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Commends Mr. Bill Gilley for his recognition during the 2021 Alabama Agriculture Hall of Honor Banquet on September 16, 2021

Credits Gilley with preventing the collapse of the poultry industry in the 1960s by developing disease control methods, including a procedure using turkey blood to protect chicks from Marek's Disease

Recognizes Gilley's 30-year career at Red Hat Poultry and ConAgra Foods, where he served as Bird Health Director addressing diseases such as Pullorum and Mycoplasma

Notes Gilley's post-retirement work with Auburn University's Poultry Science Department to develop dead-bird composting disposal methods still used today

Honors Gilley as an Auburn University graduate with Bachelor and Master degrees in Agricultural Education, and acknowledges his mentorship under poultry science experts Dr. Dale King and Dr. Allen Edgar