on May 5, 2022
FFAR offers $6 million for layer hen keel bone research
The program recognizes a need for solutions that work at a commercial scale.
The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) and Open Philanthropy launched a new funding program to provide $6 million of support to research projects that develop scalable solutions to reduce keel bone damage in layer hens.
“Keel bone damage is an obvious animal welfare concern, and one that…
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