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  Production and assessment of antiviral prophylactic properties of natural biomolecules against avian influenza and Newcastle disease viruses affecting poultry production
University of Oxford BBSRC Interdisciplinary Bioscience DTP
  Dr M Iqbal, Dr A Smith
Application Deadline: 25 January 2019
Poultry infected with avian influenza viruses and/or Newcastle disease viruses suffer severe morbidity and mortality which can gravely impact poultry production.
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  Bloomsbury PhD studentship: “Omics” based characterisation of host genetics and gut microbiome composition in relation to pathogen abundance in chickens
University of London The Royal Veterinary College
  Dr A Psifidi, Prof F Tomley, Dr D Blake, Dr O Gundogdu
Application Deadline: 10 February 2019
Pathogenic microbes limit economic production of poultry, compromise animal welfare and pose a risk to human health. Vaccines are available for some pathogens but are expensive, with limited availability in many countries.
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  MSC PROJECT: Life Cycle Assessment of LED Lighting for Pullet and Layer Barns
University of British Columbia IK Barber School of Arts and Sciences - Biology
  Dr N Pelletier
Applications accepted all year round
Lighting systems for livestock production, in particular for poultry, are influential for animal health and productivity (Er et al.
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  Modelling ammonia abatement techniques in agriculture
University College Dublin School of Biosystems Engineering
  Dr T Curran, Prof E Hayes
Application Deadline: 24 January 2019
Agriculture is responsible for most of the global atmospheric ammonia emissions, with domestic livestock and fertilisers the largest sources – Ireland’s agricultural sector is responsible for 98% of national emissions.
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  The priming effects of manure on soil physical, chemical and biological properties
Queen’s University Belfast QUADRAT
  Dr H Roe, Dr Y Arn Teh
Application Deadline: 31 January 2019
"Organic manure applications to grassland and arable soils are an important source of nutrients supporting sustainable livestock systems.
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  Community composition and function of the hindgut microbiome in seaweed-eating marine fish - Project 1
University of Auckland School of Biological Sciences
  Prof KD Clements, Dr K Handley
Applications accepted all year round
The world’s increasing demand for food generates a powerful economic imperative for innovation in food production technology. Our novel system was discovered through our previous research in New Zealand, and has the potential to create several new products for the global food supply chain.
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  Community composition and function of the hindgut microbiome in seaweed-eating marine fish - Project 2
University of Auckland School of Biological Sciences
  Dr K Handley, Prof KD Clements
Applications accepted all year round
The world’s increasing demand for food generates a powerful economic imperative for innovation in food production technology. Our novel system was discovered through our previous research in New Zealand, and has the potential to create several new products for the global food supply chain.
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  Sound analysis of broiler chicken - what can we tell about health, welfare and productivity from sound patterns during growth
University of Bristol Bristol Veterinary School
  Dr A Butterworth
Application Deadline: 3 June 2019
The project. Vocalisation sounds in broiler chickens, reared under intensive farm conditions, may have potential to be used as a tool to improve their health and welfare status.
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  All cellulose and all keratin composites
University of Leeds School of Physics and Astronomy
  Research Group: Soft Matter Physics
  Dr M Ries
Applications accepted all year round
Processing of cellulose with ionic liquids gives the possibility to tap into nature’s most abundant biopolymer unlocking its remarkable natural properties via “green” dissolution routes.
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  Study of novel vaccine candidates related to the endogenous development in Eimeria
University of London The Royal Veterinary College
  Dr v Marugan-Hernandez, Dr D Blake, Prof F Tomley
Application Deadline: 10 February 2019
Coccidia are obligate intracellular parasites that undergo their endogenous development within a specialised structure called the parasitophorous vacuole (PV) that is formed during the process of zoite invasion.
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