Dr. Giridhar Athrey: Broiler Breeder Fertility | Ep. 203

In this episode of The Poultry Podcast Show, Dr. Giridhar Athrey, Associate Professor and Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Education at Texas A&M University, explains how multiomics, artificial intelligence, and mathematical modeling are improving the understanding of broiler breeder fertility. Practical applications, semen microbiome research, and future selection strategies highlight new opportunities for poultry production. Listen now on all major platforms!

"Understanding breeder fertility requires returning to the basics, defining meaningful phenotypes, and measuring biological changes over time before practical solutions can be developed."

Meet the guest:

Dr. Giridhar Athrey is an Associate Professor and Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Education in the Department of Poultry Science at Texas A&M University. His research combines genomics, computational biology, artificial intelligence, and functional biology to improve livestock performance and understand complex traits affecting poultry production. Listen to Dr. Giridhar Athrey on The Poultry Podcast Show, available on all major platforms.

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What you will learn:

(00:00) Highlight

(00:55) Introduction

(04:48) Fertility decline

(08:46) Multiomics research

(11:15) Predictive biomarkers