Agenda

30th Annual National Egg Quality School
Park City, UT
May 20-23, 2024

 

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Monday, May 20
8:30 a.m.         REGISTRATION

9:00 a.m.      Welcome to Utah
                        ????, Utah Department of Agriculture

9:15 a.m.         ORIENTATION AND INTRODUCTION

9:30 a.m.         LECTURE I
                        “Eggs 101” American Egg Board

9:45 a.m.         LECTURE II
                        “Formation of the Egg”
                        Dr. Dianna Bourassa, Auburn University 

10:15 a.m.       BREAK

10:35 a.m.       LECTURE III
                        “Hen Housing and Egg Quality”
                          Dr. Mike Persia, Virginia Tech

11:15 a.m.       LECTURE IV
                        “Egg Quality and Bird Health”                        
                        Dr. Carol Cardona, University of Minnesota

12:00 p.m.       DIRECTOR’S LUNCH

1:00 p.m.         BUZZ SESSION

1:10 p.m.         LECTURE V
                        “Hen Nutrition and Egg Quality”
                        Dr. Mike Persia, Virginia Tech

1:50 p.m.         LECTURE VI
                        “Biosecurity and Egg Safety”
                        Dr. Ken Koelkebeck, University of Illinois

2:30 p.m.         LECTURE VII
                        “Secure Poultry Supply”
                        Dr. Carol Cardona, University of Minnesota

3:05 p.m.         LECTURE VIII
                        “U.S. Standards for Egg Quality Factors”
                        Jeff Hendricks, USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Seed Program

3:35 p.m.         BREAK

3:50 p.m.         LABORATORY I
                        “Exterior Egg Quality Determination – Laboratory”

4:40 p.m.         BUZZ SESSION, OPEN LAB AND REVIEW OF DAY
                        DINNER ON YOUR OWN

Tuesday, May 21

8:00 a.m.      LECTURE IX
                        “Reducing Shell Damage”
                        Dr. Paul Patterson, Penn State University

8:50 a.m.         LECTURE X
                        “Cleaning Eggs and Conserving Egg Quality”
                        Dr. Kenneth Anderson, North Carolina State University

9:40 a.m.         BREAK

10:00 a.m.       LECTURE XI
                        “Egg Processing Plant Sanitation – SSOP’s and GMP’s”
                        Dr. Dianna Bourassa, Auburn University 

10:40 a.m.       LECTURE XII
                        “Promoting the Incredible Egg”
                          TBD, American Egg Board

11:15 a.m.       LECTURE XIII
                        “The Nutritious Egg”
                         Dr. Jen Houchins, Egg Nutrition Center      

12:00 p.m.       Make Your Own Omelet Lunch
                        TBD

1:10 p.m.         LECTURE XIV
                        “U.S. Standards for Egg Quality Interior Factors”
                         Jeff Hendricks, USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Seed Program

1:40 p.m.         LABORATORY II
                        “Interior Quality Determination – Laboratory”

2:40 p.m.         LECTURE XV
                         “Eggs and Foodborne Disease”
                          Dr. Harshavardha Thippareddi, University of Georgia

3:20 p.m.         BREAK

3:40 p.m.         LECTURE XVI
                        “Introduction to HACCP”
                        Dr. Deana Jones, USDA ARS

4:20 p.m.         LECTURE XVII
            “Overview- Current Egg Industry Issues”
                        Mr. Oscar Garrison, United Egg Producers

5:00 p.m.         BUZZ SESSION, OPEN LAB AND REVIEW OF DAY

6:30 p.m.         GROUP DINNER – Egg Handler’s Romp

Wednesday, May 22

8:00 a.m.         LECTURE XVIII
                        “Pre-Harvest Food Safety Plan: Implementing Pest Monitoring and Control”
                        Dr. Kenneth Anderson, North Carolina State University

8:45 a.m.         LECTURE XIX
                        “Environmental and Egg Testing Procedures”
                        Dr. Paul Patterson, Penn State University

9:30 a.m.         BREAK

9:45 a.m.         LECTURE XX
                        “Combining all Quality Factors into Standards and Grades”
                        Jed Warnock, USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Seed Program

10:15 a.m.       LABORATORY III
                        “Combining all Quality Factors into Standards and Grades – Laboratory”

11:15 a.m.       LECTURE XXI
                        “Salmonella Control – What can Producers Do?”
                        Dr. Paul Patterson, Penn State University

12:00 p.m.       GROUP LUNCH

1:00 p.m.         LECTURE XXII
                        “FDA’s Egg Safety Rule”
                        Dr. Gerardo A. Ramirez, FDA CFSAN

1:45 p.m.         LECTURE XXIII
                        “Egg Products Inspection Act and Voluntary Grading Programs”
                         Jed Warnock, USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Seed Program

2:15 p.m.         GROUP PICTURE AND BREAK

3:15 p.m.         BUZZ SESSION

3:30 p.m.         LECTURE XXIV
                        “Federal and State Labeling Requirements”
                        Jeff Hendricks, USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Seed Program

4:00 p.m.         LECTURE XXV
                        “Dispelling Myths About Eggs”
                        Dr. Deana Jones, USDA ARS

4:30 p.m.         EXAM REVIEW

5:30 p.m.         SESSION OVER – Dinner on your own

7:30 p.m.         LABORATORY OPEN
                        FACULTY CONSULTATION

Thursday, May 23

8:00 a.m.         WRITTEN AND PRACTICAL EXAM

“STUDENTS MUST TAKE AND PASS THE EXAM AT THIS TIME TO EARN A CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY”
NOON            SCHOOL ENDS