Laying Hen and Turkey Research Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-NIFA-OP-009862
- Agency
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National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- $300,000 to $465,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Agriculture
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
Synopsis
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Update #2 · Latest ·
The Laying Hen and Turkey Research Program focuses on supporting research projects to improve the efficiency and sustainability of laying hen and turkey production through integrated collaborative research and technology transfer. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) requests applications for the
Laying Hen and Turkey Research Program to support research into:
1. disease prevention, which includes research on vaccines, diagnostics, disease resistance and reducing pathogen transmission;
2. antimicrobial resistance, including alternatives to antimicrobials, new antimicrobial technologies, and mitigation of multidrug resistance;
3. nutrition, including alternative and sustainable feeds;
4. gut health, including improvements that promote animal health and improved understanding of impacts of pathogens, commensals and the microbiome; and
5. alternative housing systems under extreme seasonal weather conditions.
Update #1 ·
The Laying Hen and Turkey Research Program under assistance listing number 10.245 will support one or more research projects for improving the efficiency and sustainability of laying hen and turkey production through integrated collaborative research and technology transfer.
Applications may emphasize one or more of the following priority areas:
1. disease prevention, including vaccine development and administration, diagnostics and early detection, disease resistance, and reducing pathogen transmission.
2. antimicrobial resistance, including alternatives to antimicrobials, such as probiotics or prebiotics; antimicrobial technologies; and mitigation of multidrug resistance.
3. nutrition, including alternative and sustainable feeds and ingredients.
4. gut health, including improvements to gut health that promote animal health, and impacts of pathogens, commensals, and the microbiome.
5. alternative housing systems under extreme seasonal weather conditions, including use of precision technologies, enhanced monitoring to improve indoor air quality and biosecurity, and to control the spread of disease.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FY23-LHT-RFA-508.pdf |
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