Dedicated to the Birds of
the World! Dedicated to the Birds of
the World!
Where appropriate, our speakers have been asked to spend at least a portion of their time sharing personal experiences as to what works for them. This should afford the beginning aviculturists as well as the experienced breeder a variety of perspectives and approaches to management of our avian charges.
Wednesday, January 12, 1994
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Registration - Packet Pickup.
6:30 pm - 10:30 pm Hospitality Room Open to Participants and Vendors (Name badge Required.)
Hospitality Room is a non-smoking area as per your request.
Thursday, January 13, 1994
9:00 - 5:00 Vendor areas open
7:15 am Registration Open
8:15 am President's Welcome - Phyllis Martin
to follow John Stoodley - Broadhalfpenny Down Conservation Sanctuary, United Kingdom
"Thoughts from Broadhalfpenny Down Conservation Sanctuary"
to follow Trent Swigert - ABRC "Psittacine Incubation Techniques"
Break
10:40 - 11:20 John Goss - Inflight Aviaries
"Eclectus Husbandry - Part I"
11:20 - 12:00 Dr. Branson Ritchie, D.V.M., Ph.D. - University of Georgia
"Polyoma Virus Update..Status of Vaccine"
Lunch
1:15 - 2:00 Kay Muser - Everglades Aviaries
" Psittacine Nursery Management: Part I Understanding the Principals of Nursery Management."
2:00 - 2:40 Dr. Ulysses Seal, Ph.D. - Captive Breeding Specialist Group
"Overview - Captive Population Management"
Break
3:00 - 3:40 Dr. Keven Flammer, D.V.M. - North Carolina State University
"Assessing the Relative Risks of Important Psittacine Diseases"
3:40 - 4:20 Joanne Abramson - Raintree Macaws
"Macaw Pediatrics"
4:20 - 5:00 Dr. Hannis Stoddard, D.V.M. - Avian Veterinary Identification Devices
"Avian Microchip Identification Technology"
5:30 - 7:30 pm Captive Management Workshops for Parrots
Dr. Ulysses Seal of the Captive Breeding Specialist Group will aid us in formalizing Cooperative Breeding Programs, acceptable to Aviculturists, yet scientifically valid to aid in maintaining long term viable self- sustaining captive populations of birds.
8:45 - 11:00 pm Hospitality Room Open for your pleasure (Name badge required)
Friday, January 14, 1994
9:00 - 5:00 Vendor areas open
8:00 am IAS Annual Meeting - President Phyllis Martin - Open Meeting
8:45 - 9:45 Dr. Randal Brue, Ph.D. - Kaytee Products
"General Concepts of Adult and Pediatric Nutrition"
9:45 - 10:25 Rosemary Low - Palmitos Park, Gran Canaria, Spain
"Moral Responsibilities in Parrot
Aviculture"
Break
10:40 - 11:20 Dr. Charles A. Munn, Ph.D. - NYZS The Wildlife Conservation Society
"Macaws as Conservation Flagship: Rescue, Raising , and Release of Wild Macaw Nestlings hatched in Natural Nests and Nest Boxes in Tambopata, Peru."
11:20 - 12:00 Marc Valentine - Avian Genetics
"Sexing, Chromosomes and Abnormalities which affect Reproduction"
Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 Captive Management Workshops for Parrots (continued)
2:30 - 3:10 Dr. Branson Ritchie, D.V.M., Ph.D. - University of Georgia
"Proventricular Dilatation Syndrome"
3:10 - 3:50 Dr. Susan Clubb, D.V.M. - Parrot Jungle and Hurricane Aviaries
"Life and Medical History of Macaws
Break
4:10 - 4:50 John Goss - Inflight Aviaries
"Eclectus Husbandry - Part II"
4:50 - 5:30 Dr. Amy Worell, D.V.M. - Rolling Oaks Aviaries
"Cockatoo Breeding and Practical Nursery Management - Part I"
5:30 - 6:10 Trent Swigert - ABRC
"Black Palm Cockatoos"
8:45 - 11:00 pm Hospitality Room Open for your Pleasure (Name badge required)
Saturday, January 15, 1994
9:00 - 5:00 Vendor areas open
8:00 - 8:40 Michael Massie - Pretty Bird
"Nutrition in Psittacines"
8:40 - 9:20 Dr. Susan Clubb, D.V.M. - Pretty Bird
"Troubleshooting Handrearing Problems "
9:20 - 10:00 Rosemary Low - Palmitos Park, Gran Canaria, Spain
"Threats Facing Parrots In the Wild"
Break
10:20 - 11:00 Dr. Keven Flammer, D.V.M. - North Carolina State University
"New Developments in Controlling Microbial Infections in Psittacine Birds"
11:00 - 11:40 Joanne Abramson - Raintree Macaws
"Macaws: Facts and Fiction"
11:40 - 12:10 Miami Parrot Jungle Staff
"Parrot Training Demonstration"
Lunch
1:10 - 2:00 John Stoodley - Broadhalfpenny Down Conservation Sanctuary,
United Kingdom
"Observations, and Husbandry Experiences regarding Amazons, Pionus, and other Psittacines"
2:00 - 2:40 Carlos Yamashita - Sociedade Brasileria de Ornitologia, Brazil
"Brazialian Parrots"
2:40 - 3:20 Katherine Kay Muser - Everglades Aviaries
"Psittacine Nursery Management Part II: Management Procedures from Day 1 Through Weaning."
Break
3:40 - 4:20 Dr. Amy Worell, D.V.M. - Rolling Oaks Aviaries
"Cockatoo Breeding and Practical Nursery Management - Part II"
4:20 - 5:00 Dr. Charles A. Munn, Ph.D. - NYZS The Wildlife Conservation Society
"Prospects for Conservation in the Wild of Brazil's Blue Macaws: The Spix's, Lear's,and Hyacinths."
