DR. SUSAN E. WATKINS Extension Poultry Specialist

Dr. Watkins received a B.S. in Animal Science in 1983 from the University of Arkansas and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Poultry Nutrition from the University of Arkansas. Dr. Watkins has served as a Poultry Extension Specialist since 1996.

Dr. Watkins' area of focus is broiler and turkey production. Dr. Watkins provides the poultry industry with technical support in the areas of drinking water quality, litter management, litter treatments, facility sanitation and bedding material alternatives. Dr. Watkins has conducted evaluations on the Bio-burner that has been developed as an alternative poultry floor sanitation procedure. Dr. Watkins also conducts applied research evaluations for the industry in the areas of bird strain comparisons and new products used in poultry production. In 2007, Watkins was named one of the "Top Guns" in the poultry industry by Poultry USA magazine. In 2008, Watkins was awarded the John W. White Outstanding Extension State Faculty Award by the Division of Agriculture.

Dr. Watkins works with the poultry industry to provide quality educational programs in the areas of human relations training and technical training. Dr. Watkins works with The Poultry Federation with the planning of The Poultry Symposium and The Nutrition Conference. Dr. Watkins is also active with the planning and coordination of The National Waste Management Symposium held every two years.

Dr. Watkins serves as the Departmental Coordinator for the internship program. Dr. Watkins also serves as Poultry Science Club advisor and she serves as the student advisor for the College Student Career Program hosted by U.S. Poultry and Egg.

SIGNIFICANT PAPERS

• Watkins, S.E., The Bio-Burner: A New Tool in Poultry Sanitation. 1999. Avian Advice 1:2-4.
• Watkins, S.E., F.T. Jones, F.D. Clark, and J.L Wooley. Raising Broilers and Turkeys for Competition. Cooperative Extension Service. 4HFSO416-2M-11-97N.
• Murakami, A.E., E.A. Saleh, S.E. Watkins, and P.W. Waldroup. 2000. Sodium Source and Level in Broiler Diets With and Without High Levels of Animal Protein. J. Appl. Poultry Res. 9:53-61.
• Watkins, S.E., P.W. Waldroup, J.P. Peters, and A.D. Desai. 1999. Stability of Bacitracin Methylene Disalicylate and Chlortetracycline in Combination in a Pelleted Pig Feed. Animal Feed Sci and Tech. 81:35-42.

CONTACT INFORMATION

swatkin@uark.edu

Dr. Susan Watkins
Center of Excellence for Poultry Science
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701

Telephone: 479-575-7902
FAX: 479-575-8775

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