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Adam J. Davis

Associate Professor

Poultry Science

Areas of expertise

Animal ProductionFood SciencesMicrobiology

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Nutrition Sciences

Cornell University, NY, United States (1995)

Bachelor of Science, Technical Teacher Education

Cornell University, NY, United States (1990)

Awards and Honors

Student Career Success Influencer Award 2024 (2024)
Student Career Success Influencer Award 2022 (2023)
NACTA Teaching Award of Merit (2013)
Novus International and Poultry Science Association Teaching Award (2009)
Novus International Inc Teaching Award (2009)
D. W. Brooks Award for Excellence in Teaching (2007)
Henry Marks Teaching Award (2004)
Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advisor/Mentor Award (2003)
Outstanding Academic Advisor Award (2003)
Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Faculty Academic Advising (2003)
Milton L. Sunde Award (2002)
Milton L Sunde Award (2002)

Courses

POUL 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2025)
POUL 7300: Master's Thesis (Fall 2025)
BCMB 4970R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II (Fall 2025)
POUL 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2025)
POUL 1010E: Birds in Our Lives (Fall 2025)
POUL 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
POUL 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2026)
POUL 7300: Master's Thesis (Spring 2026)
POUL 6060: Reproductive Endocrinology (Spring 2026)
BIOL 4060: Reproductive Endocrinology (Spring 2026)
BIOL 6060: Reproductive Endocrinology (Spring 2026)
POUL 1010E: Birds in Our Lives (Spring 2026)
POUL 4060: Reproductive Endocrinology (Spring 2026)
POUL 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
POUL 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Spring 2026)
POUL 3990: Special Problems in Poultry Science (Spring 2026)
POUL 4960R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I (Spring 2026)
POUL 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Summer 2026)
POUL 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2026)
POUL 1010E: Birds in Our Lives (Summer 2026)
POUL 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2026)
POUL 8510: Problems in Poultry Science (Fall 2026)
POUL 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)
POUL 1010E: Birds in Our Lives (Fall 2026)
POUL 4970R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II (Fall 2026)
POUL 4960R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I (Fall 2026)

Scholarly Works

Assessing dried black soldier fly larva as a feed component for poultry production, JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH, (2025).
Dillard RB, Jones MK, Davis AJ
Effect of sodium bisulfate and in-feed antimicrobial products on Salmonella Enteritidis survival and nutrient digestibility in contaminated broiler breeder diets, JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH, (2025).
Jones MK, Baxter JA, Hofacre CL, Berghaus RD, Suarez JC … 3 more
High dietary inclusion of Chlorella vulgaris with extrusion or enzyme superdosing: Effects on broiler performance, welfare, and meat quality, POULTRY SCIENCE, (2025).
Mendes AR, Madacussengua O, Pestana JM, Martins CF, Carvalho DFP … 9 more
Utilization of near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy to predict the digestible essential amino acid content of mechanically and solvent-extracted soybean meal., International Poultry Scientific Forum, (2025).
Jones T, Hatmaker C, Chen C, Davis A
Hepatic corticosterone binding globulin mRNA expression in chickens of different ages, strains, and genders., International Poultry Scientific Forum Proceedings Atlanta GA, (2025).
Hatmaker C, Freeman M, Davis A

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ajdavis@uga.edu 706-542-1350

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120 D.W. Brooks Drive
Athens, GA 30602

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