These funds represent an evolution from telling students about the opportunities available to them, to involving them in the poultry industry and showing students the kind of roles they can expect to attain within the poultry industry.
North Carolina-based Wilkes Community College is positioned to provide students with an entry into the poultry industry, as several large companies are located in the region.
Foundation presents $7,000 grant to Wilkes Community College, allowing them to recruit high school students into their poultry program, raise awareness of the career options available and more.
Project develops a laboratory challenge model adequate for testing products to control the microbial bloom in the hatch cabinet and promote colonization by beneficial microbes in neonatal chicks.
The central hypothesis is that a recirculating electrostatic precipitator
could reduce dust concentrations and thermal stratification in winter when ventilation rates are low and dust concentrations are higher.
Data indicates that the cost of incubating broiler hatching eggs at suboptimal temperatures during early-state incubation may lead to major economic losses down the line.