Douglas R. Kuney is the Area Poultry Advisor. He can be reached at 951/827-2099 or at drkuney@ucdavis.edu

Doug has a B.S. in Microbiology from Colorado State University and a M.S. in Animal Science from Colorado State University. He has conducted post-graduate studies, Epidemiology, Loma Linda University

The emphasis of the Poultry program is: Environmental Health Food Safety Environmental Control Avian Disease Prevention

Doug is also involved in the California Egg Quality Assurance Program which includes a certification program of egg producers. He also conducts workshops for producers which include topics such as fly and manure management methods. His research interests are in development of rapid cooling methods development for shell eggs to enhance quality and improve food safety.