The USDA combined this model with two others and provide it, free of charge, to American farmers and agricultural consultants. Rift Valley Fever is a debilitating mosquito born virus that infects cattle, sheep, and humans in many developing countries and is fatal in young lambs and calves. The virus was harvested, grown, altered, regrown and mutated until the virus was so genetically tailored that it was too weak to produce the actual illness, but still potent enough to induce a protective immune reaction. In the end, everyone wins. The consumer gets leaner, more nutritious chickens, and may lower their risk of arteriosclerosis and the farmer gets a more efficient, profitable crop, including savings of 4-8 percent on feed alone.
New projects promote increased quantity and improved quality of agricultural produce.
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