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Fueling the world's largest industry

Poultry is the world's No. 1 protein source and the largest agricultural industry in the state of Alabama. This means our students and alumni are in very high demand, usually with multiple high-paying job offers at graduation. As a student in poultry science, you'll learn alongside some of the world's top poultry researchers and in some of the industry's most high-tech academic facilities.

Degree Programs

Our undergraduate and graduate degree programs are designed to give you a scientific foundation for success in any sector of the poultry industry. Our graduate programs can prepare you for careers in industry, academics, research or fields of medicine or veterinary medicine.
Degrees available:
M.S. | M.Ag. | Ph.D.
Degrees available:
Minor | B.S. | M.S. | M.Ag. | Ph.D.
Miller Poultry Research & Education Center
The Charles C. Miller Jr. Poultry Research and Education Center is a 30-acre farm near the Auburn University campus. The most comprehensive academic research facility of its kind, the Miller Center encompases every aspect of the poultry industry, from breeding to hatching to production to processing and more.
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Campus Experience
Getting their hands dirty

Senior ag comm major Claire Hamilton takes a look at five hands-on majors in the Auburn University College of Agriculture.

Rishi Prasad, Debolina Chakraborty and Wilmer Pacheco smile for a photo in the Miller Center
Research and Innovation
Auburn research reinvents cleaner poultry houses

Auburn researchers are developing strategies to reduce gas emissions from poultry houses and improve animal welfare for poultry production.

Testing raw chicken samples in lab
Research and Innovation
Auburn researchers take on poultry pathogens

Poultry scientists at Auburn University dedicate countless hours to advancing food safety practices—from production and processing all the way to commercial retail.

Contact Us
Department of Poultry Science
260 Lem Morrison Drive
334-844-4133
poul@auburn.edu