A one day Workshop will be held on Wednesday 10 October 2001 at the School of Veterinary Science, Langford, Nr Bristol.

A full range of solutions to the problem of broiler lameness will be explored in a one day Workshop which will be of interest to broiler producers, processors and retailers, broiler breeders, veterinarians, legislators, advisors, researchers and those concerned with poultry welfare and marketing standards.

• millions of broilers are affected by lameness
• lameness reduces growth rate and increases variation in crop weights
• culling lame birds is time consuming
• lame birds should not be transported

In short, lameness is a problem for the producer and for the broiler. The focus of the workshop will be on husbandry measures that work. The programme will be:

09:30 Register

10:00 Introduction/welcome, Chairman - John McInerney

10:10 What is lameness? - Steve Kestin

10:25 Causes of lameness - Andy Butterworth

10:45 Coffee

Chairman - John Farrant

11:15 How lameness affects broilers - Claire Weeks

11:40 Commercial implications of lameness - Mark Pattison

12:00 Reducing lameness experimentally - Steve Kestin

12:20 Managing lameness genetically - Barry Thorp

12:45 Lunch

Chairman - Ruth Layton

13:45 Nutrition and managing growth - David Filmer

14:05 Results of UK survey of lameness - Howard Hellig

14:30 How Danish farmers are managing lameness - Jette Petersen

15:00 Best commercial practice - Malcolm Pye

15:20 Summing up and discussion - Mike Forbes

Tea and depart

The cost of the day will be £70 including refreshments, lunch and a copy of the proceedings.
Registration is through the Langford Continuing Education Unit, School of Veterinary Science, Langford, North Somerset, BS40 5DU.
Tel: 0117 9289502, fax: 01934 852170
Email: rita.hinton@bristol.ac.uk