Pirbright Institute research teams studying characteristics of influenza virus that may alter disease outcomes in poultry.

USPOULTRY and its foundation approve $400,000 in grants through comprehensive research program.

Digestive system of layer chickens may be more sensitive to feed particle size than broilers.

Higher revenues linked to poultry manure application in continuous corn production suggest it may be more economical to transport manure over greater distances from poultry facilities to cropland.

While regional quarantine remains in place, CDFA moves to demonstrate freedom from virulent Newcastle disease.

Discussions included topics on transboundary animal disease threats to U.S. agriculture, U.S.-border agriculture inspections, wildlife/vector/livestock dynamics and workforce development needs.

Accuracy of breeding value estimates may be higher using crossbred instead of purebred data, especially when genetic correlation is low.

Carbon dioxide and vacuum treatments could be alternatives for euthanizing day-of-hatch chicks humanely and quickly on commercial scale.

Next steps will be to test customized probiotics on poultry farms.

Results may guide future research in improving air quality and biosecurity of poultry housing.