The research was made possible in part by an endowing Foundation gift from Koch Foods and is part of the Association’s comprehensive research programme encompassing all phases of poultry and egg production and processing. A brief summary of the completed project is shown below.

A complete report may be obtained by going to USPOULTRY’s website. The project summary is as follows.

Project #698: Production of Cross-Protective Autogenous Bacterin Vaccine Strains for Controlling Escherichia Coli Infections in Poultry

(Dr John Maurer, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.)

Dr John Maurer and colleagues at the University of Georgia recently completed a research project in which they developed a new method to create killed vaccines for E. coli.

This technique involves growing the bacteria in such a way that it can provide broad immunity against many E coli types when incorporated into a killed vaccine.

The new production method has the potential to provide enhanced protection to layers and breeders against a broader array of E. coli types and help minimise losses due to E. coli infection.

The research summary can be found on the USPOULTRY website. Information on other Association research may also be obtained by visiting the website.