Richard Blatchford completed his B.S. in Psychobiology at Hiram College and his M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of California-Davis in Avian Science and Animal Behavior, respectively. His research focus is on the husbandry, behavior, and welfare of small to large-scale poultry production. He is particularly interested in understanding the challenges facing small-scale and backyard poultry flocks as well as the impacts of housing systems on poultry health and welfare in large-scale facilities. He is also interested in developing on-farm assessment tools for producers and auditors to monitor the health and welfare of poultry flocks.
Richard Blatchford, MA, PhD
Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist, Department of Animal Science, University of California-Davis
