Knipling-Bushland US Livestock Insects Research Laboratory houses two ARS research units: the Livestock Arthropod Pest Research Unit and the Veterinary Pest Genetics Research Unit.
The 52,000‑square‑foot laboratory features advanced cattle facilities, laboratory spaces and a genomics core to drive research on control technologies for the US livestock industry.
Virginia Tech scientists use hyperspectral imaging and artificial intelligence to detect tiny plastic particles directly on the surface of fish with 95% accuracy.
Poultry industry research projects target food safety and pathogen control, animal health, operational efficiency, and data-driven and technology-enabled solutions.
According to three peer-reviewed studies at US universities, lean pork can help support muscle health, performance and recovery when included as part of an overall balanced dietary pattern.
Proposed 24,000-square foot proposed facility would utilize three types of housing systems for hens: enriched housing, free run and free-range systems.
Garlic supplementation is suggested to alter protein and fatty acid composition, which promotes biochemical transformations in meat products including meat color and biochemical profiles.
In this interview, learn about the different technologies students will have access to in the center, how the center will address roles that are needed in the meat industry, and the single most important fact students should be aware of when entering the meat workforce.
Researchers from the US National Poultry Research Center successfully designed plasmids (DNA templates) that can hold a stable, segmented poly(A) tail, an improvement that helps make mRNA more reliably.
Research project at the US National Poultry Research Center
focuses on creating a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine platform for two major poultry viruses: infectious bronchitis virus and infectious laryngotracheitis virus.