Findings showed that vaccination with BBS 866 or AviPro Megan Egg significantly reduced colonization by S. Reading in turkeys, indicating that these vaccines are cross-protective and could be a pre-harvest intervention strategy against this serovar.
Findings from the various diets fed to layers during post-peak and late-lay revealed various improvements on eggshell quality, feed conversion ratio and other performance parameters.
The National 4-H Poultry & Egg Conference conference offers the 4-H students a variety of opportunities to learn about the poultry and egg industries, while also providing an opportunity to interact with industry leaders.
Six U.S. universities with poultry science departments and 22 other institutions with industry-related programs are receiving student recruiting grants.
The foundation provides annual recruiting and retention funds to colleges and universities to attract or connect students to their poultry programs or the industry.