Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE160101470

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE160101470

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Improving poultry health and performance through microbiota manipulations. The project aims to develop methods to modulate microbiota to improve poultry health and productivity and reduce the need for antibiotics. Probiotic administration is currently the only way in agriculture to restore imbalanced intestinal microbiota. Recent research shows that intestinal microbiota resist all new-coming bacteria and remove them from the intestinal environment. The initial inoculum at the time of birth shapes the gut microbiota for life and has the strongest influence on development of the immune system. Accordingly, at-hatch administration of proven beneficial strains to poultry is likely to ensure permanent colonisation with beneficial bacteria. This process would improve both the productivity and health of poultry and other agricultural animals.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-04-2016

End Date: 30-09-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $360,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Animal Growth and Development | Animal Management | Animal Production | Animal Protection (Pests and Pathogens)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Poultry |

Other Keywords

Animal Growth and Development | Animal Management | Animal Production | Animal Protection (Pests and Pathogens) | Poultry

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