Tier 1 Projects

Optimization of crossbred (beef on dairy) calf performance, health, and welfare


Lead Applicant: Michael Steele

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: Ontario Beef Research Centre – Elora

Application of genomic selection for body composition traits in the turkey


Lead Applicant: Christine Baes

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare 

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: NA

Advancing insect resistance management for Ontario’s riskiest corn pests


Lead Applicant: Jocelyn Smith

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Ridgetown

Understanding Salmonella Dublin transmission on Ontario dairy and veal farms


Lead Applicant: David Renaud

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: NA

Evaluation of management practices for SCN in Ontario to support the SCN Coalition


Lead Applicant: Mehrzad (Milad) Eskandari

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Cedar Springs & Ridgetown

Mitigating the risk of avian influenza virus transmission


Lead Applicant: Shayan Sharif

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: Central Animal Facility & Isolation Unit

Automation of the modern commercial feed mill: Optimization of pellet quality using machine learning 2.0


Lead Applicant: Jennifer Ellis

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems 

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: NA

Development of a model to predict the impact of nutrition, genetics and heat stress on performance, meat yield and meat quality in turkeys


Lead Applicant: Jennifer Ellis

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: NA

Newly developed versus commercial acaricide formulations for varroa mite control in Ontario honey bee colonies


Lead Applicant: Ernesto Guzman

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: NA

Ontario agro-residues and automotive paint waste hybrid in engineered light-weight biocomposites for electric vehicle parts


Lead Applicant: Manjusri Misra

Research Priority: Trade, Market & Targeted Sector Growth Opportunities

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: NA