Iowa State University

Department of Animal Science

Egg Industry Center

Education and Research

Ongoing Research and Outreach Endeavors

• Assessment of aviary laying-hen housing systems for egg production in the Midwest

• Assessment of alternative production systems for laying hens to safeguard animal welfare and a sustainable egg supply

• Coalition for Sustainable Egg Supply Study—Assessing the environmental impact of laying-hen housing systems

• Effects of long-term supplementation of laying-hen diets with high concentrations of cholecalciferol on egg yolk vitamin D concentration, egg quality, hen performance and hen health

• Life cycle assessment of supply chain greenhouse gas emissions for egg production and processing systems in Iowa

• Estimation of costs associated with Salmonella enteritidis prevention in flocks

• Development of a calculations tool for estimating the costs of converting from conventional cage to enriched colony housing egg production


Poultry Science Academic Programs

West Virginia University University of Wisconsin Washington State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Texas A&M University Stephen F. Austin State University University of Tennessee South Dakota State University Clemson University Pennsylvania State University Utah State University Oregon State University Oklahoma State University The Ohio State University Cornell University University of Nebraska North Carolina State University Mississippi State University University of Missouri University of Minnesota Michigan State University University of Maine University of Maryland Louisiana State University University of Kentucky Kansas State University Purdue University University of Illionois at Urbana-Champaign Iowa State University University of Georgia Georgia Institute of Technology University of Florida University of Delaware University of Connecticut Colorado State University University of California at Davis California Polytechnic State University University of Arkansas Auburn University • Roll over map to view poultry science academic programs