Genetically improving resilience to Newcastle Disease

A team of international scientists in Africa and the United States are developing strategies to genetically improve the resistance of chickens to Newcastle Disease virus in indigenous chickens in Africa. Newcastle Disease (ND) is endemic and poses a substantial threat to small-scale poultry production across the African continent where family poultry – the raising of poultry by individual households for food security and income – is an integral and significant part of the farming system. Hi