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Conduct research on the genetics, nutrition, reproduction, growth, health, and management of poultry to improve egg and meat production, bird welfare, and sustainability.
- • Conduct research on poultry nutrition, breeding, health, and management to improve efficiency, yield, and product quality.
- • Advise poultry producers, hatcheries, and integrators on technologies and best practices to enhance production.
- • Determine nutritional requirements of broilers, layers, and breeders and evaluate feed ingredients and additives.
- • Study effects of housing, lighting, stocking density, litter, and environment on bird performance and egg/meat quality.
- • Develop improved programs for feeding, housing, biosecurity, vaccination, and parasite and disease control.
- • Optimize reproduction, incubation, and hatchery practices to improve fertility, hatchability, and chick quality.
- • Design and assess selection and breeding strategies to enhance growth, feed efficiency, egg production, and welfare.
- • Analyze genetic composition and heritability of key poultry traits using quantitative and molecular tools.
- • Publish and present research findings to scientists, industry stakeholders, and the public.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
