Another chapter in our Research Roundup. This time, Dr. Kelly Ross, a researcher with Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, tells us about research on harnessing the antibiotic properties of berry pomace for use in poultry feed in order to combat the rising problem of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella.

Project contact info:

Dr. Moussa Diarra (Project Lead): moussa.diarra@canada.ca 

Dr. Kelly Ross (project team member): kelly.ross2@canada.ca 

Organic Science Cluster III project information website

https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/oacc/en-home/organic-science-cluster/OSCIII/livestock/activity-24.html

Contributing partners:

Wild Blueberry Association of North America

Fruit d’or

Centre de recherche en sciences animales de Deschambault

Rosebank Farms

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

This is a re-release originally produced for the 2021 BC Organic Conference.