Dr. Waldroup has served as a member of the Poultry Nutrition Subcommittee of the National Research Council since 1981, responsible for evaluating published literature to establish nutritional standards for poultry. His research has been recognized by the American Feed Manufacturer's Nutrition Research Award, the John W. White Research Award presented by the University of Arkansas, the American Soybean Association Market Development Award, and the Distiller's Research Council Distinguished Nutrition Award. Dr. Waldroup was selected as the first recipient of the National Broiler Council Research Award. He received the Arkansas Alumni Association Distinguished Research Award and was made a Fellow of the Poultry Science Association in 1996. Dr. Waldroup conducts research with broilers and turkeys to determine nutrient requirements and interactions, to evaluate new or modified feed ingredients, to compare feeding and management systems and to develop computer models to emulate growth and development of broilers and turkeys.
Emphasis is placed on relationship of nutrition to carcass composition.
In recent years Dr. Waldroup's research has focused upon feeding and management of the large male broiler and upon nutrient requirements during the withdrawal period.