Poultry Science - Associate Science Degree

Students in Poultry Science study; the composition of feeds and their nutritional value, diagnosis, treatment and control of diseases, types of housing, and principles of poultry breeding, brooding, care and processing of fryers, replacements, and laying hens, grading and candling eggs, and marketing and economic aspects of poultry production.  Students also study efficiency factors affecting profit.  The Poultry Science Program is designed to prepare students for entry-level management positions in the poultry industry.