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**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** SMALL AND MIDSIZED POULTRY FARMS CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO US POULTRY OUTPUT AND PROVIDE NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMERICAN AGRICULTURE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THEY MANAGE DIVERSIFIED OPERATIONS AND CATER TO THE GROWING DEMAND FOR LOCALLY SOURCED FOODS INCLUDING SPECIALTY EGGS. HENCE IT IS CRITICAL TO PROMOTE THEIR SUSTAINABILITY. TOWARDS THIS, THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS BASED ON FEEDBACK AND INPUT RECEIVED FROM SMALL AND MIDSIZE FARMS ON THE CHALLENGES FACED AND THE ASSOCIATED NEEDS TO PROMOTE THEIR ENTERPRISE. BASED ON THE STAKEHOLDER INPUTS, OUR GOAL IN THIS PROJECT IS TO ASSIST SMALL AND MIDSIZE FARMERS WITH IMPROVING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THEIR ENTERPRISE. IMPROVING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL AND MIDSIZE LAYER OPERATIONS INVOLVES A FOCUS NOT ONLY ON BIRD HEALTH AND WELFARE BUT ALSO REDUCING COSTS AND MAXIMIZING PRODUCTIVITY. THUS, THE STUDY AIMS TO PROVIDE FARMERS WITH EFFECTIVE, ECONOMICAL AND USER-FRIENDLY INTERVENTIONS THAT CAN BE APPLIED ALONG THE PRODUCTION PIPELINE TO PROMOTE EGG PRODUCTION AND SAFETY. SPECIFICALLY, BY SUPPLEMENTING PROBIOTICS WE AIM TO I) IMPROVE FEED EFFICIENCY, EGG PRODUCTION, HEN HEALTH AND REDUCE MORTALITY II) REDUCE EGG-BORNE TRANSMISSION OF SALMONELLA (PRE-HARVEST) AND III) CONTROL SALMONELLA CONTAMINATION ON SHELL EGGS (POST-HARVEST). IN ADDITION, WE WILL PERFORM COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS AND DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE EXTENSION/OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO MEET FARMERS NEEDS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH EFFICIENT TOOLS FOR SUSTAINABLE POULTRY FARMING. ULTIMATELY, WE EXPECT TO HELP PROMOTE THE SUSTAINABILITY, VIABILITY AND COMPETITIVENESS OF SMALL AND MIDSIZE EGG PRODUCERS.

$500,000FY2021National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA

University Of Connecticut, Storrs CT

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**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** SMALL AND MIDSIZED POULTRY FARMS CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO US POULTRY OUTPUT AND PROVIDE NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMERICAN AGRICULTURE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THEY MANAGE DIVERSIFIED OPERATIONS AND CATER TO THE GROWING DEMAND FOR LOCALLY SOURCED FOODS INCLUDING SPECIALTY EGGS. HENCE IT IS CRITICAL TO PROMOTE THEIR SUSTAINABILITY. TOWARDS THIS, THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS BASED ON FEEDBACK AND INPUT RECEIVED FROM SMALL AND MIDSIZE FARMS ON THE CHALLENGES FACED AND THE ASSOCIATED NEEDS TO PROMOTE THEIR ENTERPRISE. BASED ON THE STAKEHOLDER INPUTS, OUR GOAL IN THIS PROJECT IS TO ASSIST SMALL AND MIDSIZE FARMERS WITH IMPROVING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THEIR ENTERPRISE. IMPROVING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL AND MIDSIZE LAYER OPERATIONS INVOLVES A FOCUS NOT ONLY ON BIRD HEALTH AND WELFARE BUT ALSO REDUCING COSTS AND MAXIMIZING PRODUCTIVITY. THUS, THE STUDY AIMS TO PROVIDE FARMERS WITH EFFECTIVE, ECONOMICAL AND USER-FRIENDLY INTERVENTIONS THAT CAN BE APPLIED ALONG THE PRODUCTION PIPELINE TO PROMOTE EGG PRODUCTION AND SAFETY. SPECIFICALLY, BY SUPPLEMENTING PROBIOTICS WE AIM TO I) IMPROVE FEED EFFICIENCY, EGG PRODUCTION, HEN HEALTH AND REDUCE MORTALITY II) REDUCE EGG-BORNE TRANSMISSION OF SALMONELLA (PRE-HARVEST) AND III) CONTROL SALMONELLA CONTAMINATION ON SHELL EGGS (POST-HARVEST). IN ADDITION, WE WILL PERFORM COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS AND DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE EXTENSION/OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO MEET FARMERS NEEDS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH EFFICIENT TOOLS FOR SUSTAINABLE POULTRY FARMING. ULTIMATELY, WE EXPECT TO HELP PROMOTE THE SUSTAINABILITY, VIABILITY AND COMPETITIVENESS OF SMALL AND MIDSIZE EGG PRODUCERS. · GrantIndex