Lilong Chai
Associate Professor
Areas of expertise
Environmental Science and ManagementAnimal ProductionFood SciencesZoologyAgriculture, Land and Farm ManagementEcology
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Agricultural Engineering.
China Agricultural University, China (2011)
Awards and Honors
- 2025 American Egg Board Research Award (2025)
- 2025 UGA Aspire Fellow (2025)
- 2025 UGA CAES Research Award (2025)
- Outstanding Presentation (2025)
- Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Award (2024)
- AOC Early Career Award (2024)
- Highlight of 2023-2024 "Poultry Science" Top Cited Paper (2024)
- Highlight of 2023-2024 "Journal of Applied Poultry Research" Top Cited Paper (2024)
- NACAA Communication Award (2023)
- Selected into the Cohort 3 of Georgia Greater Yield program (2023)
- Outstanding Associate Editor of ASABE (2022)
- 2021 ASABE Sunkist Young Designer Award (2021)
- 2nd Place Award in Extension Competition of 2020 UGA Extension Conference (2020)
- 2020 ASABE Outstanding Reviewer Award (2020)
- 2019 ASABE Outstanding Reviewer Award (2019)
- 2018 AOCABFE Outstanding Service Award (2018)
Courses
- POUL 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
- POUL 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2025)
- POUL 7300: Master's Thesis (Fall 2025)
- POUL 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2025)
- POUL 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2026)
- POUL 7300: Master's Thesis (Spring 2026)
- POUL 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
- POUL 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Spring 2026)
- POUL 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2026)
- POUL 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Summer 2026)
- POUL 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)
- POUL 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2026)
Scholarly Works
- Computer vision models for precision poultry farming: A narrative review of behavioral and welfare monitoring studies, POULTRY SCIENCE, (2026).
- Monitoring Enrichment Block Pecking Behavior of Cage-Free Laying Hens with Deep Learning, AGRIENGINEERING, (2026).
- A Narrative Review on Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence for Poultry Production, ANIMALS, (2026).
- Artificial intelligence in precision poultry farming: opportunities, challenges, and future features, ANIMAL FRONTIERS, (2026).
- Development and Validation of Internet of Things-Enabled Weighing System for Cage-Free Poultry Houses, SENSORS, (2026).
Contact
Mailing Address
Poultry Science
120 D.W. Brooks Drive
Athens, GA 30602
Shipping Address
Poultry Science
120 D.W. Brooks Drive
Athens, GA 30602
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