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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

To investigate the use of novel, functional plant materials with high polyphenol and/or fiber contents to enhance gastrointestinal health, antioxidation, and immunity in broiler chickens (Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia, Canadian Poultry Research Council, Mitacs, Canadian Agricultural Partnership – Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Management Trials Program)
To evaluate the effectiveness of in-ovo delivery of bioactive compounds compared to in-feed and in-water systems. (Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia, Canadian Agricultural Partnership – Advancing Agriculture Research & Innovation Initiative)
To evaluate in-ovo feeding of bioatives to promote broiler chicken health and reduce reliance on antibiotics (Cape Breton University, Canadian Food Innovators, Atlantic Poultry Inc.)