Egg

Each year, Egg Farmers of Ontario (EFO) invests significantly in research that supports improvements in the egg industry and drives innovation. EFO intends to issue a Request for Proposals every spring and encourages academic institutions and researchers to use the following set of Research Priorities as a guide when developing proposals. 

• Research Scouts

• U of G researchers apply new method for detecting Salmonella bacteria

  Published March 8, 2023

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• How eating eggs can boost heart health

  Published June 1, 2022

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• Biotechnology could provide an environmentally more sustainable alternative to egg white protein pro

  Published January 19, 2022

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• Research finally reveals ancient universal equation for the shape of an egg

  Published September 28, 2021

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• Painful fractures: Large eggs push small hens to the breaking point

  Published September 14, 2021

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• Scientists have trained ferrets to sniff out bird flu virus in duck poo

  Published August 19, 2021

  Visit www.abc.net.au