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Clemson researcher injects chicken eggs with probiotics to promote ‘One Health’

By Dr. Denise Attaway Clemson University Clemson University Clemson University assistant professor Khaled Abdelaziz, center, instructs students Shreeya Sharma and Musfika Tabussum how to inoculate chicken eggs with probiotics as they study poultry gut health and immune system development of broilers before they hatch.

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CLEMSON, S.C. — Poultry is one of South Carolina’s largest agricultural industries, generating $1.5 billion annually. But the bacterium Campylobacter is threatening this economic stronghold.

Campylobacter is responsible for many food poisoning and diarrheal diseases in humans. Poultry is considered one of the main sources. To help fight this enemy, Clemson University assistant professor Khaled Abdelaziz and his team are researching the use of probiotics to improve poultry gut health and control foodborne pathogens. This research is based on the One Health initiative, a worldwide strategy for expanding all aspects of health care for humans, animals and the. . .

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