Even as a kid, Adnan Alrubaye was taking care of chickens. Now, he’s working to help fight a disease that causes chicken lameness, a major issue for the poultry industry.
Of the nine billion broiler chickens produced in the U.S. each year, one billion come from Arkansas. Broiler chickens are Arkansas’ largest agricultural commodity, bringing in nearly $4 billion in cash farm receipts in 2021.
Cell and Molecular Biology: https://cell.uark.edu/
Poultry Science: https://poultry-science.uark.edu/inde…
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station: https://aaes.uada.edu
Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service: https://www.uaex.uada.edu
U of A System Division of Agriculture: https://uada.edu
Bumpers College: https://bumperscollege.uark.edu
