Creating Connections in Minneapolis, MN at PEAK 2025
February 12, 2025
Connect with the Devenish Nutrition Poultry Team at booth 1121 during the 2025 PEAK Convention April 8-10, 2025 in Minneapolis, MN at the Minneapolis Convention Center during the largest trade show in the U.S. 100% focused on poultry.
Ask a Vet: Creating Connections for Better Poultry Health
Questions related to poultry health and production? Connect with Devenish Nutrition poultry veterinarians Dr. Sharon Heins Miller and Dr. John Schleifer and chat in person during in-the-booth Q&A sessions during PEAK 2025.
What: Ask A Vet Q&A Session with Dr. Sharon Heins Miller
When: April 9, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Where: Booth 1121 at PEAK
What: Ask a Vet Q&A Session with Dr. John Schleifer
When: April 9, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Where: Booth 1121 at PEAK
Devenish Nutrition Symposium:
In partnership with PEAK 2025, Devenish presents the second annual Devenish Nutrition Symposium comprised of distinguished speakers sharing the latest poultry production insights and challenges. Participation is by invitation only. Contact your Devenish representative for details or email Travis Anderson at [email protected].
What:
2nd Annual
Devenish Symposium
When:
April 8, 2025
7:30am – 12:30pm
Where:
Minneapolis, MN
Convention Center
Symposium Agenda
7:30 – 8:00 am
Registration and Breakfast
8:00 – 8:15 am
Welcome from Devenish Team
8:15 – 9:00 am
Poultry Environmental Control: Exploring the Why and How to Improve Ventilation Management
Dr. Brett Ramirez, Director, ISU Egg Industry Center
9:00 – 9:45 am
Managing Water for Optimum Results
Dr. Susan Watkins, Professor Emerita and Consultant
9:45 – 10:30 am
Navigating Health Challenges in the Turkey Industry
Dr. Ashley Mason, Gaydos Technical Services
10:45 – 11:00 am
Break
11:10 – 11:45 am
Breeding for Sustainability and Robustness
Paige Rohlf, Aviagen Turkeys
11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Who Didn’t See This Coming? An Update on Layer Flock Health
Dr. Dan Wilson, Wilson Veterinary Co.
Meet the Experts
Brett Ramirez is the interim director of the Egg Industry Center and an associate professor in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at Iowa State University. He leads an integrated research and extension program focused on ventilation design and management, climate physiology, mass mortality management, and several other topics related the swine and layer facilities. His mission is to provide and advance the science and technology needed to address the aforementioned areas in animal production systems. Through mentoring students on fundamental and applied research projects, his program further aims to generate practical solutions to current and emerging issues surrounding animal agriculture and its producers.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Susan Watkins is retired from the University of Arkansas System’s Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service. Dr. Watkins earned her Ph.D. in Poultry Nutrition from the University of Arkansas before joining the Center of Excellence for Poultry Science faculty as an extension specialist. During her 22-year career, she assisted the poultry industry all over the U.S. and the world with identifying, quantifying, and correcting drinking water challenges. Dr. Watkins also conducted nutritional supplement research, evaluated bedding materials, floor sanitation procedures, litter amendments for salmonella control, and darkling beetle control. She also taught poultry production and managed the internship program.
Ashley Mason has a veterinary degree from St. George’s University and a Masters in Avian Health and Medicine from the University of Georgia. With experience working at Butterball and Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative, she gained knowledge in turkey health, animal welfare, and biosecurity. Currently a poultry veterinarian at Gaydos Technical Services providing veterinary and technical support to the poultry industry, Ashley enjoys spending time with her daughter and tending to her goat farm in her free time.
Paige Rohlf is the Director of Research and Development for Aviagen Turkeys Inc., responsible for managing the breeding program and pedigree populations of turkeys. This includes monitoring genetic progress, investigating new technology to collect data, and implementing new traits to include in the breeding goal. Paige is also responsible for managing internal and external trials to monitor and understand bird performance in the field. Paige graduated from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and a Master of Science in Animal Breeding. Paige has worked for Aviagen since 2011. She lives in Lewisburg with her husband, Justin and their two children, Jemma and Calvin.
Dr. Dan Wilson established Wilson Veterinary Co. to serve the needs of poultry producers who do not have access to veterinary services. Before starting the practice, Dr. Wilson was the Corporate Veterinarian and Director of Nutrition for Rose Acre Farms. He attended Purdue University, receiving his B.S. in Animal Sciences and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Wilson serves as the American Association of Avian Pathologist liaison to United Egg Producers (UEP) and serves on UEP’s Scientific Advisory Committee. Dr. Wilson’s resides outside of Indianapolis, where he lives with his wife, two children, and 2 doodles. When not working with poultry, Dr. Wilson enjoys following Purdue sports, officiating club swimming, and camping with family and friends.
Thank You to our Symposium Sponsors!
