TUCKER, GA. – USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announced on April 4 that they approved five $414,000 research grants at five institutions through the Comprehensive Research Program.

Research funding was approved by the boards of directors for both organizations based on the recommendations from the Foundation Research Advisory Committee. Members of the committee are professional specialists from different segments of the poultry and egg industry who represent a variety of scientific disciplines.

“One of the cornerstones of USPOULTRY’s and the Foundation’s service to the poultry industry is research,” said Mikell Fries from Claxton Poultry Farms and USPOULTRY chairman. “The core of the research program is the Foundation Research Advisory Committee, with committee members volunteering many hours reviewing and evaluating research proposals before making recommendations for funding. We sincerely appreciate their time and commitment.” 

The program started in the early 1960s when funds were first approved for poultry disease research. It’s grown into a program that touches on all poultry and egg production and processing phases. Since it began, the Comprehensive Research Program has reinvested more than $36 million into the industry through research grants. More than 50 universities and federal and state facilities have received grants.

USPOULTRY listed the projects for this round of grants at each institution, which included:

Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Bivalent Live-Attenuated Non-Transmissible (LANT) Vaccine Candidate for the Control of Salmonella serogroups B (O:4) and D (O:(9) in Chickens

  •  University of Maryland

 

Role of Phytase Dosage and Reduced Dietary Mineral Levels in Pullet Performance and Egg Production in Laying Hens – Focus on Bone Development and Eggshell Quality

  •  Mississippi State University

 

Salmonella Detector: A Mobile Application for On-Site Broiler Salmonella Infection Diagnosis

  •  University of Georgia

 

Poultry House Mass Depopulation Calculator

  •  North Carolina State University 

 

A Novel Method at Poultry Hatcheries to Simultaneously Deliver Vaccines and Prebiotics/Probiotics Improving Litter Quality and Animal Welfare in Broiler Operations

  •  University of Delaware