April 21, 2017
7:30 am -5:00 pm Leaving from Townsend Hall
This is an opportunity to learn about the poultry industry and how broilers (chickens) are raised for meat. The tour will visit:
- Perdue Farms hatchery (hatching over one million chicks per week)
- Broiler farm (chance to visit the birds in a broiler house)
- Broiler processing plant (learn about food safety)
You will also have the chance to meet with Perdue Human Resource personnel and recent UD alumni working at Perdue to learn about internships, full time positions and their scholarship program over lunch that is provided.
The vans or bus will leave the Townsend Hall parking lot at 7:30 am and will return around 5:00 pm. To sign up for this tour or if you have questions, please contact Prof. Alphin at 831-0825 or ralphin@udel.edu
