2026 ACPV Workshop

March 15, 2026
San Diego, California, United States

Optimizing Poultry Health from the Hatchery to the Field: A Holistic Approach

2026 ACPV Workshop Program

  

To Register

Registration Fees: 

ACPV member: $230

Non-member: $280 

Student: $60

To Make Your Reservation

Rooms must be booked before February 16th in order to secure your $244/night discounted room rate.  Click the link above to make your reservation or call Hyatt Reservations directly at
1(619)224-1234.

Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina 
1441 Quivira Rd, San Diego, CA 92109

To Become a Sponsor 

We hope you will consider supporting the 2026 ACPV Workshop. Sponsors will receive exposure in messaging before the workshop, at the live portion of the workshop and on the ACPV learning management site.


  

Section 1: From Hatchery to the Field: Fundamentals

7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM-8:05 AM

Introduction

8:05 AM-8:40 AM

The journey of a fertile egg: critical steps from the farm to the setter. 
Dr. Jeanna Wilson

8:40 AM-9:15 AM

Knowing the embryonic development and correlation with incubation parameters and thermoregulation. 
Dr. Mike Wineland

9:20 AM-9:50 AM

Compatibility and efficacy of disinfectants and antimicrobial components for sanitation in livestock.  
Dr. Rebecca Lister, PhD

9:50 AM-10:05AM

Panel Q & A

10:05 AM-10:20 AM

Coffee Break

 

Section 2: Ensuring Disease Prevention through proper Vaccination 

10:20 AM-11:00 AM

Mitigating immunosuppressive factors to enhance bird health and vaccination response 
Dr. Guillermo Zavala

11:00 AM-11:35 AM

Addressing vaccination at the hatchery: Key points on vector and live attenuated vaccine application  
Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

11:35 AM-12:10 PM

Avian Metapneumovirus: An overview of risk factors in poultry and prevention 
Dr. Silke Rautenschlein

12:10 PM-12:25 PM

 Panel Q & A

12:25 PM-1:30 PM

Lunch Break (included with registration)

 

Section 3: Advances in Research and Innovation: An open Panel of Allied Industry.

1:30 PM-2:30 PM

An interactive session spotlighting what’s new and what’s next across the different areas (nutrition, biologics, pharmaceuticals, technology, including open Q&A on implementation strategies and measurable outcomes) from the following allied industries: Alltech, Best Veterinary Solutions, Merck, Ceva, Zoetis, Vaxxinova, and Boehringer-Ingelheim 

 

Dr. Dulmelis Sandu
Dr. Eliza Ripplinger
Dr. Ivan Alvadaro
Dr. John El-Attrache
Dr. Eric Shephard
Dr. Dan Domingo
Dr. Suzanne McComb 

2:30 PM-3:00 PM

Coffee Break

 

Section 4: Challenges, opportunities & needs. Best practices Brooding and Early Growout: An Open Panel of Production Professionals.

3:00 PM-3:00 PM

Turkey Industry  

Dr. Marie Severyn
Dr. Becky Tilley
Dr. Nick Newsome

3:30 PM-4:15 PM

Broilers and Broiler Breeders 

Dr. Rick Sharpton
Dr. Brandon Armwood
Dr. Sara Throne
Dr. Kevin Kessler
Dr. Grace Mountainspring
Dr. Victor Palomino

4:15 PM-4:50 PM

Layer Industry

Dr. Marie Severyn
Dr. Joe Sullivan
Dr. Julie Kelly
Dr. Fred Hoerr

4:50 PM-5:00 PM

Closure and Remarks

Dr. Alexandra Mendoza-Reilley

 

2026 ACPV Workshop Sponsors

The following companies have already contributed to the 2026 ACPV Workshop.

Diamond

Huvepharma

Merck Animal Health

Cobb-Vantress

Ceva

Platinum

Boeringer-Ingelheim

Gold

Hy-Line North America

Southern Poultry Research 

Peco

Pilgrims

Silver

Bronze

Jennie-O

Vaxxinova 

Cooper Farms

Alltech