Fort Valley State to add poultry major to agriculture education [Video]

FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Georgia is the leading state in poultry production and Fort Valley State University is looking to train more poultry scientists.

According to the Georgia Farm Bureau, Georgia produces 26 million pounds of chicken daily. 

Animal scientist Govind Kannan says the school’s poultry science major will be a great addition to their school.

“Our goal with this initiative with Senator Ossoff’s support and UGA, and industry support, we would incorporate poultry courses within the animal science major, and once we have the basic infrastructure established we’d be ready to offer a full fledge undergraduate program in poultry science,” Kannan said.

According to the state’s department of agriculture, Ossoff says one reason for the push to fund Georgia’s poultry production is the bird flu, also known as avian flu. 

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