Awarded Grants
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27 Grants found

Decreasing Pulmonary-Associated Mortality in Feedlot Cattle Using Refined Case Definitions & Predictive Analytics, Emphasizing Acute Interstitial Pneumonia & Late Day BRD

Metabolomic analysis of blood plasma to identify unique biomarkers indicative of liver abscesses

Associations between feeding & management practices of beef-on-dairy cattle from birth to harvest with liver abscesses

Promoting antimicrobial stewardship through improved understanding of how feedlot cattle are classified based on BRD risk

Antimicrobial Use Monitoring & Benchmarking in U.S. Feedyards

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Modeling for genomic, blood & microbiological markers for liver abscesses in fed beef cattle

Understanding liver abscess pathogenesis & risk-factors of feedlot cattle reared in conventional beef versus dairy management systems

ICASA: Defining the contribution of acidosis to the liver abscess complex using novel challenge model to delineate impacts of diet composition and feeding management on liver abscess pathogenesis

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Acoustic Monitoring to Support Mass Cattle Treatment Decisions

ICASA: Antimicrobial Use Monitoring and Benchmarking in U.S. Feedyards

ICASA: Liver abscesses in feedlot cattle; further delineation of the etiology and pathogenesis

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ICASA: Fecal microbiota transplant to reduce post-weaning diarrhea and antibiotic use

ICASA: Novel Strategies to Improve Understanding of Liver Abscess Formation and Mitigation in Beef Cattle

ICASA: Pathogen-host interaction during the development of liver abscesses; local and systemic immune and metabolic responses during Fusobacterium necrophorum challenges

Novel Strategies to Improve the Understanding of Liver Abscess Formation in Beef Cattle

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ICASA: Improving the efficacy of vaccination against mycoplasma hyosynoviae by identifying optimal application times

Improving the Efficacy of Vaccination Against Mycoplasma Hyosynoviae by Identifying Optimal Application Times

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ICASA: Risk Factors for Lameness in Finishing Pigs

ICASA: Development of a non-invasive model to induce liver abscess formation in cattle

Fecal Microbiota Transplant to Reduce Post Weaning Diarrhea & Antibiotic Use

Risk Factors for Lameness in Finishing Pigs

Pathogen-Host Interaction During the Development of Liver Abscesses; Local & Systemic Immune & Metabolic Responses During Fusobacterium Necrophorum Challenges

Defining the Contribution of Acidosis to the Liver Abscess Complex Using a Novel Challenge Model to Delineate Impacts of Diet Composition & Feeding Management on Liver Abscess Pathogenesis

Further Delineation of the Etiology and Pathogenesis of Liver Abscesses in Feedlot Cattle

Development of a Non-Invasive Model to Induce Liver Abscess Formation in Beef Cattle

ICASA Awards Grants to Develop Animal-Health Monitoring and Diagnostic Technologies 

ICASA Awards Grant to Beef Alliance to Evaluate Antibiotic Use Strategies in Beef Cattle

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ICASA: Novel Strategies to Improve Understanding of Liver Abscess Formation and Mitigation in Beef Cattle

Year Awarded  2022

FFAR award amount   $125,000

Total award amount   $250,000

Location   Lubbock, TX

Matching Funders   Texas Tech University

Grantee Institution   Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University researchers are investigating the gastrointestinal location, concentration and movement of F. necrophorum and Salmonella enterica, as well as the other organisms that live in the intestines of cattle with liver abscesses. This first phase of this research will inform a methodology to reduce F. necrophorum through a direct-fed microbial.

ICASA: Pathogen-host interaction during the development of liver abscesses; local and systemic immune and metabolic responses during Fusobacterium necrophorum challenges

Year Awarded  2022

FFAR award amount   $97,400

Total award amount   $195,140

Location   Lubbock, TX

Matching Funders   Texas Tech University

Grantee Institution   Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University researchers are identifying potential pathways in which the bacteria subvert the hosts’ defenses during the development of liver abscess to lay the foundation for the formation of novel approaches, such as alternative drugs, that can potentially replace antimicrobials in liver abscess control and prevention strategies.

ICASA: Liver abscesses in feedlot cattle; further delineation of the etiology and pathogenesis

Year Awarded  2022

FFAR award amount   $125,000

Total award amount   $280,000

Location   Manhattan, KS

Matching Funders   Cargill Incorporated , Micronutrients Corporation ,and Phibro Animal Health Corporation

Grantee Institution   Kansas State University

Kansas State University researchers are identifying specific bacterial species in cattle liver abscesses beyond the primary species, Fusobacterium necrophorum, and determining their prevalence and involvement in abscess formation, especially in the under-studied hindgut segment of the gastrointestinal tract. This research could help identify new interventions to minimize the occurrence of liver abscesses in cattle.

