As part of the $330,000 allocation of research grants, USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation have selected three projects that relate to emerging issues in the industry.
- The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will apply MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopy to identify virulent strains of Enterococcus faecalis isolates responsible for locomotory dysfunction.
- The University of Georgia was awarded a grant to develop a web-based artificial intelligence system to monitor broiler activity.
- Mississippi State University will investigate the additive effect of sprinklers on cool cell systems in relation to flock performance.