The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association will present “Let’s Talk Research - Current Poultry Research and Findings” as part of the 2024 International Production & Processing Expo’s TechTalks on Feb. 1. Six USPOULTRY-funded research projects completed during 2023 will be reviewed by the researchers who conducted them. The topics will focus on poultry diseases, animal welfare and food safety.
The session will kick off with an overview of the project “Competitive Inhibition of Pathogenic Enterococcus Cecorum by Avirulent Strains” given by Dr. Mitsu Suyemoto, research specialist at the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University. Dr. Ravi Kulkarni, assistant professor within the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology at North Carolina State University, will then present the findings from his project, “Enhancing Immunogenicity and Protective Efficacy of Recombinant Infectious Laryngotracheitis Vaccines in Broiler Chickens.”