Avian Science Notes December 2024, Vol. 1

Table of Contents

        . Let the Studying Begin 

        . 2025 National Avian Bowl Study Sections

        . How to order the Avian Bowl Manual

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Let the Studying Begin

    For all the 4-Hers and coaches eager to start their preparations for 2025 Avian Bowls, below is all the information you need.   Be sure to check back later this December for Vol. 2 and all the exciting results from the National Avian Bowl Contest in Louisville, Kentucky.

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2025 National Avian Bowl Study Sections 

From the National 4-H Avian Bowl Manual, revised Nov. 2023*

Prologue to the Avian Bowl Manual     

• Poultry Judging (Examining hens for pigment loss

through Comparing a good and bad layer)                               10d-10g       

• Avian Systems (Respiratory & Digestive Systems

and The Feather)                                                                         41-43

• Breeds, Varieties, and Strains (English, Mediterranean

& Continental only)                                                                      73-77    

• Eggcyclopedia (Nutrient-enhanced eggs through 

Zeaxanthin)                                                                                 136-151b                   

• Biosecurity                                                                      179-180
• Avian  Influenza                                                              185-186
• Poultry Genetics (Poultry Genetics through Toe Number

Genetics)                                                                                   203-208

• Contributions of Individuals from Industry, Academia,

and the Government to the Advancement of Poultry Science

(1965 through 1968 inductees only)                                          217-218

*If you order a Manual now, it will be the 2024 printing.

Content is identical to the 2023 printing.

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A printed copy of the revised Avian Bowl Manual may be purchased from  Clemson University for $20 per copy: 4-H Manual 161. An ADA-compliant PDF version is now available, as well.

The manual purchased online is $9 plus $11 for postage through USPS.

To order the printed copy, the link is https://secure.touchnet.net/C20569_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=1587