Areas of Expertise:
• Raising breeder turkeys for successful reproductive
performance, addressing issues with:
- Egg Production
- Fertility
- Male Management
• Raising commercial turkeys for optimum performance
• Animal welfare auditing
• PAACO Certified Auditor
Experience & Education:
• 35+ years of experience in poultry production
• Technical Service Representative for Aviagen Turkeys
working with independent producers and integrated
operations in the upper Midwest of the U.S., Canada,
Turkey and Brazil
• Technical Review Team for Aviagen Turkeys developing
recommendations for raising Nicholas turkeys and
producing management guidelines and bulletins
• Field Supervisor working with broiler breeder farms
for Maple Leaf Poultry
• Pedigree Farm Manager for male lines and female lines
for Hybrid Turkeys
• Reproductive technician for Hybrid Turkeys troubleshooting breeder issues on company farms and
with customers
• Commercial testing farm manager for Hybrid Turkeys
managing the farm and evaluating performance
characteristics of potential pedigree turkeys
• Agriculture Production and Management Ridgetown
College, University of Guelph