Insights from Georgia's No. 1 agriculture industry: Poultry

Cultivating Curiosity

We chatted with Todd Applegate, Department Head and R. Harold and Patsy Harrison Chair in Poultry Science. From reducing the environmental impacts of poultry to improving welfare during poultry transport, debunking poultry misconceptions to explaining current egg prices—plus a few chicken jokes thrown in for good measure—listen in to learn how the UGA Department of Poultry Science is a leader in the global poultry industry.
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Learn more about the CAES Department of Poultry Science
Learn more about the new Poultry Science Building
Learn more about CAES' ALEC department
Check out the CAES Newswire article "Reusing poultry litter can reduce antibiotic-resistant Salmonella."
Learn more about CRISPR-cas, which won the Nobel Prize in 2020!
For more food safety facts, check out our episode "Serving up the facts: food science and safety."
More information on volatile organic carbon (VOCs)
More information about the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
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Produced by Jordan Powers, Emily Davenport, Carly Mirabile
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