New Podcast — Launching September 2026

A podcast with the latest poultry health research digested into 9 minutes — every week.

Want to stay ahead in poultry health? The Poultry Health Blackbelt Podcast is your fast-track to cutting-edge science on disease control, biosecurity and flock performance — for veterinarians, nutritionists and producers who want insight without the fluff.

Platforms go live at launch in September.

Astronaut chicken — The Poultry Health Blackbelt Podcast mascot

Why listen

Learn from the brightest minds
of the global poultry industry.

If you work in the poultry industry and want to stay up to date with the latest research and best practices, you have come to the right place.

9
minutes per episode

Quick, actionable insights that fit into your busy schedule — no fluff, no filler.

Wed
every week

New episodes drop every Wednesday. Effortlessly learn while going about your routine.

Global
industry leaders

Conversations with the researchers and vets shaping poultry health worldwide.

Live
latest research

Stay current with what's actually working in the field today, straight from the source.

Meet your hosts

Two leading experts in poultry health and disease.

Dr. Tim Johnson

Dr. Tim Johnson

Professor, University of Minnesota

Professor in the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Minnesota and Director of Research and Development at the MCROC Poultry Lab. His work focuses on bacterial diseases in poultry, pathogen ecology, evolution, and mitigation.

15 years in academia140+ publications$6M+ in grantsMultiple patents
Dr. David Eugene Swayne

Dr. David Eugene Swayne

Poultry Veterinarian · Private Consultant, Birdflu Veterinarian LLC

Internationally recognized poultry veterinarian and veterinary pathologist with more than three decades of research focused on avian influenza, Newcastle disease, and poultry disease control. He spent more than 28 years as Laboratory Director of the USDA ARS Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory and has held international leadership roles with WOAH and OFFLU.

350+ publications100+ book chapters380+ invited lectures28 years USDA ARS