FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — In a world with shrinking freshwater resources for a growing human population, where do you find enough moisture to grow food? You might start by improving water use efficiency in the world's number one livestock animal — chickens.
Sara Orlowski, University of Arkansas assistant professor of poultry science, is working toward developing chickens that can thrive on limited water.
Her research is part of a five-year, multi-institution project funded by a $9.9 million USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant. The grant was awarded through NIFA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. Walter Bottje. . .
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