Tier 1 Projects

Improving the care and management of down dairy cows through developing evidence-based best management practices

Lead Applicant: Charlotte Winder

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Dairy Research Centre- Elora

Research Summary: Identifying factors related to the recovery and management of down cattle (cows that are unable to stand up).

 

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.

 

Characterization and validation of a potential probiotic with novel desired traits for animal application

Lead Applicant: Julang Li

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Arkell Swine Research Facility & Ontario Poultry Research Centre at the Arkell Research Station

Research Summary: Characterizing the novel Bascillus subtilis bacteria at the cell and animal levels for potential use in animal feed.

 

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.

 

Pain control using various dosing regimens of meloxicam for band castration of newborn bull calves

Lead Applicant: Jessica Gordon

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Beef Research Centre - Elora  

Research Summary: Examining the effects of an oral pain reliever after band castration of newborn bull calves.

 

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.

 

Investigation of alternative control measures for post-weaning E. coli diarrhea in pigs

Lead Applicant: Robert Friendship

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Arkell Swine Research Facility

Research Summary: Assessing vaccines, probiotics and proteobiotics as alternative approaches to manage E. coli in post-weaning pigs.

 

Herd level transition cow management and cow level genetic markers for determining ketosis risk in lactating dairy cattle

Lead Applicant: Todd Duffield

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Investigating genetic markers for prevention and treatment of ketosis, an imbalance of energy use and intake, in dairy cattle.

 

Understanding how bovine respiratory disease risk factors promote development of pneumonia as a strategy to develop novel methods to prevent disease

Lead Applicant: Jeff Caswell

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Dairy Research Centre- Elora,  Ontario Beef Research Centre- Elora

Research Summary: Evaluating how risk factors for bovine respiratory disease promote inflammation within the respiratory tract.