Tier 1 Projects

Airflow patterns and animal welfare in pigs transported at different space allowances in an actively ventilated vehicle in summer and winter

Lead Applicant: Renee Bergeron

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Investigating the interactive effects of space allowance, airflow patterns, and pig welfare on an actively ventilated pig transportation vehicle.

 

Penicillin depletion study in dairy sheep: Determining milk withholding time for an on-label claim

Lead Applicant: Cathy Bauman

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Determining the length of time a Health-Canada-approved drug for dairy sheep remains in their system.

 

Identifying the Eimeria species causing coccidiosis in young sheep and goats: On-farm epidemiology and anticoccidial sensitivity

Lead Applicant: John Barta

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Summary: Investigating patterns of a highly detrimental disease, Coccidiosis (Eimeria species), in the Ontario sheep and goat industries.