TUCKER, Ga. — The USPOULTRY Foundation awarded a $5,500 student recruiting grant to the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn. The animal science department and its collaborative department, the UT Institute of Agriculture, offer a poultry program that encompasses education, research and extension activities.
The poultry program includes its flagship course, the senior-level Poultry Management class, which covers topics like nutrition, marketing and waste management. Poultry-related content is also integrated into other courses, such as animal science, animal handling, anatomy, physiology, nutrition, genetics, health, welfare and reproduction. Students can engage in poultry research and teaching through undergraduate research. . .