Founders
Professor
Ronald G Board

Professor Ronald G. Board died suddenly whilst on holiday in Morocco on 12th March 2013. Ron was a founding father of the IFRG, or, as it was then, the Incubation Research Group, and through his students at University of Bath and his own research on microbiology and the eggshell, he was hugely influential in promoting the science of incubation in the UK.
…read moreKen Laughlin

Sadly, Ken Laughlin, one of the world's most respected animal welfare and poultry breeding experts, died in April after a period of illness. Ken was most recently group vice-president for policy and strategy at Aviagen before retiring in 2008.
…read moreKey Note Speakers
for 2022 IFRG meeting

Dr. Kristen Brady
Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, BARC, ARS, USDA, United States
Topic
The biological and practical implications of egg storage and SPIDES

Dr. Henry van den Brand
Adaptation Physiology Group, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
Topic
Research and implications of eggshell temperature, CO2 and and O2 during incubation: what do we know?