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SHIC, FFAR and Pork Checkoff Issue Second H5N1 Swine Risk RFP 

Assessing Feed Additive for Methane Reduction 

BPI3Vc-vectored Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) Subunit Vaccine 

Year Awarded  2025

FFAR award amount   $150,000

Total award amount   $401,802

Location   Manhattan, KS

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   Kansas State University

Grantee Institution   Kansas State University

H5N1 influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has increasingly infected dairy cattle and swine, threatening food security, rural livelihoods and the economic stability of animal protein markets. In response to these spillover events, Kansas State University researchers are developing a vaccine to protect cattle and swine from H5N1.

Assessing The Long-Term Effect of Feeding Bromoform to Dairy Cows on Methane Emissions, Milk Production, Composition & Functionality, Animal Health, Reproductive Performance, Human Safety, Rumen Function, Microbiome & Offspring Performance 

Year Awarded  2025

FFAR award amount   $726,686

Total award amount   $1,863,363

Location   Ellinbank, Victoria, Australia

Matching Funders   The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, ADM, Ag Emissions Centre (formerly New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre), Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB), Elanco, Genus PLC, Nestlé, the Global Methane Hub and JBS USA.

Grantee Institution   State of Victoria as represented by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action through Agriculture Victoria Research

Cows and other ruminant animals produce enteric methane as part of their natural digestive process. This methane is the single largest source of direct greenhouse gases in the beef and dairy sectors. Addressing enteric methane emissions is critical to slowing the effects of climate change while also helping the dairy and beef sectors meet their sustainability goals. This project is exploring the effectiveness and safety of feeding grazing dairy cows bromoform, a methane-reducing compound, daily during a 10-month full lactation period to assess the impacts on the cows, their calves and milk quality and determine whether bromoform can be used as a methane-mitigation tool for grazing dairy systems.

Effects of Continuous Inhibitor Dosing on Rumen Function & Animal Health 

Year Awarded  2025

FFAR award amount   $348,719

Total award amount   $704,104

Location   Palmerston North, New Zealand

Matching Funders   The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, ADM, Ag Emissions Centre (formerly New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre), Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB), Elanco, Genus PLC, Nestlé, the Global Methane Hub and JBS USA.

Grantee Institution   New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science Limited

Cows and other ruminant animals produce enteric methane as part of their natural digestive process. This methane is the single largest source of direct greenhouse gases in the beef and dairy sectors. Addressing enteric methane emissions is critical to slowing the effects of climate change while also helping the dairy and beef sectors meet their sustainability goals. This project is investigating whether giving cows a continuous pulsed dose of bromoform can shift the microbes in the cow’s rumen from generating methane to acetate, a natural energy source for cows. This research could help cows derive more energy from their feed while releasing less methane.

Making Feed Safer for Livestock 

Theo Newbold

FFAR Fellow, Penn State University

Cameras & AI Could Enhance Poultry Welfare & Industry Productivity 

Estimating Weights of Broiler Chickens with AI 

Breakthrough for Flockfocus – Developing Automated Surveillance Tools to Safeguard Chicken Welfare

Fall Migratory Birds Spread HPAI 

Jasmine Bruno

Jasmine Bruno, Ph.D.

Scientific Program DirectorCultivating Thriving Production Systems

 Amplifying  Impact Through Research Partnerships 

Jasmine Bruno

Jasmine Bruno, Ph.D.

Scientific Program DirectorCultivating Thriving Production Systems