Poultry science students win national awards for research
February 3, 2006Contact Information:
Karen Eskew, Agricultural Communications, 479-575-3192 / keskew@uark.edu
ATLANTA --- Three students from the Department of Poultry Science at the University of Arkansas recently competed and won at the Southern Poultry Science Society Annual Meeting held in Atlanta Jan. 23-24.
Carol Ojano-Dirain, a Ph.D. student from Pamplona in Cagayan, Philippines, received the Alltech Student Manuscript Award for her paper on mitochondrial function in broilers with low and high feed efficiency. Only one Alltech award is given out each year and this was the second year in a row for her to win this prestigious honor. Her major professor is Dr. Walter Bottje.
Fausto Solis de los Santos, a Ph.D. student from Santiago City in the Dominican Republic, won the Outstanding Research Presentation Award in the area of physiology and pathology for his paper on gut development in turkey poults. De los Santos is a Fulbright Scholar and his major professor is Dr. Ann Donoghue.
Valerie Brewer, a junior poultry science major from Prairie Grove, won the Outstanding Research Presentation award in the area of processing and products for her paper on phase-feeding in broilers. Brewer had to compete against master's and Ph.D. students from across the nation to win this award. Drs. Jason Emmert and Casey Owens both assisted Brewer with her project.