Proposal abstract
Chicken meat production on an industrial scale must remain competitive in the world market and reduce its adverse environmental impact. This research proposal aims at enhancing the competitiveness and outreach of the participating companies, as well as in promoting innovative entrepreneurship through the production of chicken meat without the use of antibiotic substances, not even for therapeutic purposes, which will be achieved through an innovative production system of reduced environmental footprint.
In particular, managerial and nutritional methods will be studied and applied which will replace the use of antibiotics in poultry farming, such as novel means of shaping the environmental conditions of the poultry house, building innovation and biosafety, with the creation of a prototype chicken house for 1000 broilers, that will lead to the production of an innovative product with scientific documentation as "green chicken free of antibiotics".
At the same time, the research project will scientifically identify and propose a system of traceability of the chicken farm and the produced chicken, using a combination of omic technologies, examination of the microbiome and identification of genes of antibiotic resistance of bacteria (in digestive system and the carcass), with well-defined methodology.
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Program Objectives
Enhancing the competitiveness and extroversion of participating businesses and promoting innovative entrepreneurship.
Funding the Program
The project is co-funded by Greece and the European Union - European Regional Development Fund.
Partners
The program includes University research teams as well as private sector companies.
Expected results
Reducing energy consumption in the agricultural sector and causing microbial resilience.
