COE Students Gain Valuable Industry Experience Through 2017 Internships
As part of their 2017 Center of Excellence Scholarship Program experience, students participate in internships at MPC member companies to give them valuable exposure to working in the poultry industry. A total of 32 industry internships were awarded and serve as integral components of the COE program, allowing students to take the knowledge they learned in the classroom and apply it to real-world experiences. Thank you to all of the companies that provided internships!Click
here for a complete list of 2017 internships.
Recruitment
for the 2018 Center of Excellence Scholarship/Internship Program
(COE) began this month as MPC representatives attend
career fairs across the Upper Midwest to introduce students to
the benefits of the COE has to offer.
The dates
for the 2018 COE are May 14-June 22, 2018,
allowing for longer internships with
MPC member companies at the end of the summer session. (If you are interested in hosting
an intern, please contact the MPC office.) Internships
are an critical component of the COE experience and have been shown to provide valuable hands-on experience for students interested
in pursuing careers in the poultry industry.
If
you know of a student who would be a good candidate for the
COE, please direct them to MPC's Recruitment
Brochure. To apply for the 2018 COE, click
here. The COE application
deadline is December 4, 2017.
The Midwest Poultry Consortium is participating in university career fairs and classroom presentations in our member states, promoting the MPC's Center of Excellence Scholarship/Internship Program and careers in the poultry industry. For a schedule of upcoming career fairs, click
here.
Coccidiosis, Necrotic Enteritis Challenge Cage-Free Layer Systems
Chris Wright, Poultry Health Today sponsored by Zoetis
Cage-free housing for egg layers allows birds to exhibit more natural behaviors, but it also carries an increased risk for morbidity and mortality, according to a report at the 2017 Midwest Poultry Conference.
The upswing in cage-free housing is a response to consumer demand for eggs from birds raised in a more natural environment, which enables behaviors such as perching, taking short flights, dust bathing, and wing flapping, said Danielle Botting, DVM, MPH, Hy-Line North America. Click
here for the complete article.
The strong network developed through participation in the COE is often mentioned as one of the best advantages of the program. Maintain and grow your network by joining our LinkedIn group.
The Minnesota Poultry Consortium's Center of Excellence (COE) Program has created its own LinkedIn group. The group is open to current and past COE students, faculty, as well as our sponsors! Connect with old friends and network with new ones. Visit here to join!
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program. If you are an Amazon shopper, please use AmazonSmile
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