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Global Animal Partnership — Broiler Chicken Welfare Research

Organization Name 
Global Animal Partnership
Award Date 
2/2017
Grant Amount 
$515,000
Purpose 
To support a study at the University of Guelph on the welfare of different broiler chicken breeds
Topic (focus area) 
Farm Animal Welfare

Grant Investigator: Lewis Bollard

This page was reviewed but not written by the grant investigator. Global Animal Partnership staff reviewed this page prior to publication.

The Open Philanthropy Project recommended a grant of $515,000 to the Global Animal Partnership to support research into broiler chicken welfare at the University of Guelph. We hope the study will help to identify which breeds of broiler chicken have the best welfare outcomes.

This grant follows our April general support and falls within our focus area of farm animal welfare.