Department website: http://posc.tamu.edu/

Head: Audrey McElroy

Graduate Advisors: Rosemary Walzem

Continual growth in the poultry industry increases the need for technical knowledge in the various fields of science needed for a successful poultry business. In no field of agriculture is an understanding of the fundamental and applied sciences more marketable or more rewarding than in the modern intensive production of poultry meat and eggs. Because the bird is the basis for the department’s graduate program, additional areas of interest include exotic and wildlife species as well as cellular and molecular studies using avian models. A major objective of the department is to offer training for work in research, teaching, extension, or industrial operations. We also strive to bridge the gap in both directions between courses in fundamental biochemistry, genetics, physiology, and economics and their practical application to the production of poultry and the care of all avian species.

The department offers graduate studies leading to the Master of Agriculture (traditional and online), Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. In addition to a major in poultry science, students may pursue majors through many intercollegiate faculties including nutrition, food science and technology, and genetics. Faculty expertise exists for study in genetics, reproduction, nutrition, biochemistry, physiology, environment, management, microbiology, processing, and marketing for all commercially-important species. The faculty are also actively involved in many of these disciplines for other avian species and in the pursuit of basic cellular and molecular knowledge.

• Master of Agriculture in Poultry Science
• Master of Science in Poultry Science

• Doctor of Philosophy in Poultry Science

Poultry Science