TUCKER, Ga. — The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association the USPOULTRY Foundation are accepting research preproposals from colleges, universities and research facilities through Nov. 1, on combating avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) in the poultry industry.
Hundreds of aMPV detections have been reported from producers across the country in the first and second quarters of 2024 after very few detections of the virus in the U.S. over the past two decades, causing the virus to become a major area of concern for the industry. Currently, there is no commercially approved vaccine available for the poultry industry in the U.S., leaving. . .