Using antimicrobial proteins to control necrotic enteritis in meat chickens
CSIRO
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Project code: PRJ-000697
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Project stage: Closed
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Project start date: Sunday, October 2, 2005
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Project completion date: Monday, October 1, 2007
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National Priority: CME-Priority 3-Contributing to efficient and secure chicken production systems
Program
Chicken Meat
Research Organisation
CSIRO
Objective Summary
To develop therapeutic treatments for necrotic enteritis based on the use of antimicrobial proteins such as bacterioncins delivered to birds by live bacterial vectors.