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IMPLEMENTATION OF WHOLE GENOME SELECTION IN THE U.S. BEEF CATTLE INDUSTRIES
BOVINE FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
General Cooperative Agreement (A)
2010 2011 2012
IMPLEMENTATION OF WHOLE GENOME SELECTION IN THE U.S. BEEF CATTLE INDUSTRIES
BOVINE FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
General Cooperative Agreement (A)
2010 2011 2012
LIVESTOCK GENOME ANNOTATION
BOVINE FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
General Cooperative Agreement (A)
2011 2012
RFAMIDE PEPTIDES INTEGRATE THE EFFECT OF NUTRITION ON THE GONADOTROPIC AXIS OF THE GILT
U.S. MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER : REPRODUCTION RESEARCH
Clay Center, NE
General Cooperative Agreement (A)
2012
HEAT AND MOISTURE PRODUCTION RATES FOR MODERN SWINE AND THEIR HOUSING SYSTEMS: FIELD TEST MEASUREMENTS
U.S. MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT RESEARCH
Clay Center, NE
General Cooperative Agreement (A)
2010 2011 2012
HANDLING AND TRANSPORT STRESS INTERACTIONS WITH PATHOGEN BIOLOGY IN SWINE AND CATTLE
LIVESTOCK BEHAVIOR RESEARCH
West Lafayette, IN
Appropriated (D)
2011 2012
SAFEGUARDING WELL-BEING OF FOOD PRODUCING ANIMALS
LIVESTOCK BEHAVIOR RESEARCH
West Lafayette, IN
Appropriated (D)
2009 2010 2011 2012
REDUCING COST OF EFFICIENT BEEF PRODUCTION
RANGE AND LIVESTOCK RESEARCH
Miles City, MT
Appropriated (D)
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
THE NATIONAL DAIRY GENETIC EVALUATION PROGRAM
ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Memorandum of Understanding (M)
2010 2011 2012
GENERATING AND ANALYZING DNA SEQUENCE USING NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING TECHNOLOGIES
BOVINE FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2010 2011 2012
Candidate genes for improving reproductive efficiency of sheep
RANGE SHEEP PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY RESEARCH
Dubois, ID
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2012
Does sex of littermates affect lifetime productivity of ewes?
RANGE SHEEP PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY RESEARCH
Dubois, ID
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2010 2011 2012
Improving the resolution of the ovine linkage map and identifying genetic mutations associated with production traits
RANGE SHEEP PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY RESEARCH
Dubois, ID
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2012
DEVELOPMENT OF A NON-SURGICAL TECHNIQUE FOR ARTIFICIALLY INSEMINATING SHEEP WITH FROZEN-THAWED SEMEN
NATIONAL CENTER FOR GENETIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION: PLANT AND ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION RESEARCH UNIT
Fort Collins, CO
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2009 2010 2011 2012
COOPERATIVE RESEARCH BETWEEN MONTANA STATE UNIVIVERSITY AND ARS-NPA FOR JOINT RESEARCH PROJECTS AT RESEARCH SITES AND FACILITIES IN MONTANA
RANGE AND LIVESTOCK RESEARCH
Miles City, MT
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2010 2011 2012
THE EFFECTS OF FEEDING TRADITIONAL VERSUS ELEVATED DIETARY CRUDE PROTEIN WITH OR WITHOUT RACTOPAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE TO FINISHING CATTLE
U.S. MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER : NUTRITION RESEARCH
Clay Center, NE
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2012
DEVELOP RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN PROFITABLE LIVESTOCK AND FORAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR UNDERGRADUATE AGRICULTURAL STUDENTS
GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY: FORAGE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION RESEARCH UNIT
El Reno, OK
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2010 2011 2012
EVALUATION OF BREED EFFECTS IN BEEF CATTLE ON HORNFLY INFESTATION
GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY: FORAGE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION RESEARCH UNIT
El Reno, OK
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2011 2012
MAINTAIN HERDS AND FLOCKS OF EXPERIMENTAL LIVESTOCK AT FORT RENO
GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY: FORAGE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION RESEARCH UNIT
El Reno, OK
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2011 2012
MANAGERIAL AND NUTRITIONAL STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY OF HEAVY BROILER CHICKENS
