LONDON — Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), among others, have taken the first step in developing a new type of vaccine to protect chickens against coccidiosis, the most important parasite of poultry globally.
A vaccine of this type — based on proteins from the coccidiosis bug rather than being derived from a live parasite — could be produced on a larger scale than is currently possible so could be used to provide much more widespread protection to chicken flocks.
Protecting against animal diseases is going to play an important role in ensuring global food security.
The researchers. . .
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