RDAR, Alberta poultry boards invest $733,000 in avian influenza research

Through the spring and fall of 2022, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) triggered the on-farm culling of over 1.4 million birds in Alberta, Canada. This new research investment aims to reduce the impact of future HPAI outbreaks and is crucial to securing a safe food supply and a stable poultry industry in the province, according to a Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) press release.