Zootecnica International - World Poultry Journal

The International Course in Incubation Biology and Management will be held in Hanover on 9-12 November 2008 to coincide with the EuroTier 2008 trade show.
Hatchery managers, poultry biologists, incubator manufacturers, engineers, poultry breeding companies, technical managers of poultry integration companies, veterinarians, researchers and teachers in poultry science are invited to this course.
The incubation conditions resulting in the highest hatching percentage of fertile eggs were largely determined and studied on an empirical basis more than half a century ago. These conditions have remained unchanged and unchallenged with few exceptions until now. But recently new questions, doubts and facts are questioning the common practice of incubation, stimulating a spectacular and renewed interest in incubation research and in its practical implications.
Therefore it is more than appropriate to focus on all mentioned aspects in an international course on Incubation Biology and Management, and its mutual interaction.
Course leaders are Professor Eddy Decuypere (KU Leuven, Belgium) and Dr Piet Simons (World's Poultry Science Association; WPSA).

Further information can be obtained from the International Training Centre WBS, Wageningen Business School, P.O. Box 226, 6700 AE Wageningen, the Netherlands. Phone +31-317-484093, fax +31-317-426547, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it