Bruce Rathgeber is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada. He received his BSc in Poultry Science from University of Saskatchewan, MSc in the Poultry Science from University of Arkansas and PhD in Food Science from University of Saskatchewan. In between his BSc and MSc he worked for Shaver Poultry Breeding Farms and Cuddy Chicks in Ontario. Bruce became a faculty member in the Department of Plant & Animal Sciences at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in 2000. After six years in this position, he joined Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada as a Government Research Scientist. In 2015 he became a faculty member at Dalhousie University and Chair of the department of Animal Science and Aquaculture in 2021. His current research interests include projects that focus on the influence of production practices and bird nutrition on bird performance and product safety and quality, for both meat and egg producing poultry. Bruce has been serving as the president of the Canadian branch of World’s Poultry Science Association since 2017. He has mentored 20 MSc and 2 PhD students; is serving or has served on 44 additional graduate student committees; and has supervised 54 undergraduate special projects. Rathgeber has been an author or co-author on 113 abstracts at scientific meetings, 59 peer-reviewed articles, and 11 trade journal articles. given 32 invited presentations. Bruce enjoys gardening, raising tropical fish and mountain biking, hiking and skiing with his family.