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Japanese Encephalitis Virus Research Program

Proactively protecting the health of the U.S. swine herd by enhancing the prevention, preparedness and response capabilities for Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a transboundary disease risk for U.S. introduction.
Proactively protecting the health of the U.S. swine herd by enhancing the prevention, preparedness and response capabilities for Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a transboundary disease risk for U.S. introduction.

Program Contact

Dr. Jasmine Bruno
jbruno@foundationfar.org

Development Contact

Lauren Hershey
lhershey@foundationfar.org

Applications are under review

Dr. Megan Niederwerder
Partnerships between the Swine Health Information Center and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research have provided broad benefits towards advancing innovation for the U.S. pork industry and U.S. pork producers. SHIC continues to partner with FFAR not only due to the leveraging of public/private funds which enhance the breadth of emerging swine disease research support but also due to the leveraging of scientific networks, which expand the number of qualified researchers seeking to develop new tools and technologies for emerging disease threats to U.S. swine. Dr. Megan Niederwerder, DVM
Executive Director, Swine Health Information Center
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The Latest

Insights

Our Insights highlight unique perspectives from across the food and agriculture community.

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Time Teaches Biosecurity Importance

Kevin Schulz

Kevin Schulz

Editor, The Farmer/Farm Progress

Greener Cattle Initiative is Game Changer for Dairy’s Future

Dr. Juan Tricarico

Dr. Juan Tricarico

Senior Vice President, Environmental Research, Dairy Management Inc.

Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions from Dairy Cattle

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Dr. Francisco Peñagaricano and Dr. Guillermo Martinez Boggio

Let’s Raise a Glass on National Milk Day to the Power of Agriculture Research

Krysta Harden headshot

Krysta Harden

President and CEO U.S. Dairy Export Council

Building Team Chemistry: The Bigger Picture Behind Cows & Climate

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Conor McCabe

Animal Biology Graduate Student, UC Davis

Insight on Livestock Methane Mitigation

Dr. Rod Mackie

Dr. Rod Mackie, Professor, Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 

Champaign, IL

FFAR Vet Student Fellow Research Spotlight

Anna Schaubeck

2021 FFAR Veterinary Student Research Fellow

Celebrating Innovation on National Egg Day

Paul Montgomery

Paul Montgomery

Director of Communications, United Egg Producers

How Heat Stress Impacts Swine Health

FFAR Fellow, Lauren Anderson

North Carolina State University

Dairy Cattle Metabolic Capacity: Milking It for all It’s Worth

Linda Beckett

2019-2022 FFAR Fellow

Climate change and Dairy Farming: Beating the Heat

Ananda Fontoura

2018-2021 FFAR Fellow

Research is Critical to Preventing the Next Pandemic

Tim Kurt, DVM

Scientific Program Director, October 2016- September 2022 Advanced Animal Systems

Vitamin A, Healthy Cows and Less Antibiotics

Jaime Strickland

2018-2021 FFAR Fellow

A Look at Maine Aquaculture

Tim Kurt, DVM

Scientific Program Director, October 2016- September 2022 Advanced Animal Systems

News

The latest news and updates from FFAR.

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FFAR Names Sixth Cohort of Veterinary Fellows

FFAR-Funded Research to Prevent African Swine Fever Virus

Greener Cattle Initiative Opens Call for Enteric Methane Emission Research

FFAR & AAVMC Open Applications for 2024 FFAR Vet Fellows

Japanese Encephalitis Virus Research Protects U.S. Swine

FFAR & Open Philanthropy Announce Egg-Tech Prize Finalists

ICASA Grants Seek to Address Liver Abscess Formation in Cattle

ICASA Awards Grants to Address Antimicrobial Resistance in Cattle & Swine

Cattle Industry Consortium Funds Research Aimed at Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions

SHIC Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Program Funds Additional Research

Improving Layer Hen Welfare with Better Bone Health

Cattle Industry Consortium Awards First Grant to Curb Enteric Methane Emissions

FFAR Awards Fifth Cohort of Vet Fellows

Building a Common Language for Antimicrobial Resistance Between Human & Animal Health

FFAR Grant Investigates Naturally Occurring Compound to Reduce Enteric Methane Emissions

Grant Supports Production of Sustainable, Cost-Effective Feed Supplements

FFAR & AAVMC Open Applications for 2023 FFAR Vet Fellows

Grants Improve Antibiotic Use in Livestock

FFAR Grant Develops Vaccine to Protect Farm-Raised Fish

FFAR Grant Develops Additional African Swine Fever Vaccines

Breakthroughs

Tools, technologies and strategies from the research we fund.

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Unlocking Genetic Heat Tolerance in Cattle

Breakthrough for Precision Bred Adaptation of Elite Taurine Breeds of Beef & Dairy Cattle

Radiography could transform poultry breeding

Breakthrough for FFAR Awards $1.4 Million to Purdue University, University of California, Davis and University of Edinburgh Researchers to Improve Health and Productivity of Egg-Laying Hens

Research Pinpoints Why Dairy Cows Produce Less Milk in Warm Weather and Develops Nutrition-Based Solution

Breakthrough for FFAR Grant Helps Heat-Stressed Dairy Cows Weather Increasing Temperatures

Feed Additives Stop Viral Disease Spread, Researchers Find

Breakthrough for FFAR-Funded Research Finds Feed Additives Stop the Spread of Viral Diseases

Initial Successes in Ending Surgical Castration of Swine

Breakthrough for FFAR Awards $500,000 Grant to Improve Swine Health and Well-Being