ICASA: Improving the efficacy of vaccination against mycoplasma hyosynoviae by identifying optimal application times

Year Awarded  2022

FFAR award amount   $149,748

Total award amount   $359,618

Location   St. Paul, MN

Matching Funders   Boehringer Ingelheim, Newport Laboratories, Pipestone Veterinary Services, Tyson Foods and University of Minnesota

Grantee Institution   University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine

University of Minnesota researchers are identifying the optimal time for vaccine application against M. hyosynoviae, which will result in significant prevention of lameness development in grow-finish swine and translate into reduced use of antibiotics for disease control.

ICASA: Risk Factors for Lameness in Finishing Pigs

Year Awarded  2022

FFAR award amount   $127,703

Total award amount   $268,493

Location   Philadelphia, PA

Matching Funders   PIC and University of Pennsylvania

Grantee Institution   University of Pennsylvania , School of Veterinary Medicine

University of Pennsylvania researchers are identifying factors that cause swine lameness to determine whether management factors like floor type, pen size and nutrition underlie common lameness problems. Little is known about the incidence and causes of lameness in swine.

ICASA: Development of a non-invasive model to induce liver abscess formation in cattle

Year Awarded  2022

FFAR award amount   $85,700

Total award amount   $180,922

Location   Beltsville, MD

Matching Funders   USDA-ARS, Kansas State University and West Texas A&M University

Grantee Institution   U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service

USDA-ARS researchers are developing a minimally invasive model that induces liver abscesses and improves researchers’ ability to study the development and mitigation of the abscesses, while reducing the time necessary to generate enough animals to study.

Fecal Microbiota Transplant to Reduce Post Weaning Diarrhea & Antibiotic Use

Year Awarded  2021

Total award amount   $311,354

Location   Lafayette, IN

Matching Funders   Purdue University and National Pork Board

Grantee Institution   Purdue University

This research is investigating using fecal microbiota, or stool, transplants to reduce post-weaning diarrhea and antibiotic use in swine. Post-weaning diarrhea is caused when bacteria invade the gut, which becomes weakened from the diet change, transportation and change in environment that occurs during weaning. Researchers are administering the fecal transplants though a feed amendment with freeze-dried fecal microbiota, a less labor-intensive method than traditional oral gavage and better suited for commercial settings. If effective, the results could be optimized for other animal species and be developed into proprietary feed additive-type technologies by the animal health industry.

Risk Factors for Lameness in Finishing Pigs

Year Awarded  2021

Total award amount   $268,493

Location   Philadelphia, PA

Matching Funders   University of Pennsylvania and PIC

Grantee Institution   University of Pennsylvania

Mycoplasma hyosynoviae (M. hyosynoviae) bacteria cause respiratory disease and lameness in pigs, contributing to economic loss and decreased animal welfare, and is a major driver of antibiotic use in swine production. Little is known about the incidence and causes of lameness in swine. This research is identifying factors that cause swine lameness to determine whether management factors like floor type, pen size and nutrition underlie common lameness problems. If lameness is caused by non-bacterial factors like M. hyosynoviae, alternative methods of prevention can be identified, reducing antibiotic usage.

Improving the Efficacy of Vaccination Against Mycoplasma Hyosynoviae by Identifying Optimal Application Times

Year Awarded  2021

Total award amount   $359,618

Location   St. Paul, MN

Matching Funders   Newport Laboratories, Tyson Foods, Pipestone Veterinary Services, Regents of the University of Minnesota and Boehringer Ingelheim

Grantee Institution   University of Minnesota

Mycoplasma hyosynoviae (M. hyosynoviae) bacteria cause respiratory disease and lameness in pigs, contributing to economic loss and decreased animal welfare, and is a major driver of antibiotic use in swine production. This research identifies the optimal time for vaccine application against M. hyosynoviae in swine, which will result in significant prevention of lameness development in grow-finish swine and translate into reduced use of antibiotics for disease control.

Antimicrobial Use Monitoring & Benchmarking in U.S. Feedyards

Year Awarded  2021

Total award amount   $400,022

Location   Manhattan, KS

Matching Funders   Kansas State University

Grantee Institution   Kansas State University

This research will develop a sustainable, practical system for individual beef producers to evaluate and report their antimicrobial usage in context of others across the beef feedlot industry. Results of this research can potentially impact how corporations and regulatory agencies formulate policies on antimicrobial use in beef cattle.