Dr. Victoria Bowes
Dr. Victoria Bowes has worked at the Provincial Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Abbotsford, BC since 1989 as a specialist pathologist with expertise in Avian Pathology. Her diagnostic caseload involves disease investigations in all species of birds (wild, pet, zoological and poultry). Dr. Bowes also co-developed the BC Ministry of Agriculture’s Small Flock Poultry Health Extension Program and has delivered over 150 poultry health workshops to both small flock owners and non-poultry veterinary colleagues. Dr. Bowes is a diplomat of the American College of Poultry Veterinarians (ACPV) and was also the inaugural chair of the Small Flock Committee of the American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP). Dr. Bowes has been a key player in 5 outbreaks of Notifiable Avian Influenza in BC’s Fraser Valley and is an internationally recognized expert in AI in poultry. She recently established a mobile veterinary practice specializing in small flock poultry medicine.
Clayton Botkin
P.Ag. CRM B.Sc (Hons)
Clayton Botkin is a licenced professional agrologist and one of Canada’s thirteen licenced poultry judges with the American Poultry Association. Clayton has raised and exhibited exhibition poultry for over 25 years across Canada and the United States. Clayton’s career has crossed among the various poultry sectors and government and offers significant experience in managing poultry, production, and disease. Clayton is currently completing his One Health Masters degree at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, studying the interrelationship between animals, humans and the environment, with a focus on avian influenza. Recently, he completed a certificate in risk management at Simon Fraser University. Clayton is currently the project manager for the BC Poultry Industry Emergency Operations Center, and the project manager for the BC Small Flock Poultry Health, Biosecurity and Disease Prevention program among his many other volunteer and professional commitments.