Broiler Farming

Short Description

The training program is designed and implemented by the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA), under the scientific guidance of a host of experienced university professors, researchers and professionals. The action is headed by assistant professor Michael Goliomytis, with many years of experience in extensive services and vocational training in animal production.
The training program entitled “Broiler Farming”, offers training in broiler, broiler parent stock and turkey production with the aim to develop required knowledge, skills and competences to 60 young farmers and newcomers in order to successfully run a profitable farm with respect to animal welfare, environment and society.
The training program has a duration of 40 hours, of which 36 hours are allocated to theory and 4 hours are allocated to practical training in a poultry farm.
A Certificate of Attendance is provided at the end of the program.

Program Objectives

The objective of the program is to provide young farmers with learning outcomes that will be shortly implemented by them in order to increase performance and consequently profitability of their farm with positive effects on sustainability of local communities.
At the same time, newcomers will have the advantage of designing and run properly a poultry farm from the start of its function which minimizes possible faults and mistakes that might have occurred without the participation in the present poultry farming training program.

Target Group

Young male and female individuals that are:
• broiler and/or broiler parent stock and/or turkey farmers,
• unemployment and underemployment newcomers who intent to become broiler and/or broiler parent stock and/or turkey farmers, preferably individuals that have been applied and/or received financial support (for example, from the European Union and the Greek state) for establishment of a broiler and/or broiler parent stock and/or turkey farm.

Curriculum

The curriculum includes the following topics (indicatively):

• Best management practices for farming of: Broiler, Broiler parent stock,Turkeys
• Modern approaches in poultry feeding
• On farm bio-security measures
• Designing a vaccination program, vaccine types, routes of administration, best practices
• Common diseases of broilers, broiler parent stock and turkeys
• Poultry house design, facilities and equipment, new technologies and modern approaches
• Poultry welfare
• Environmental impact of a poultry farm
• Production costs calculation

Areas of activation of the 2021-22 training round

Arta – Ioannina - Chalkida

Duration of action

Three teaching courses of 20 trainees each will be implemented in aforementioned areas with first course starting in Autumn 2021.
The duration of each training course will be 10 days, 4 teaching hours a day.
Attendance is mandatory.

Additional Information

Michael Goliomytis

Tel: 2105294963, 2105294446
Email: mgolio@aua.gr