POUL 2020 Lecture 2: Lecture 2- 8:25

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Poultry Science
• Course: POUL 2020
• Professor: Benson

Document Summary

Compared to the rest of the nation, georgia was not a major poultry area before 1920. The boll weevil swept through georgia"s cotton in 1920. In south georgia farmers turned to peanuts and tobacco. In the mountains and foothills of north georgia farmers were literally starving, depleted soil, hilly terrain, small farms. Usps shipping of chicks: made more sustainable. Salmonella control: national poultry improvement plan, collaboration of different poultry companies working with the government to work together to solve issues in the poultry production. Wwii (1941-1945) boosted broiler production in the us: red meat was rationed (largely pork and beef, with no mention of chicken, this made poultry become a part of the american diet. South began to lead poultry production due to the boll weevil (bug that destroyed the cotton crop: cotton was no longer king. Jesse jewell started vertical integration (business model: started in georgia, this business model grew quickly along the south.