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The Cooperative Extension Poultry Lab at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine is looking for study participants. Our study focuses on the development and evaluation of a new mobile app for backyard chicken owners and game fowl breeders. The goal is to examine the app's effectiveness as an extension and communication tool within the poultry community.  | West Nile virus Prevention Study Join our community effort to combat West Nile virus! We are conducting a field trial this summer to evaluate how well a new mosquito control method reduces the spread of West Nile virus, and we need chickens to help measure our impact.  |
California Backyard Poultry Census The Cooperative Extension Poultry Lab at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine has made a short geo-survey (~2minutes) designed for the backyard poultry community. Results will help further clarify the location and number of backyard poultry farms in California for disease modeling.  |