Tom TablerProfessor and Extension Poultry Specialist If you have been to the grocery store lately, you already know that eggs are expensive these days. During 2024, the average price of…
High Egg Prices Expected to go Higher
UT Animal Science has received funding from the US Poultry Foundation
UT Animal Science has received funding from the US Poultry Foundation’s Industrial Education Recruitment Funding Program. The funds will support recruitment efforts to attract high school students to UT’s poultry…
Tanner Thornton Featured in Modern Poultry
The Precision Poultry Management Group is pleased to share that Graduate Student Tanner Thornton has been featured in Modern Poultry, a leading publication covering innovations in the poultry industry. The…
Precision Poultry Management Group at IPPE 2025
The Precision Poultry Management Group participated in the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) 2025, engaging with industry professionals and researchers to discuss advancements in precision livestock farming. This event…
Graduate Student Manita Kafle Recognized with Graduate Student Research Award
We are delighted to share that graduate student Manita Kafle, in the Precision Poultry Management Group under the supervision of Dr. Yang Zhao, has been awarded the Graduate Student Research…
Biosecurity Critical to Avoiding Avian Influenza Issues
Tom TablerProfessor and Extension Poultry Specialist Avian influenza continues to decimate poultry flocks in the U.S., particularly California. This is especially noticeable in the price of eggs, which has reached…
Avian Influenza Continues to Threaten Poultry Flocks and Dairy Cattle Herds
As of January 3, 2025, since the start of the current avian influenza outbreak in the United States on February 8, 2022, 130.33 million birds have been affected. Highly Pathogenic…
Enhancing Poultry Health and Productivity with Prebiotics and Syn-biotics
Xinge Hu The poultry industry is constantly seeking innovative and sustainable strategies to improve bird health and productivity while reducing reliance on antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs). Two of the most…
HPAI Threat Continues into Fall Migration Season
As of October 11, 2024, 100.78 million birds have been affected by the current highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak which began on February 8, 2022. A total of 1,178…
Tennessee Poultry Association to Host Grower Educational Meetings
The Tennessee Poultry Association will host two grower educational meetings for commercial poultry producers, live production team members, allied industry members, university poultry students and faculty in the coming weeks. …
