Animal Health & Welfare Projects

Utility of the carbohydrate larval antigen (CarLA®) saliva test to lower the risk of gastrointestinal parasitism in Ontario sheep flocks

Lead Applicant: Andrew Peregrine

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2021/2022

Research Centre: NA

Evaluating the efficacy of a non-antimicrobial therapy, colostrum, as a therapy for neonatal dairy calves

Lead Applicant: David Renaud

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Evaluating the efficacy of colostrum as a treatment for diarrhea in newborn calves.

 

Examining need, capacity, and barriers to accessing food animal veterinary services in underserved areas of rural Ontario

Lead Applicant: Sara Epp

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Identifying agricultural communities in Ontario underserviced by food animal veterinarians and examining the barriers to attracting and retaining food animal veterinarians to these areas.

 

Immunity+ colostrum: building a state-of-the-art colostrum product for better calf health

Lead Applicant: Bonnie Mallard

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Gryphon's LAAIR

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing a colostrum product from High Immune Response (HIR™)/Immunity+ cows to support calf health.

 

Standardization of equine cord blood-derived mesenchymal stromal cells for clinical trials and research

Lead Applicant: Thomas Gadegaard Koch

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Gryphon's LAAIR

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing ready-to-use stem cell therapy for the health and welfare of horses.

 

Delivering training to dairy producers for disbudding pain control, and improving our understanding of barriers to adoption

Lead Applicant: Charlotte Winder

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Knowledge Translation and Transfer

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Improving on-farm pain management for dairy calves by providing hands-on training for producers, and exploring barriers to best management practice adoption.

 

Enhancing the dissemination of beef research through development of a beef research network for more effective knowledge translation and transfer

Lead Applicant: Jessica Gordon

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Knowledge Translation and Transfer

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing a beef research network at the University of Guelph to improve knowledge-sharing among stakeholders on and off campus.

 

Look before she leaves: Improving cull dairy cow welfare through better on-farm decisions

Lead Applicant: Todd Duffield

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Knowledge Translation and Transfer

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Dairy Research Centre- Elora

Research Summary: Developing online and hands-on training workshops on best management practices in cull cow welfare for dairy producers and assessing their utility.

 

Combined effects of diet and physiological stressors (transport and exercise) on gastrointestinal permeability (i.e., "Leaky Gut Syndrome") in horses

Lead Applicant: Wendy Pearson

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 2

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Arkell Equine Research Facility

Research Summary: Examining the effects of transport and exercise on leaky gut syndrome in horses and exploring the effects of a dietary supplement on their gastrointestinal function.

 

Supplementing glycerol to transition dairy cows to improve metabolic status and productivity

Lead Applicant: Trevor DeVries

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 2

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Dairy Research Centre - Elora

Research Summary: Determining whether supplementing dairy cows prior to and after calving with glycerol, a sugar alcohol,  improves metabolic health, rumen stability, and productivity.