall do our best to deliver this Programme: However, due to events beyond our control, we cannot guarantee that every lecture will take place, or that the time of a lecture will be as stated in this programme: 2 MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY 08:15 Minibus departs from hotel 08:30 REGISTRATION and COFFEE 09:00 Welcome Susan Baigent (The Pirbright Institute) 09:15 Basic introduction to avian anatomy and Susan Baigent molecular techniques (The Pirbright Institute) Tour of Compton site 10:30 10:45 12:00 12:45 14:00 14:15 15:30 15:45 BREAK Genetics of disease resistance LUNCH Necrotic enteritis Mark Fife (The Pirbright Institute) Filip van Immerseel (University of Ghent, Belgium) BREAK Immune system of the fowl: Part 1 BREAK Immune system of the fowl: Part 2 TBC 16:45 END 17:00 Minibus departs to return to hotel 3 Adrian Smith (University of Oxford) Adrian Smith (University of Oxford) TUESDAY 24 FEBRUARY Virus diseases 08:15 09:00 10:0 10:15 11:15 11:30 12:45 13:45 14:45 15:00 15:45 16:00 17:15 17:45 19:30 Minibus departs from hotel Avian rhinotracheitis virus Kannan Ganapathy (University of Liverpool) BREAK Infectious bursal disease virus BREAK Chicken adenovirus Kannan Ganapathy (University of Liverpool) Richard Irvine (AHVLA, Weybridge) LUNCH Marek’s disease virus, lymphoid leukosis virus and reticuloendotheliosis virus: Part 1 Venugopal Nair (The Pirbright Institute) BREAK Marek’s disease virus, lymphoid leukosis virus and reticuloendotheliosis virus: Part 2 Venugopal Nair (The Pirbright Institute) BREAK Chicken anaemia virus and other circoviruses END Complimentary drinks at The Swan Pub, Compton Minibus departs from The Swan to return to hotel 4 Ton Schat (Cornell University, USA) by Skype WEDNESDAY 25 FEBRUARY Virus diseases 08:15 Minibus departs from hotel 09:00 Influenza virus: Part 1 Ian Brown (AHVLA, Weybridge) 10:00 BREAK 10:15 Influenza virus: Part 2 Ian Brown (AHVLA, Weybridge) 11:00 BREAK 11:15 Newcastle disease virus 12:30 LUNCH 13:30 Astroviruses of ducks, turkeys and chickens Victoria Smyth (AgriFood Bioscience Inst, Belfast) 14:45 BREAK Infectious bronchitis virus: Part 1 15:00 15:45 Ian Brown (AHVLA, Weybridge) 16:00 BREAK Infectious bronchitis virus: Part 2 17:00 END 17:15 Minibus departs to return to hotel 5 Jane Cook (Huntingdon) Jane Cook (Huntingdon) THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY Virus diseases, bacterial diseases, autogenous vaccines 08:15 Minibus departs from hotel 09:00 Reovirus, infectious avian encephalomyelitis virus Dick Jones (University of Liverpool) 10:00 BREAK 10:15 Infectious laryngotracheitis virus, fowl pox virus Dick Jones (University of Liverpool) 11:00 BREAK 11:15 Mycoplasmas: Part 1 Janet Bradbury (University of Liverpool) 12:15 LUNCH 13:00 Mycoplasmas: Part 2 Janet Bradbury (University of Liverpool) 13:45 14:00 14:45 BREAK Campylobacter: Part 1 Mike Jones (University of Nottingham) 15:00 BREAK Campylobacter: Part 2 16:00 BREAK 16:15 Autogenous vaccines 17:30 END 17:45 Tour of Ridgeway Biologicals Mike Jones (University of Nottingham) Tim Wallis (Ridgeway Biologicals) Minibus departs to return to hotel 6 Tim Wallis (Ridgeway Biologicals) FRIDAY 27 FEBRUARY Bacterial diseases, parasitic diseases 07:30 08:15 9:15 9:30 10:15 10:30 11:45 12:00 13:00 Minibus departs from hotel Biology and control of coccidiosis: Part 1 BREAK Biology and control of coccidiosis: Part 2 BREAK Public health importance of salmonella, campylobacter and listeria BREAK Salmonella Damer Blake (Royal Veterinary College) Damer Blake (Royal Veterinary College) Paul Wigley (University of Liverpool) Paul Barrow (University of Nottingham) 14:00 LUNCH E. Coli 15:15 END 15:30 Minibus departs to return to hotel Mark Stevens (The Roslin Institute) End of Week 1 7 Poultry Health Course Week 2 SUTTON BONINGTON CAMPUS THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM 2-6 MARCH 2015 PROGRAMME 8 SECOND WEEK MONDAY 2 MARCH 09:00-10:00 Commercial layers: Key diseases and epidemiology of disease Peter Cargill (Wyatt Poultry Vet Services) BREAK 10:15-11:15 Vaccination strategies and