TUCKER, Ga. — Recently completed research has found that commercially available and approved formaldehyde-based products very effectively and quickly inactivate avian influenza virus (AIV) in poultry feed..
Although pelleting of feed effectively inactivates any potential AIV in feed, not all poultry feeds are pelleted. This research provides practical new information about how to control AIV spread during an outbreak.
The research by Dr. Haroldo Toro at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine was funded by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association.
USPOULTRY approved $550,000 in emergency funding in October 2015 to support further avian influenza research and. . .

