Project Number: 6612-32000-048-18
Project Type: Trust

Start Date: Jun 27, 2007
End Date: Sep 30, 2009

Objective:
The objective of this cooperative research project is to develop pasteurization standards to kill H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza virus in dried egg whites.

Approach:
The study will develop a process to standardize moisture content in dried egg white, generate H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza virus infected egg whites, and use a precise thermocycler method to develop Dt and Z values for heat inactivation of these viruses at commercial pasterization temperatures and processes.