October 4, 2010

US poultry groups fund new research

The US Poultry & Egg Association and the US Poultry & Egg Harold E. Ford Foundation have approved a total of US$325,093 for seven new research grants at five institutions.

The research funding was approved by the boards of directors of both organisations, based on recommendations from the Foundation Research Advisory Committee.

The committee evaluates research proposals to determine their value to the industry, and then makes recommendations to the boards for funding. Committee members are professional specialists from different segments of the poultry and egg industry who represent a variety of disciplines.

The Association's research programme dates back to the early 1960s, when funds were first approved for poultry disease research. It gradually grew into a comprehensive programme studying all phases of poultry and egg production and processing.

Since the inception of the research programme, USPOULTRY has reinvested more than US$22 million into the industry in the form of research grants.