ELEVATE YOUR HATCHERY SKILLS: CRACK THE CODE TO POULTRY SUCCESS
Vetworks is bringing you the next level hatchery academy: it is not just another basic course on the market!
During the 3-day Academy, we will be connecting the dots between (G)PS farms, hatcheries, and broiler farms to elevate chick performance from day one.
This course is not just about hatching. With this training we will bring all the parts of the chain together and specifically discuss the importance of each partner in the chain to optimize chick performance and ensure a good start to the broiler or breeder farm!
Key Areas of Focus:
– Embryology and Incubation Management: understanding the natural need of an embryo.
– Egg Handling and Storage: why do we have early dead’s and how we can avoid this?
– Hatchery biosecurity: how to avoid bacterial spread and mould formation?
– Hatchery Equipment: learning how to use the latest technology.
– Chick Processing and its influence on chick quality
– In-Ovo, a new world opens
– Hatchery Performance Monitoring
– The importance of early feeding
– Chick transportation from 2 hours to 2 days.
– Brooding management, off for a good start
– Hatching egg break out and evaluation
Who is it for: This training is ideal for hatchery managers, supervisors, technicians, and poultry professionals involved in the incubation and production of chicks. It is also beneficial for veterinarians, technical advisors, and those seeking to deepen their understanding of hatchery operations and management.
Language: English
Accreditation: This training will be acrredited by NGROD and WVEPAH.
Register for our live training or our online streaming training (worldwide).
HATCHERY
Nov 17-19, 2026 – Izegem, Belgium
2026-11-17 - 2026-11-19
REGISTERPrice: Price range: 975,00 € through 2160,00 €
HATCHERY
March 16-18, 2027 – Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
2027-03-16 - 2027-03-18
REGISTERPrice: Price range: 975,00 € through 1870,00 €
HATCHERY
Nov 16-18, 2027 – Izegem, Belgium
2027-11-16 - 2027-11-18
REGISTERPrice: Price range: 975,00 € through 2160,00 €
3-day Program: Hatchery
- How it all starts: egg and embryonic development
- Good hatching egg management leads to quality chicks
- Basic principles of incubation and daily embryonic requirement
- Interpretation of lab results
- From chick pulling to chick holding, a journey through chick handling
- 10 days break out and hatch debris
- Is on farm hatching and early feeding the way to go forward?
- Nutrition influence on hatchability, eggs and chick quality
- In ovo, a new world opens in a closed shell
- Optimal embryonic conservation during long egg storage
- Optimal condition of chicks in hatchery and during transport
- Hatchery vaccination SOP and quality control
- How to prepare the poultry houses before chick arrival
- Perfect chick quality and brooding management a need for a good start on the farm
- Gut health management in early chick life
- Biosecurity in the hatchery
- Most appealing diseases, influencing hatchery performance
- Practical session egg break outs
- Evaluation test for certification
Speakers
Hilde Van Meirhaeghe
DVM, Global poultry consultant
Hilde is a global Poultry Consultant at Vetworks since 2010. She’s previously worked with DGZ and currently working with several partners and projects.
Read Full Biohilde.vanmeirhaeghe@vetworks.eu
Kris Van Daele
Global Poultry Consultant
Kris Van Daele holds a Bachelor degree in Agriculture and Biotechnology and pursued further education with a postgraduate degree on Marketing from VLEKHO Business school. His professional expertise spans across technical and operational domains, complemented by strong leadership and management skills.
Read Full Biokris.vandaele@vetworks.eu
Accreditation
Accreditation from the Flemish
Veterinary Board (NGROD)
