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Research Project: Improvements in Poultry Production Management, Health, and Food Safety

Location: Endemic Poultry Viral Diseases Research

Project Number: 6040-32000-084-001-S
Project Type: Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Sep 1, 2017
End Date: Aug 30, 2022

Objective:
Improve nutrition and management of broilers during production in order to optimize enteric health, reproduction and growth; minimize incidence, prevalence, and persistence of foodborne pathogens; for optimal bird well-being and end-product quality.

Approach:
The cooperators will conduct research that encompasses resource and energy conservation, environmental sustainability, production efficiency, bird health and welfare, product quality and food safety.