Artificial neural networks: A new tool in poultry research

At the Western Poultry Diseases Conference, held last March in Sacramento, the audience was served a bit of a difficult subject: The use of artificial neural networks. But what does it entail and what are the benefits for the poultry industry? By Emmy Koeleman Molecular diagnostic methods have evolved significantly over the years and together with our increased knowledge of DNA patterns of important poultry pathogens such as E. coli we are able to predict or test the virulence and pathogenicity