Source: MEATINGPLACE, 9/6/16

USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation have approved a total of $275,000 for three new research grants at three institutions through the Board Research Initiative program.

The research grants for each institution include:
Analysis of Poultry Gasification Parameters for Elimination of Avian Flu Exposed Birds and Manure
University of Iowa (research grant made possible by a gift from West Liberty Foods)
Euthanasia of Recently Hatched Chicks and Poults
University of Georgia (research grant made possible by a gift from Pilgrim’s) 
Euthanasia of Recently Hatched Neonates
Texas A&M University (research grant made possible by a gift from Sanderson Farms)

The USPOULTRY Board Research Initiative was created by the boards of USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation to address current issues facing the poultry industry.

Since the inception of the research program, USPOULTRY has reinvested more than $26 million dollars into the industry in the form of research grants. More than 50 universities and federal and state facilities have received grants over the years.

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