POULTRY SCIENCE

The Department of Poultry Science provides outstanding educational experiences for students and service to poultry producers, poultry related businesses and the general public through the discovery, verification and dissemination of relevant, science based knowledge. The Department of Poultry Science offers excellent opportunities for graduate study for qualified students with degrees in biology, chemistry, economics and poultry science. Graduate programs leading to the MS and PhD degrees are offered in the fields of poultry products, nutrition, microbiology, molecular biology, mycotoxicology, genetics, physiology, management, and parasitology. Facilities for graduate training include laboratories with the latest equipment for studies in cellular and molecular biology, enzymology, lipid and mineral metabolism, environmental and reproductive physiology, physiological and population genetics and in avian diseases and parasites.