As a third measure, the department is examining the use of vaccines and therapeutics for laying chickens.
Rollins stated that "while vaccines aren't a stand-alone solution, we will provide up to $100 million in research and development of vaccines and therapeutics to improve their efficacy and efficiency," which should help reduce the need to kill chickens on a farm where there is an outbreak.
In addition to combating avian flu, another part of the strategy is to take other actions to lower the price of eggs.
As an example, Rollins said that unnecessary regulatory burdens on egg producers will be removed where possible — including "examining the best way to protect farmers from overly prescriptive state laws, such as California's Proposition 12, which established minimum space requirements for egg-laying hens, increasing production costs and contributing to the Golden State's average price of $9.68 a dozen."