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Soil scientist Yan Jin awarded University’s highest faculty honor: youtube.com/watch?v=Rh__5gorAvo
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Targeting Invasive Species
December 07, 2023 | Written by Kate ZinconeUD student Peyton Easton uses U.S. Department of Agriculture research opportunity to explore entomology and wildlife careers. -
Research showcase
November 29, 2023 | Written by Dante LaPentaNearly 40 graduate students, post-doctoral researchers and undergraduate students descended upon the Townsend Hall Commons to showcase their research and internship work at the Fall 2023 College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) Student Research Symposium. The students summarized their findings to judges and curious University of Delaware faculty and staff. -
An innovative mass vaccine administration method at poultry hatcheries
October 31, 2023 | Written by Hong Li and Kenneth ElliotMass 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. -
These Gene-Edited Chickens Were Made to Resist Bird Flu
October 17, 2023 | Written by Emily Mullin (WIRED)Avian influenza can wipe out entire poultry flocks. An early experiment with Crispr suggests that gene editing can protect chickens against infection.
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