The federal government and Canada’s poultry industry stakeholders will put up over $2.5 million in total to connect government, industry and academic researchers for work on the sector’s priorities.
Abbotsford, B.C. MP Ed Fast on Nov. 10 announced the federal contribution of $1.8 million toward a joint research cluster to “address sector priorities and challenges concerning poultry health, food safety and quality and production practices.”
The Canadian Poultry Research Council (CPRC), the overarching body for poultry organizations across Canada, will manage the funding, which also will include over $759,000 from the council and “other industry partner contributions.”
Research will focus on strategies to enhance poultry health and welfare, new production practices and products such as new vaccines to protect poults and people alike from diseases such as clostridia, salmonella and avian flu, the government said.
The federal $1.8 million for the poultry cluster initiative comes from the tail end of the now-expired five-year, $158 million Agri-Innovations program.
