This educational program focuses on the application of biological and chemical principles to the management and production of poultry animals and the production and handling of poultry products. This program typically includes in depth instruction in avian sciences, food science and technology, nutrition sciences, hatchery design, biochemistry, and related aspects of animal and human health and safety.
The following colleges and universities provide majors and degree programs in Poultry Science.
- Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Tifton, GA
- Auburn University Auburn, AL
- Crowder College Neosho, MO
- Delaware State University Dover, DE
- Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS
- Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA
- North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
- Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS
- Ridgewater College Willmar, MN
- State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill, NY
- Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX
- Tuskegee University Tuskegee Institute, AL
- University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
- University of Florida Gainesville, FL
- University of Georgia Athens, GA
- University of Maryland: Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD
- University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI
- Wayne Community College Goldsboro, NC