The place to for the

							                     The place to                         for the
                                                                                         POULTRY RELATED
                                                                                            COURSES:
                    Poultry Industry
                                                                                                    Introduction to
                                                                                                 Animal Agriculture

 The poultry industry serves a major       Two of the primary objectives of the                   Avian Physiology
 and unique role for Indiana. The          Department of Animal Sciences at
 Indiana poultry industry is well          Purdue University are to educate                 Functional Anatomy and
 represented nationally. Indiana           individuals to anticipate and effectively           Animal Performance
 currently ranks first in the production   respond to challenges whenever
 of ducks and egg-type layers, fourth in   animals and humans interact, and                   Monogastric Nutrition
 egg production, seventh in turkey         advance efficient production animals
 production, and 14th in broiler           through research, extension, and                         Animal Nutrition
 production. Collectively, these species   teaching. Through the education and
 generate a tremendous amount of           opportunities that Purdue offers, Animal     Applied Animal Management
 revenue for the Indiana economy. The      Sciences graduates are prepared for
 poultry industry represents more than     whichever road they choose to travel in                    Meat Science
 $806 million in total gross farm          the poultry industry.
 receipts for Indiana.                                                                  Midwest Poultry Consortium/
                                                                                           University of Wisconsin

                                                                                                Animal Growth and
                                                                                                     Development
Activities                                                                               Physiology of Reproduction

AVIAN SCIENCES              MIDWEST POULTRY               campus. The club                      Commercial Poultry
CLUB –This active           CONSORTIUM — This is          represents each species                   Management
group of undergraduate      a summer school offering      of livestock. The club
students from many ma-      specialized poultry           sponsors activities                Applied Reproductive
jors in the College of      classes which is tied         throughout the year          Management of Farm Animals
Agriculture travels on      directly to internships in    including: Invitational
industry trips, sponsors    the poultry industry.         Judging contest, Royal,
invited industry            Credits are applied           Tot’s Day, and ham sale.
speakers, and promotes      directly to your degree in    Contact Matthew Claeys
the poultry industry in     Animal Sciences at            (mclaeys@purdue.edu)
many Purdue settings.       Purdue.
Contact Dr. Latour          Contact Dr. Hester
(mlatour@purdue.edu)        (phester@purdue.edu)
Dr. Hester
(phester@purdue.edu)        BLOCK AND BRIDLE –
Dr. Applegate               The Block and Bridle Club
(applegt@purdue.edu)        is the largest Animal
                            Science option club on
                A nimal Sciences at Purdue
                                 Employment Opportunities
                                 The four year average         marketable to the poultry     animal-related industries.
                                 starting salary of BS         industry by seeking           Students can earn credit
                                 graduates is $30,000 with     valuable summer               or income while at Purdue
                                 a 90% placement rate.         internships and work          by working in offices, and
                                 Starting salary is only one   experiences. Faculty work     the Animal Sciences
                                 of many ways you benefit      hard assisting students in    farms, or by assisting with
                                 from a degree from the        locating industry             classes or doing
                                 Purdue College of             internships. Students are     undergraduate research
                                 Agriculture. While at         not only marketable to the    projects in poultry
                                 Purdue many students          poultry industry, but the     nutrition, genetic
                                 gain valuable income and      broad background in           selection, reproductive
                                 hands-on experience in        Animal Sciences allows        physiology, behavior and
                                 extracurricular activities    them to be more               welfare, or health.
                                 and make themselves           employable in other


  For more information
about enrolling in Animal        Animal Biology Specializations
   Sciences contact:
                                 Animal Agribusiness                      Pre-Vet Medicine
  Dr. Mickey Latour at           Animal Production                        Biotechnology
     765-494-8011
  mlatour@purdue.edu             Animal Products                          Behavior/Well-Being
                                 Animal Biosciences
   Animal Sciences at
    1-800-213-2672
   Fax 765-494-9346
  www.ansc.purdue.edu            Industry Employers
 Visit Purdue’s Web site         Tyson Foods              Maple Leaf Farms                  Alltech
    www.purdue.edu               Creighton Brothers       Hy-Line Hatchery                  Rose Acres Farms
                                 Pine Manor               Wabash Valley Produce             Midwest Poultry Services
    You can up a up a
        To set set               Vantress Cobb            Perdue Farms                      Farbest Foods
    departmental visit
  departmental visit by
    call 765-494-8007
contacting Julie Correll at
        or email
     765-494-8007 or
  ansc4you@purdue.edu
   correllj@purdue.edu
                                 Poultry Staff
                                 Dr. Mickey Latour: 765-494-8011             Dr. Bill Muir: 765-494-8032
     Poultry Website             Dr. Patricia Hester: 765-494-8019           Dr. Alan Sutton: 765-494-8012
http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/       Dr. Layi Adeola: 765-494-4848               Dr. John Patterson: 765-494-4826
           poultry               Dr. Edmond Pajor: 765-496-6665              Dr. Heng-wei Cheng: 765-494-8022
                                 Dr. Todd Applegate: 765-496-7769            Dr. Joseph Garner: 765-494-1780




           Department of Animal Sciences Vision Statement
   The Department of Animal Sciences at Purdue University is the place to go for high-quality employees, animal
   management and care information, and cutting-edge research results to improve and serve the animal industry.