Year Awarded 2020
FFAR award amount $186,643
Total award amount $373,287
Location Ardmore, OK
Matching Funders Veterinary Research and Consulting Services and HyPlains Research and Education Center
Grantee Institution Noble Research Institute
The Noble Research Institute is identifying causes of late-onset bovine respiratory disease in cattle.
Late-onset bovine respiratory disease affects nearly 10 percent of calves, resulting in pneumonia and widespread antibiotic use. Recently, a late-onset disease has been identified in some cattle that are similar to bovine respiratory disease. Noble Research Institute is collecting DNA for genetic evaluation, nasal swabs for bacterial and viral analysis and blood samples for heart and lung analysis. This information will help researchers determine what health factors predispose calves to late-onset bovine respiratory disease.