Mass vaccination plays a critical role in the health management of poultry production. Numerous economically important infectious diseases are controlled through vaccinations. The current industry standard method is hatchery spray vaccinations. However one of the biggest hurdles is that conventional methods fail to deliver a consistent dose to each bird. Our foam based mass vaccine administration delivery system, along with our formulation of a safe and edible foam carrier, leads to longer contact times and higher vaccination efficacy.

Avian influenza can wipe out entire poultry flocks. An early experiment with Crispr suggests that gene editing can protect chickens against infection.

Members of the University of Delaware’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Joseph R. Biden School of Public Policy and Administration are tackling brownfield sites throughout Delaware through a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant. In conjunction with the Grant Assistance Program (GAP) through the Institute for Public Administration (IPA), UD’s Coastal Resilience Design Studio (CRDS) will bring technical assistance to communities in need.

Poultry is big business for Delaware and the Delmarva Peninsula; the Delmarva Chicken Association is celebrating 100 years of chickens grown on Delmarva. Over the past century and into the future, the University of Delaware has played and continues to play a major part in Delmarva’s $5 billion industry through research, education and Cooperative Extension, helping shape the industry’s success.