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Research Programs and Projects at this Location

ARS research is organized into National Programs. Within each National Program are research projects. Listed below are  the National Programs and research projects currently conducted at this location.

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Food Animal Production (NP #101)
Enhancing Genetic Resistance and Vaccinal Response to Control Marek's Disease, Infectious Laryngotracheitis, and Infectious Bursal Disease in Chicken
(In-House Appropriated)
Animal Health (NP #103)
Control Strategies to Prevent and Respond to Diseases Outbreaks Caused by Avian Influenza Viruses
(In-House Appropriated)
Elucidation of Molecular Determinants of Avian Herpesviruses Virulence and Evolution to Inform the Development of Safe and Effective Vaccines
(In-House Appropriated)
Genomic and Epidemiological Parameters to Inform Interventions Strategies for Enteric Diseases of Poultry
(In-House Appropriated)
Intervention Strategies to Predict, Prevent, and Control Emerging Strains of Virulent Newcastle Disease Viruses
(In-House Appropriated)
Systems Biology Approaches to Develop Medical Countermeasures to Detect, Prevent, and Control Poultry Production Viral Diseases
(In-House Appropriated)
An Integrated Basic and Translational Approach to Mitigate Key Enteric Diseases of Poultry
(Cooperative Agreement)
Avian Influenza Virus Host Immunology and Interventions for Poultry
(Cooperative Agreement)
Control of Newcastle Disease Through Enhanced Surveillance, Risk Assessment and Intervention Strategies
(Cooperative Agreement)
Development of mRNA-based Vaccines for Protection Against Disease Caused by Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV) and Infectious Laryngotacheitis Virus
(Cooperative Agreement)
Factors Influencing the Evolution of Infectious Diseases
(Cooperative Agreement)
Genomic and Epidemiological Parameters to Inform Interventions Strategies for Enteric Diseases of Poultry
(Cooperative Agreement)
Influence of Vaccines, Host Genetics and Pathogen Mutation Rates on the Evolutionary Dynamics of Infectious Diseases - Purdue
(Cooperative Agreement)
US-UK-China Collab: Predictive Phylogenetics For Evolutionary and Transmission Dynamics of Newly Emerging Avian Influenza Viruses
(Cooperative Agreement)
Characterization of Variant Avian Influenza Viruses to Evaluate Vaccines
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Development of an Antigenic and Sequence Database of U.S. Avian Influenza Viruses
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Evaluation of Currently Available Vaccines for the Control of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Evaluation of Different Vaccines for Control of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Poultry and Ruminants (Athens)
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Response to APHIS SARS-CoV-2 Research Priorities Phase 1 (SEPRL)
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Updating Avian Influenza Diagnostic Tests and HPAIV Strain Characterization
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
“NIAID Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response” (CEIRR)
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Development and Validation of Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) Sequencing as a Molecular Point-of-Care Diagnostic (POCD) Assay
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Next-Generation Sequencing and Bioinformatics Procedures for Identification, Pathotype Prediction, and Subtyping of Influenza A viruses
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Rapid Detection and Characterization of Avian Foreign Animal Diseases Using Nanopore Sequencing
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Characterization Avian Influenza Virus Immunology and Intervention Strategies in Poultry
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Develop Novel Vaccines Against Avian Reovirus and to Elucidate Mechanisms of Viral Pathogenesis
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Elucidate Host-Pathogen Interactions of Polymicrobial Infections in Broiler Chicken Production
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Genomic and Epidemiological Parameters to Inform Interventions Strategies for Enteric Diseases of Poultry
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Improving Prevention of Newcastle Disease by Identification of Emerging Strains, Virus Evolution and Predicting Protection Conferred by Vaccination
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Influence of Vaccines, Host Genetics, and Pathogen Mutation Rates on the Evolutionary Dynamics of Infectious Diseases - Berlin
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
vIL4 Virus Characterization
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development of mRNA-based Vaccines for Heterosubtypic Protection Against Infectious Bronchitis and Infectious Laryngotracheitis Viruses
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Next Generation Sequencing as a Diagnostic Tool for Poultry Pathogens
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Novel Multivalent Vaccines for Broad Protection Against Avian Metapneumovirus Infection
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Food Safety, (Animal and Plant Products) (NP #108)
Alternatives to Antibiotics and Genomics of Antimicrobial Resistance to Control Foodborne Pathogens in Poultry
(In-House Appropriated)
Intervention Strategies to Control Salmonella and Campylobacter During Poultry Processing
(In-House Appropriated)
Reducing Pathogen Contamination Risks and Improving Quality Attributes of Eggs and Egg Products through Housing System Management and Egg Handling Practices
(In-House Appropriated)
Reduction of Foodborne Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance in Poultry Production Environments
(In-House Appropriated)
Smart Optical Sensing of Food Hazards and Elimination of Non-Nitrofurazone Semicarbazide in Poultry
(In-House Appropriated)
Strategies to Reduce Mycotoxin Contamination in Animal Feed and its Effect in Poultry Production Systems
(In-House Appropriated)
Development of Sustainable and Safe Processing and Waste Management and Practices for the US Poultry Industry
(Cooperative Agreement)
Eliminating Salmonella and Campylobacter Foodborne Pathogens from Poultry Flocks at the Farm
(Cooperative Agreement)
Poultry Postharvest Food Safety – Molecular Characterization, Detection and Intervention Strategies for Pathogen Mitigation
(Cooperative Agreement)
Resource-Efficient Poultry Processing
(Cooperative Agreement)
Strategies to Control Poultry Associated Foodborne Pathogens at the Retail Level
(Cooperative Agreement)
Agent Based Modeling to improve cage-free housing systems: What does the hen see?
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Application of Probiotics as an Alternative to Antibiotics for the Reduction of Salmonella in Poultry
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Assessing Salmonella serovar dynamics in broiler from production into processing
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Cage-Free Pullets: Housing and Management Practices
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development of Bioinformatic Tools for Omic Data Integration
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Effect of Mycotoxins and Mitigation Strategies in Poultry
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Extensive Hen Housing: Old Idea New Tricks
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Hyperspectral Imaging for Quality and Safety Evaluation of Agricultural Commodities
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Identify Environmental and Management Drivers of Foodborne Pathogen Ecology Under Pastured Poultry Rearing Systems
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Poultry Processing Research and Innovation
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Production and Processing Intervention Strategies for Poultry Associated Foodborne Pathogens
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Rear-In Place Poultry: Diet Formulation and Feed
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Reduction of Foodborne Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance in Poultry Production Environments
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Relationship of Salmonella and Campylobacter to chicken carcass microbiome
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Salmonella and Campylobacter! Leveraging Odor Signatures of Microbial Metabolism as a Non-invasive Detection Method of Foodborne Pathogens
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Sustainable Poultry Processing Research
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Welfare, Microbial Food Safety, and Performance Effects of Raising Broilers in Pastured Poultry Rearing Systems
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Product Quality and New Uses (NP #306)
Quality Characteristics and Sensor Development for Poultry and Other Agricultural Commodities
(In-House Appropriated)
Addressing Critical Poultry Industry Challenge through Creating Value for Chicken Breast Meat with Myopathies
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Nutritional Interventions to Prevent Chicken Breast Myopathies
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)