Poultry Science Association

Poultry Science Association

Abbreviation	PSA
Formation	July 22, 1908; 116 years ago (1908-07-22)
Founder	James E. Rice
Founded at	Cornell University
Type	Professional association
Purpose	"…advancing the discovery, dissemination and application of knowledge in the poultry sciences."
Headquarters	Champaign, Illinois
Coordinates	40.116054°N 88.311753°W / 40.116054; -88.311753
Region served	United States Canada
Fields	Poultry science
Membership	1800 (2022)
President	Tom E. Porter
Secretary-Treasurer	Douglas F. Britton
First Vice President	Brian D. Fairchild
Second Vice President	Martin J. Zuidhof
Website	poultryscience.org
[1]

The Poultry Science Association (PSA) is an American non-profit professional organization for the advancement of poultry science. Founded in 1908,[2] the PSA is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois.

Consisting of 1800 members, PSA is involved in research, education, nutrition, and processing of poultry-based products, including chicken, quail, turkey, and duck. Its two journals are Poultry Science and Journal of Applied Poultry Research.[3]

Its youngest ever President was Prof Frederick Hutt of the University of Minnesota in 1932 (then aged 34).[4]

See also

• Poultry farming in the United States

References

1. "About - History, Mission & Vision". Archived from the original on 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
2. Kent, O. B.; Branion, H. D. (1958). A Brief History of the Poultry Science Association and its Journal 1908–1958 (PDF). Ithaca, New York. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2022-03-17. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
3. "Poultry Science Association". Publons. Archived from the original on 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
4. Reeve, Eric. "Frederick Bruce Hutt PhD, DSc (Edin), MS (Wisc), MA (Manitoba), BSA (Guelph), DSc hc, (Guelph, Brno), Hon FRSE" (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2016-11-21.

External links

Official website