Arkell Poultry Projects

Impact of feeding broiler breeders hydroxychloride trace minerals on lifetime reproductivity and subsequent impact on chick quality and growth performance

Lead Applicant: Elijah Kiarie

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare Projects

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2022/2023

Research Centre: Ontario Poultry Research Centre - Arkell

The use of pecking blocks as foraging enrichment for improvement of feather condition in enriched colonies

Lead Applicant: Tina Widowski

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare Projects

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2022/2023

Research Centre: Ontario Poultry Research Centre at the Arkell Research Station

Maternal and perinatal dietary supplementation with enzymatically hydrolyzed yeast cell wall: immunocompetence and growth performance of piglets and broiler chicks

Lead Applicant: Elijah Kiarie

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2021/2022

Research Centre: Arkell Swine Research Facility & Ontario Poultry Research Centre at the Arkell Research Station

Wing use and disuse hypothesis: the missing link to understand keel bone damage in adult laying hens

Lead Applicant: Alexandra Harlander

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 2

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Poultry Research Centre at the Arkell Research Station

Research Summary: Investigating the effects of wing use and movement on keel bone damage, a common health issue in laying hens.

 

Characterization and validation of a potential probiotic with novel desired traits for animal application

Lead Applicant: Julang Li

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Arkell Swine Research Facility & Ontario Poultry Research Centre at the Arkell Research Station

Research Summary: Characterizing the novel Bascillus subtilis bacteria at the cell and animal levels for potential use in animal feed.