Paul B. Siegel Poultry Research Center
The Paul B. Siegle Poultry Research Center (aka "Chicken Hill") is a five-building complex is used for teaching Introduction to Animal Science Laboratory, Physiology and Anatomy, Animal Behavior, and Poultry Enterprise Management.
Resarch conducted here includes chicken breeding, genetics, and nutrition.
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Siegel, active professor emeritus, received a Golden Goose Award for his tremendous work that impacted both people and economy from federally funded research projects on Sept. 27.
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