Module I : Fundamentals of Operational Health Management in Poultry (French)

  • This course focuses on herd management and the control of infectious and non-infectious diseases at various stages of broiler chicken, layer, turkey, and waterfowl production. It provides participants with an update on the essential aspects of poultry health, nutrition, and productivity.

    This course also allows participants to understand and apply the regulatory aspects of the WOAH, contributing to One Health.

    The course will be delivered in English by a world-class team of Course Masters. In preparation for the course. participants are expected to do 6 hours of preparatory work reviewing the videos available on the Cornell University website (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzf8tGKj10zzE5jXlhAxw5Z7UaPJV6aIB)

    In order to access the course notes and the lectures recorded by the Course Masters, participants must be enrolled and have paid all fees.

    There will be 2-hour blocks with the Course Masters, a month or more after the start of the availability of the course notes and presentations.

    There will be an online exam with the support of the Université de Montréal. This will be a multiple-choice exam, a few weeks after the end of the course.

    Please note, minor changes may be made to this program.

  • Take advantage of our special offer of 2350 EUR (regular price 2500 EUR) by registering and completing payment before August 1st, 2025.

    The fee for each course includes access to the online course materials (available for 7 years), the exam administered by Université de Montréal, and membership in the private Facebook group. It also covers dinners and two coffee breaks per day during the residential week. Please note that the fee does not include accommodation, transportation, health insurance, or travel visa costs.

    WPSA and WVPA professionals members will be able to obtain a discount of 100 EUR upon course registration by presenting proof of their membership.

  • French.

Hybrid program

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Online part (47 hours)

  • 6 HOURS

    • Eggs for incubation

    • Blood parameters

    • Metabolic diseases

  • 4 HOURS

    • Antibiotics & Antimicrobial Resistance

  • 7 HOURS

    • Animal welfare

    • Genetic selection

    • External parasites

    • Internal parasites

    • Gut health

    • Internet searches

    • Crisis communication

  • 7,75 HOURS

    • Epidemiology

    • Pathogen transmission

    • Field studies

    • Basic statistics

    • Data quality & bias

    • Diagnosis

    • Biosecurity

  • 2,5 HOURS

    • Avian tuberculosis

    • Chlamydiosis

    • Erysipelas

    • Salmonella

    • Botulism

  • 5,25 HOURS

    • Costs of diseases

    • Water quality

    • Poisonings

    • Environment / Biosecurity

    • Bedding quality

    • Medications

  • 4 HOURS

    • Immune system

    • Laboratory techniques

  • 1 HOURS

    • Physio-anatomy

  • 1,25 HOURS

    • Internal & external parasites

  • 4 HOURS

    • Global poultry production

    • Global challenges in poultry farming

    • Artificial intelligence in poultry farming

    • Sustainability in the poultry industry

January 13th to December 15th, 2025

The residential week will be scheduled based on the recruitment of a minimum number of candidates. Paying the first installment of 50% (€1,250) will grant access to the online component of the course. The date for the residential week will be determined in agreement with the registered participants. Once the date is set, you will be able to pay the balance. We are committed to holding this session no later than the end of 2025.

Residential program (33 hours)

Place? Tunis, Tunisia

    • One Health / Alternatives to Antibiotics

    • WEVAPH - Next Steps

    • Avian Influenza

    • Vaccination Programs

    • Vaccination Techniques

    • Clinical Cases

    • Newcastle Disease

    • Crisis Management

    • Clinical Cases

    • Nutrition

    • Clinical Cases

    • Diseases in the Maghreb

    • Histology/Samples

    • Practical Work

    • Field Visits

    • Participants Presentation of Clinical Cases

Minor changes may be made to the residential program.
Total number of hours for Module I : 80

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