He received his B.S. degree with first class honor from King Saud University in 2005 majoring in Animal Production. He completed his M.S. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2011 and his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia-Athens in 2016. His research interests focus on improving linear and stochastic poultry feed formulation software, reducing nutrient variability in feedstuffs, modeling and evaluating poultry response to new feedstuffs/cultivars and modeling nutrient requirements. Dr. Alhotan has published several refereed Journal Articles, conference presentations, bulletins and software series in his field.