2020/21 Research Projects

Alternatives (prebiotics) to anti-microbial growth promoters in pig feed programs

Lead Applicant: Elijah Kiarie

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 2

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Arkell Swine Research Facility

Research Summary: Investigating the use of prebiotics as an alternative to antibiotics in pig diets.

 

Impact of maternal trace mineral supplementation sources during late gestation on quality of colostrum, and on immunity, health, and performance of dairy calves

Lead Applicant: Eduardo De Souza Ribeiro

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 2

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Dairy Research Centre- Elora

Research Summary: Comparing the effects of organic sources of trace minerals with inorganic sources on the health and performance of dairy calves.

 

How does asthma (heaves) develop and progress in horses?

Lead Applicant: Dorothee Bienzle

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 2

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Arkell Equine Research Facility

Research Summary: Continuing to explore how asthma develops and progresses in horses.

 

Wing use and disuse hypothesis: the missing link to understand keel bone damage in adult laying hens

Lead Applicant: Alexandra Harlander

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 2

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Poultry Research Centre at the Arkell Research Station

Research Summary: Investigating the effects of wing use and movement on keel bone damage, a common health issue in laying hens.

 

Streptococcus suis infection and nursery diet in pigs

Lead Applicant: Abdolvahab Farzan

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 2

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Arkell Swine Research Facility

Research Summary: Developing an infection model for Streptococcus suis in nursery pigs and investigating the effects of low complexity nursery diet on Streptococcus suis infection in pigs.

 

Dominant soil water flow processes and associated agricultural nutrient leaching under different management practices in southern Ontario

Lead Applicant: Genevieve Ali

Research Priority: Water Quality & Quantity

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Elora

Research Summary: Further understanding how tillage, soil compaction, manure and cover crops affect nitrogen and phosphorus leaching into Ontario soils.

 

Development of risk indicators for crop fields prone to extreme weather, flooding and hydrologic connectivity in the Lake Erie Basin

Lead Applicant: Genevieve Ali

Research Priority: Water Quality & Quantity

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: N/A

Research Summary: Investigating potential relationships between indicators of extreme weather and water-related processes under past and future climate change scenarios.

 

Evaluating the resilience of diversified crop rotations to extreme weather events

Lead Applicant: Claudia Wagner-Riddle

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Elora

Research Summary: Evaluating different crop rotation strategies for resilience against climate change.

 

Natural materials as alternatives to plastic bale wraps

Lead Applicant: Erica Pensini

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Producing and testing a natural bale and silage wrap made using corn by-products.

 

Innovating for organics recycling and improving food rescue and recovery in the industrial, commercial and institutional sectors

Lead Applicant: Kate Parizeau

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Pilot testing and evaluation of a new food waste collection system focused on recovering and reusing food from the industrial, commercial, and institutional sectors.