Tier 2 Projects

How does asthma (heaves) develop and progress in horses?

Lead Applicant: Dorothee Bienzle

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 2

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Arkell Equine Research Facility

Research Summary: Continuing to explore how asthma develops and progresses in horses.

 

Wing use and disuse hypothesis: the missing link to understand keel bone damage in adult laying hens

Lead Applicant: Alexandra Harlander

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 2

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Poultry Research Centre at the Arkell Research Station

Research Summary: Investigating the effects of wing use and movement on keel bone damage, a common health issue in laying hens.

 

Streptococcus suis infection and nursery diet in pigs

Lead Applicant: Abdolvahab Farzan

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 2

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Arkell Swine Research Facility

Research Summary: Developing an infection model for Streptococcus suis in nursery pigs and investigating the effects of low complexity nursery diet on Streptococcus suis infection in pigs.