Avian Egg Incubation Workshop
24-26 November 2010
here at the ICBP
What will be covered on the workshop?
This is an intensive, practical workshop which will cover the following topics:
. Embryo and membrane development
. Factors affecting hatchability before and during incubation
. Hatchery management techniques (including equipment selection and operation, egg weight loss management and hatchability analysis)
. Artificial incubation and its role in field conservation programmes
Participants will break out embryos at all stages of development (older embryos are euthanized first) and gain first-hand experience of candling techniques, egg repair, hatching assistance and egg necropsy
Who is running the workshop?
Susie Kasielke (Los Angeles Zoo) and Pat Witman (San Diego Zoo) will be leading the workshop with additional support from ICBP’s team of staff
Susie has been working with birds at the Los Angeles Zoo for over 30 years and has been Curator of Birds there since 2001. Through her involvement with the California Condor Recovery Program, she worked with the staff at Los Angeles and other facilities to develop and refine propagation, incubation and rearing methods for condors and other species. She has been teaching workshops on avian egg incubation for zoo groups in North America for 18 years.
Pat has been working for San Diego Zoo for almost 30 years with 20 of those years being involved with artificial incubation and hand rearing at the Zoo's Avian Propagation Center (APC). The APC has hatched almost 300 avian species, including the first California Condor. Pat joined forces with Susie Kasielke two years ago to combine their knowledge into the actual workshop format.
How much will it cost?
Course (including lunches and coffee): £450
Spaces are limited to 20 people so book fast to get a place
For further information please contact Jemima Parry-Jones MBE at the ICBP
Email jpj@icbp.org
Tel. ++44 (0)1531 820286
To download a printable poster of this event, please click here 