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title: $650K USDA Grant to Support Study of Chickens’ Health in Increasingly Popular ‘Backyard’ Farms
date: 2024-10-03T15:06:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/briefs/650k-usda-grant-to-support-study-of-chickens-health-in-increasingly-popular-backyard-farms"
section: Briefs
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- August 25, 2026