What is the threat posed by Bird-flu to poultry and human health?
Bird-flu or the highly pathogenic form of avian influenza infection (HPAI) was responsible for death and depopulation of more than 58 million birds in United States during the...
Nutrient Considerations
Chickens have changing nutrient requirements as they grow and become productive for either egg laying or meat. For example, pullets (young hen) require more protein in the diet than do mature birds. This is why it is important...
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Poultry scientists with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station are working to decrease the time and cost to diagnose an emerging disease affecting the turkey industry.
Streptococcus gallolyticus, which secretes toxins that cause organ damage and death, has...
In the autumn of 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) unveiled a robust strategy to curtail Salmonella-related illnesses linked to poultry products. USDA Deputy Under Secretary Sandra Eskin, who leads this initiative,...
November 1, 2023 | by Sam Shafer
In a growing number of countries, policies have been enacted that regulate housing systems for laying hens, moving away from traditional battery cages to furnished cages or cage-free aviary systems. These newer systems...
Abstract
Chickens genetically resistant to avian influenza could prevent future outbreaks. In chickens, influenza A virus (IAV) relies on host protein ANP32A. Here we use CRISPR/Cas9 to generate homozygous gene edited (GE) chickens containing two ANP32A amino acid substitutions that...
Emily Anthes reported on the front page of today’s New York Times that, “Scientists have used the gene-editing technology known as CRISPR to create chickens that have some resistance to avian influenza, according to a new study that was...
Protein malnutrition is a serious problem in both underdeveloped countries and the U.S., where many children and elderly people don't get enough protein. To determine the quality of food proteins, experts use a method called digestible indispensable amino acid...
ABSTRACT
The importance of lighting regimen is increasing with the industrialization of poultry production, as lighting has been intimately associated with not only the establishment of rhythm and synchronous physiology of broiler chickens, but also the secretion of hormones associated...
Institution: North Carolina State University
Principal Investigator: Ravi Kulkarni
North Carolina State University
Population Health and Pathobiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
1060 William Moore Drive
Raleigh, NC 27607
In this age of 'no antibiotic ever' farming, the re-emerging Necrotic enteritis (NE) disease caused by Clostridium perfringens...