Poultry Science (Minor)
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Plan Requirements
Master of Science Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 9 | |
| Select nine hours of coursework approved in conjunction with the academic committee. **NOTE that BCH 451 can count towards your credit hours for a Master's program, as long as you do not exceed 6 credit hours of 400-level courses on your Degree Audit for your Master's degree. BCH 451 is a recommended course for those students interested in pursuing a PhD in Poultry Science since it is a prerequisite for some PhD level courses. At least 6 credit hours must come from courses with a PO or FM prefix. | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Doctoral Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 12 | |
| Select twelve hours of coursework approved in conjunction with the academic committee. **NOTE that BCH 451 cannot count towards your credit hours for the PhD program; however, it is a prerequisite for some PhD level courses. At least 6 cr must come from courses with a PO or FM prefix. | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Poultry Science Graduate Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BCH 451 | Principles of Biochemistry | 4 |
| PO 504 | Avian Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| PO 506 | Physiological Aspects of Poultry Management | 3 |
| PO 510 | Poultry Product Safety | 3 |
| BSC 514 | Studying Animal Behavior | 3 |
| PO 515 | Comparative Nutrition | 3 |
| PO 524 | Comparative Endocrinology | 3 |
| PO 525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 |
| PO 533 | Poultry Processing and Products | 3 |
| ANS 537 | Precision Livestock Farming Systems | 3 |
| BCH 553 | Biochemistry of Gene Expression | 3 |
| FM 560 | Feed Mill Operations and Leadership | 3 |
| BIO 578 | The Physiology of Stress | 3 |
| PO 580 | Feed and Ingrdient Quality Assurance | 3 |
| PO 590 | Special Problems in Poultry Science | 1-6 |
| FM 594 | Advanced Feed Mill Practicum | 1 |
| PO 601 | Seminar | 1 |
| PO 620 | Special Problems | 1-6 |
| FM 706 | Vitamin Metabolism | 3 |
| PO 757 | Comparative Immunology | 3 |
| PO 775 | Mineral Metabolism | 3 |
| FM 790 | Advanced Feed Formulation | 3 |
| PO 801 | Graduate Seminar In Poultry Science | 1 |
| PO 820 | Special Problems In Poultry Science | 1-6 |
Faculty
Department Head
- Frank Siewerdt
Director of Graduate Programs
- Kenneth E. Anderson
Department Research Leader
- Matthew D. Koci
Department Extension Leader
- Adam C. Fahrenholz
Director of Undergraduate Programs
- Lynn Worley-Davis
Full Professors
- Kenneth E. Anderson
- Frank W. Edens
- Peter R. Ferket
- Jesse Lee Grimes
- Hosni Moustafa Hassan
- Aaron S. Keiss
- Matthew D. Koci
- Paul Edward Mozdziak
- Edgar Orlando Oviedo-Rondon
Associate Professors
- Lisa Bielke
- Elaine Bohórquez
- Adam C. Fahrenholz
Assistant Professors
- Yan Campbell
- Michael Vadakekara Joseph
- Ramon D. Malheiros
- Samuel Mwangi
- Allison Pullin
- Lin Walker
- Lynn Worley-Davis
Research Scholars
- Ishab Poudel
Adjunct Faculty
- Lawrence Epling
- Yewande Fasina
- Dinabandu Joardar
- Bartosz Kempisty
- Michael Martin
- Donald R. McIntyre
- Basheer Nusairat
- Hilary Pavlidis
- Rasha Qudsieh
- Muquarrab Qureshi
- Hugo Romero-Sanchez
- Ondulla Tyvette Toomer
Emeritus Faculty
- Vern L. Christensen
- Patricia A. Curtis
- Warren J. Croom Jr.
- Jimmy Dale Garlich
- Winston Murry Hagler
- Gerald B. Havenstein
- James N. Petitte
- Brian W. Sheldon
- Jason C. Shih
- Thomas David Siopes
- Charles Michael Williams
- Michael Wineland
AREA SPECIALIZED AGENTS (Affiliate Graduate Faculty)
- Marissa Cohen
- Mary Helen Fosnaught