DEPARTMENT HISTORY
2017
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MAY 2016Ground breaking for new farm facilities in North Auburn is scheduled. |
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2016The Board of Trustees approves Food Science as stand-alone degree. |
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2015
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2012
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2010Food Science program is integrated into the department. |
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2006The “Virtual Chicken“, a 3-D animation of the female reproductive system and egg formation is released as teaching resource. |
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2005
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1996Auburn Peak of Excellence program, |
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1980’SAlabama becomes number one broiler producing and processing state in the USA. |
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1970’S
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1968Mortality composting methods are refined by J.P. Blake |
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1962The Department of Poultry Science develops Infectious Bursal Disease and Fowl Pox vaccines. |
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1961
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1952
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1948First-ever M.S. degrees in poultry science are awarded. |
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1947Poultry Husbandry returns to separate department status. |
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1934The department is re-incorporated into the Animal Husbandry Department. The “Auburn Strain” of single comb white leghorns is developed. |
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1929
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1924Under the leadership of John Ivey, the poultry program becomes part of the Animal Industry Department. |
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1921![]() Extension Feed Display, 1920s. The program’s first extension poultry specialist, Gladys Tappon, is hired. |
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1920The poultry husbandry courses are moved into Home Economics, as tending chickens usually fell to women in the family. |
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1912The first-ever course in poultry husbandry |