application of vaccines Peter Cargill (Wyatt Poultry Vet Services) BREAK 11:30-12:30 Workshop on vaccination strategies Peter Cargill (Wyatt Poultry Vet Services LUNCH 13:30-14:30 Patrick Garland (Premier Nutrition) Feed-related problems BREAK 14:45-15:45 Field incidence of problems - what we really see Grant Hayes (Slatehall Veterinary Practice) BREAK 16:00-17:00 Field incidence of problems - what we really see 17:00 End 9 Grant Hayes (Slatehall Veterinary Practice) TUESDAY 3 MARCH 09:00-10:00 10:15-11:15 11:30-12:30 Molecular approaches to diagnosis Susan Baigent (The Pirbright Institute) BREAK Trends and future trends in world broiler meat production and the influence of poultry breeders BREAK Barry Thorp (St Davids Poultry Team, Roslin) Skeletal diseases Barry Thorp (St Davids Poultry Team, Roslin) LUNCH 13:30-14:45 Management of broilers and broiler breeders Paul McMullin (Poultry Health Services BREAK 15:00-15:45 How to perform a field investigation Paul McMullin (Poultry Health Services BREAK 16:00-17:00 17:00 How to perform a field investigation End 10 Paul McMullin (Poultry Health Services WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 08:15 09:00-09:45 Minibus departs from hotel Turkey industry and turkey diseases Keith Warner (Minster Veterinary Practice) BREAK 10:00 – 10:45 Turkey industry and turkey diseases Keith Warner (Minster Veterinary Practice) BREAK 11:00 – 11:45 Keith Warner (Minster Veterinary Practice) Biosecurity BREAK 12:00 – 12:45 Laboratory diagnosis of virus infections: virus isolation; serology Vanessa Ceeraz (AHVLA, Weybridge) LUNCH 13:30-14:15 Laboratory diagnosis of virus infections: virus isolation; serology Vanessa Ceeraz (AHVLA, Weybridge) BREAK 14:30-15:30 Richard Jennison (Minster Veterinary Practice) Hatchery practice BREAK 15:45-16:30 17:00 Richard Jennison (Minster Veterinary Practice) Hatchery practice Minibus departs to return to hotel 11 THURSDAY 5 MARCH (practical day) 9:00-12:30 Practical post-mortem skills, virology and bacteriology 12:30-14:00 LUNCH 14:00-17:00 Visit to broiler farm Michael Clarke, Vanessa Ceeraz, Michael Jones and Robert Atterbury Michael Clark 12 FRIDAY 6 MARCH 08:15 Minibus departs from hotel 09:00-10:00 Duck industry and diseases Michael Clark (Minster Veterinary Practice) BREAK 10:15-11:15 Duck industry and diseases Michael Clark (Minster Veterinary Practice) BREAK 11:30-12:30 Antibiotics and therapeutics Michael Clark (Minster Veterinary Practice) LUNCH 13:15-13:45 Dead or alive - examining and sampling chickens David Parsons (The Poultry Health Centre) BREAK 14:00 – 14:45 Egg Laying for breeding and consumption David Parsons (The Poultry Health Centre) BREAK 15:00 – 15:45 15:45-16.00 Michael Clark (Minster Veterinary Practice) Diseases of Game Birds End of Poultry Health Course / Summing up 13 Travel and Accommodation Details Accommodation for Compton Week Hotel Rooms are available for delegates to book and pay for themselves using the details below: Chequers Hotel, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1JB (http://www.chequershotelnewbury.co.uk/) Tel: +44(0)1635 38000 Please quote Booking ref No BK55535 Rate £85.50 double for single occupancy B&B, per room, per night Evening meal extra Accommodation for Sutton Bonington Week Hotel rooms are available for delegates to book and pay for themselves using the details below: The Kegworth Hotel, Packington Hill, Kegworth, Derbyshire, DE74 2DF (http://www.kegworthhotel.co.uk/) Tel: +44(0) 1509 672427 Please quote Booking ref No 560 Rate £65 double for single occupancy B&B, per room per night Rate £80 double for single occupancy Dinner, B&B Transport from Compton to Sutton Bonington for week two: For delegates staying at the hotel until Sunday in Newbury, a mini bus will be booked to transport you from Compton to Sutton Bonington on Sunday afternoon. International Travel: The nearest airports to Compton are Heathrow and Gatwick. The nearest airports to Sutton Bonington are East Midlands and Birmingham International. A taxi ride from Sutton Bonington to Birmingham Airport costs around £70 and takes 1 hour 14