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NORTHEAST REGIONAL POULTRY RESEARCH PROJECT, NE-127
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Biophysical Models for Poultry Production Systems
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| What is NE-127? | |||||||||
| A group of interdisciplinary poultry scientists and agricultural engineers have conducted cooperative research that is concerned with environmental management of poultry since 1968. This research effort has been supported through Regional Research (NE-61 and NE-127) from the United States Department of Agriculture and the State Agriculture Experiment Stations. This multi-disciplinary coalition has stimulated cooperative research and enhanced individual research capabilities through sharing of technology, equipment and facilities while reducing unnecessary duplication.
Results from years of cooperative multi-disciplinary research have led to a clearer understanding of how basic biological functions of poultry interact with a managed environment. In-turn, we have gained insight into how the managed environment can have positive or negative effects on poultry production and well being. During the tenure of the NE-61 and NE-127 projects, unique and modified biological and engineering research techniques have been used to evaluate the biophysical interactions that occur during alterations of the poultry environment. Many of the techniques have been published in a book titled Biomeasurements and Experimental Techniques for Avian Species which can be accessed by clicking on the button at the top of the page. An annual report of progress is also published, highlighting the research over the past year from each member of the project and will be available on this site in the near future.
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