PEC: Promoting poultry welfare through global outreach
The Poultry Extension Collaborative (PEC) was founded in 2020 by Purdue Associate Professor Marisa Erasmus and colleagues Leonie Jacobs at Virginia Tech University, Shawna Weimer at the University of Arkansas and Prafulla Regmi at the University of Georgia.
PEC applies poultry science in real-world settings, delivering the latest evidence-based care and welfare practices to stakeholders across the U.S. and around the world.
“PEC is designed to bring evidence-based information to poultry stakeholders so that they can make informed decisions and to facilitate discussion, collaboration and engagement,” Erasmus said. “It reaches people from across the globe, ensuring that information is freely available to all who have a poultry interest.”
Since its founding in 2020, PEC has led impactful outreach efforts, including publishing educational articles and hosting free live symposia with global experts and industry leaders in animal behavior and welfare.
Erasmus explains that community engagement is essential to PEC’s mission.
“Community engagement is the cornerstone of animal welfare science—without community engagement, we cannot understand the most pressing animal welfare needs of the agriculture industry, and the information we generate cannot reach those who use it to advance animal production and welfare,” Erasmus said.
To learn more about the Poultry Extension Collaborative and access its free educational resources, click here.
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