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Animal Welfare: Development of water administered vaccine for coccidiosis; Overall Poultry Health; Genetics/Genomics
Production without Antibiotics: Effective alternatives to antibiotics for the prevention of key pathogens like necrotic enteritis and the maintenance of healthy flocks; Poultry welfare including impact of antibiotic removal and availability of alternatives; Economic viability including increased cost of raising chickens without antibiotics and cost of replacements to antibiotics; Differences of poultry feed stuffs without antibiotics; Impact on environment and manure management
Productivity and Sustainability: Eco-efficiency; Feed and production efficiencies; New ‘smart’ agriculture; Flock health and welfare
Environment: Lighting; Stocking density; Decreasing heat and electrical costs; Impact due to removal of antibiotic use