Projects not using a Research Centre

Heat storage and improved thermal management to reduce energy use and improve growing conditions in Ontario commercial-scale greenhouses

Lead Applicant: Syeda Tasnim

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Understanding the energy and moisture conditions in Ontario greenhouses to improve costs and greenhouse gas emissions, and to extend production season.

 

Improved operational efficiency and enhanced farm management decision making for fruit tree and ornamental nurseries using automation and precision agriculture tools.

Lead Applicant: Medhat Moussa

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing an automated system to collect tree growth information and creating a digital library system for Ontario's nursery industry.

 

Evaluation and potential augmentation of bovine fertility using small non-coding RNAs

Lead Applicant: Jonathan LaMarre

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Determining the reliability of genetic and epigenetic markers in semen for improving dairy and beef cattle reproductive potential.

 

A fundamentally new approach to determining soil N mineralization potential through pyrolysis-based thermal cracking.

Lead Applicant: Adam Gillespie

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: A fundamentally new approach to determining soil N mineralization potential through pyrolysis-based thermal cracking.

 

Hybridization of artificial intelligence and mechanistic models to create 'intelligent' precision nutrition models for next generation dairy production

Lead Applicant: Jennifer Ellis

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Combining two scientific methodologies—artificial intelligence and mechanistic modelling—to optimize precision nutrition systems for dairy.

 

Optimization of pellet quality at the mill level using machine learning

Lead Applicant: Jennifer Ellis

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Examining "big data" from local manufacturers to identify critical factors that influence feed pellet quality.

 

The impact of oral antimicrobial use in calves

Lead Applicant: Michael Steele

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Exploring how common feeding strategies for calves affect gastrointestinal tract function and development, and how they influence health and antimicrobial resistance.

 

Describing and characterizing neonatal dairy calf mortality in Ontario

Lead Applicant: David Renaud

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Exploring dairy calf mortality to inform and assist veterinarian diagnoses.

 

Development, implementation and evaluation of a bulk tank milk surveillance program for infectious and emerging diseases on Ontario dairy farms

Lead Applicant: David Kelton

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Establishing routine testing of bulk tank milk as part of an active surveillance system for common and emerging dairy cow diseases.

 

Ambient Alkaline Hydrolysis: a biosecure swine mortality and processed hide management tool

Lead Applicant: Brandon Gilroyed

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Investigating ambient alkaline hydrolysis, a process that uses alkaline solutions, for swine mortality management.