The research was made possible in part by an endowing USPOULTRY Foundation gift from Cargill and proceeds from the International Poultry Expo, part of the International Production & Processing Expo.
The grant funds will be used to recruit students into Cleveland Community College’s new Applied Animal Science Technology associate in applied science degree program.
Nan-Dirk Mulder, senior global specialist animal protein with Rabobank, notes that for the general market outlook for 2023, the focus will shift to the operational side.
The Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit is sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, along with the American Feed Industry Association and the North American Meat Institute.
Eight companies have been exhibiting for 50 or more years at the International Poultry Expo, part of the 2023 International Production & Processing Expo.
The expected long-term impact of the study was to help poultry breeders selectively breed chickens to have the most effective AvBD1 genotype, reduce the Salmonella population within the chicken gut and ultimately produce a safer poultry product.