Michael Kidd, receives the MAFES Outstanding Worker Award from Gary Gaines, CEO of the Land Bank of North Mississippi and MAFES Director Vance Watson.

Dr. Michael T. Kidd

A poultry scientist recognized as a leading poultry nutritionist received the MAFES Outstanding Worker Award for 2003.

Michael T. Kidd is recognized as a world authority on limiting amino acids in poultry and has published extensively on the impact of nutrition on immune responses of birds.

“His research efforts have resulted in savings in the poultry industry of many million of dollars,” said MSU poultry science department head Wallace Morgan. “Through identification of the specific amino acids most limiting growth, feed efficiency and especially processing yield of white meat, Michael’s research has provided opportunities for commercial poultry companies to produce much more efficient and cost effective diets.”

The 2003 MAFES outstanding worker earned his doctorate at North Carolina State University, with a major in nutrition and a minor in immunology. His master’s degree and bachelor’s degree, both in poultry science, are from the University of Arkansas.

The annual Outstanding MAFES Worker Award is sponsored by the Federal Land Bank of Mississippi.

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