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The Future of Poultry Science?
I had the opportunity to attend the 97th annual
meeting of Poultry Science Association (PSA) held 20-23 July in
Niagara Falls, Canada. For this blog, I'd like to talk briefly about a session
which was about the “Future of Poultry Scienceâ€. This issue was discussed from
different perspectives including research, student, and university
administration.
I had the opportunity to attend the 97th annual meeting of Poultry Science
Association (PSA) held 20-23 July in Niagara Falls, Canada. For this
blog, I'd like to talk briefly about a session which was about the “Future of
Poultry Scienceâ€. This issue was discussed from different perspectives including
research, student, and university administration.
As we all know, there has been considerable expansion in the poultry
industry and poultry education/research centres have made outstanding
contributions to this phenomenal growth. Despite the advancements in the poultry
industry, the number of
active poultry science departments has declined dramatically
over these years. It is argued that one of the reasons for this relates to
how industry and poultry research centres have been dealing with each other over
the years.
It seems that poultry research centres have not been moving at the pace
that the poultry industry has been moving. The poultry industry has been
directly benefiting from the data being generated at research centres and
efficient interactions between these two can make excellent opportunities for
them to continually understand and address their short- and long-term concerns.
How connected are poultry research centres and the industry today? In my
opinion, the connection level is not as it should be.
Enhancement of the relationship between research centres and the poultry
industry should always be one of our main concerns. There is a continuous need
to disseminate the knowledge generated by poultry research centres. There is
also a constant need for support of poultry research by the industry. It is
becoming quite difficult to continue conducting research projects without
obtaining support from the industry. The poultry industry and research centres
will remain as two major but mutually dependent players in the battle field for
the future of poultry science.
What do you think of the future?
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