C. L. Novak Assistant Professor Extension specialist, Poultry Nutrition and Management Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061-0306 Began with APSC: Dec 1, 2000

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Education:

• B.S.: Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1992 - Biology
• M. S.: University of Nebraska, 1997 - Animal Science Poultry Nutrition
• Ph. D.: University of Nebraska, 2001 - Animal Science Poultry Nutrition

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Dr. Novak is responsible for the development and implementation of various feeding and management programs directly affecting the poultry industry (all birds) and the environment. The extension program deals with industry issues related to nutrition and management practices of commercial poultry, with an emphasis on meat type poultry (broilers and turkeys). Also, contributing nutritional and management expertise to educational programs within the poultry community is an important part of the program. Research activities complement extension activities: applied nutrition research of commercial meat and egg-type poultry. Specific interests are enzyme supplementation, low protein diets and other nutritional factors that affect the overall development (early nutrition) and production of poultry. Teaching responsibilities will be contributing nutritional information to existing courses and the development of a poultry nutrition course.
I am also in charge of certain FFA Quiz bowl & 4-H youth poultry events in the state of Virginia.

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Office: Room 3300 Litton-Reaves, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
E-mail: cnovak@vt.edu
Phone:  (540) 231-5087 
FAX:    (540) 231-3010