Pilgrim’s Pride makes donation to poultry-research facilities at Auburn

GREELEY — Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. (Nadaq: PPC) has donated $100,000 to help fund the relocation and modernization of a poultry-research facility at Auburn University in Alabama.

Greeley-based Pilgrim’s Pride, the second-largest poultry company in the United States, said Wednesday the donation is an investment in “the future innovators of the poultry industry.” Bill Lovette, Pilgrim’s chief executive, said in a prepared statement, “If we can broaden the knowledge base by attracting students with fresh ideas about poultry production, that’s a win-win for our business and for the long-term viability of this industry.”

Research being conducted at Auburn includes studies on meat quality, litter management, animal welfare and antibiotic-free production.

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“Auburn University’s Department of Poultry Science is extremely grateful for the longstanding relationship we have had with Pilgrim’s and for this generous gift,” said Donald E. Conner, head of the Department of Poultry Science at Auburn.

Pilgrim’s Pride in the statement said the new Auburn research facilities will allow for increased control, precision and replication to meet research needs well into the future, as well as the ability to generate new knowledge and technology to sustain commercial poultry production. Auburn is one of six poultry science departments in the United States.