Expertise

Dr. Bourassa’s research focuses on poultry processing, microbiology, and food safety. Her poultry processing research topic areas have included stunning and animal welfare, the effects primary processing parameters on carcass microbiology, carcass sampling methods for foodborne pathogens, as well as the effects of on farm interventions on fully processed carcasses.

Expertise: Animal Welfare, Poultry Processing

Communities
Agriculture
Degrees
PhD, University of Georgia, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2013
MSA, University of Georgia, Poultry Science, 2004
BScAgr, University of Georgia, Poultry Science, 2002
Associations
Poultry Science Association