POULTRY RESEARCH
Mississippi State, MS
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2009 2010 2011 2012
APPROACHES TO MINIMIZE THE OCCURRENCE OF FESCUE TOXICOSIS IN LIVESTOCK
FORAGE-ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH
Lexington, KY
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2012
IMPLEMENTATION OF WHOLE GENOME SELECTION IN THE U.S. DAIRY AND BEEF CATTLE INDUSTRIES
BOVINE FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Reimbursable (R)
2012
INTEGRATED PROGRAM FOR REDUCING BRDC IN BEEF AND DAIRY CATTLE
BOVINE FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Reimbursable (R)
2012
STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL IMPACTS OF COPY NUMBER VARIATIONS ON THE CATTLE GENOME
BOVINE FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Reimbursable (R)
2012
PROTECTING FUEL ETHANOL PRODUCTION FERMENTATION PROCESSES WITH BACTERICIDAL YEAST
ANIMAL BIOSCIENCES & BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Reimbursable (R)
2010 2011 2012
TURKEY GENOMIC RESEARCH AND GENETIC IMPROVEMENT: DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-DENSITY SNP CONTENT FOR DESIGN OF A GENOME-WIDE ASSAY
ANIMAL BIOSCIENCES & BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Reimbursable (R)
2010 2011 2012
A MODEL FOR PAIN IN FARM ANIMALS: INFRARED VS. HOT BLADE BEAK TRIMMING AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS IN LAYING HENS
LIVESTOCK BEHAVIOR RESEARCH
West Lafayette, IN
Reimbursable (R)
2010 2011
DOES THE INCLUSION OF DISTILLER DRIED GRAINS WITH SOLUBLES IN THE DIET OF PIGS AFFECT SUSCEPTIBILITY TO/COLONIZATION WITH SALMONELLA
LIVESTOCK BEHAVIOR RESEARCH
West Lafayette, IN
Reimbursable (R)
2012
OSTEOPOROSIS IN WHITE LEGHORNS: THE EFFECT OF MECHANICAL LOADING DURING THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE LAYING HENS
LIVESTOCK BEHAVIOR RESEARCH
West Lafayette, IN
Reimbursable (R)
2012
DEVELOPMENT AND FIELD EVALUATION OF GENOME-WIDE MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION (GWMAS) OVER MULTIPLE GENERATIONS IN COMMERCIAL POULTRY
AVIAN DISEASE AND ONCOLOGY RESEARCH
East Lansing, MI
Reimbursable (R)
2010 2011 2012
ENHANCING GENETIC RESISTANCE TO MAREK’S DISEASE IN CHICKEN VIA ALLELE-SPECIFIC EXPRESSION SCREENS AND GENOME-WIDE SELECTION
AVIAN DISEASE AND ONCOLOGY RESEARCH
East Lansing, MI
Reimbursable (R)
2012
THE EPIGENETIC LANDSCAPE FOR MAREK'S DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY AND RESISTANCE IN CHICKENS
AVIAN DISEASE AND ONCOLOGY RESEARCH
East Lansing, MI
Reimbursable (R)
2011 2012
ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY FOR PRACTICAL USE OF CRYOPRESERVED BOAR SPERM TO IMPROVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFITABLE PORK PRODUCTION
NATIONAL CENTER FOR GENETIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION: PLANT AND ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION RESEARCH UNIT
Fort Collins, CO
Reimbursable (R)
2011 2012
BIOINFORMATICS TO IMPLEMENT GENOMIC SELECTION (BIGS)
U.S. MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER: GENETICS, BREEDING, AND ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH
Clay Center, NE
Reimbursable (R)
2010 2011 2012
RFAMIDE PEPTIDES INTEGRATE THE EFFECT OF NUTRITION ON THE GONADOTROPIC AXIS OF THE GILT
U.S. MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER : REPRODUCTION RESEARCH
Clay Center, NE
Reimbursable (R)
2011 2012
DEVELOP SOFTWARE TO DEMONSTRATE THE RESPONSE TO GENETIC SELECTION WITHIN DAIRY PRODUCER'S OWN HERD
ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2010 2011 2012
CHARACTERIZATION OF STRUCTURAL VARIATIONS IN LIVESTOCK GENOMES
BOVINE FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2012
IMPROVED EFFICIENCY OF BOVINE CLONING
ANIMAL BIOSCIENCES & BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2010 2011 2012
DIETARY MODIFICATION TO ELIMINATE ULCERS IN SOWS
LIVESTOCK BEHAVIOR RESEARCH
West Lafayette, IN
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2011 2012
DEVELOPMENT AND FIELD EVALUATION OF GENOME-WIDE MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION (GWMAS) OVER MULTIPLE GENERATIONS IN COMMERCIAL POULTRY
AVIAN DISEASE AND ONCOLOGY RESEARCH
East Lansing, MI
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2009 2010 2011 2012
DEVELOPMENT AND FIELD EVALUATION OF GENOME-WIDE MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION (GWMAS) OVER MULTIPLE GENERATIONS IN COMMERCIAL POULTRY
AVIAN DISEASE AND ONCOLOGY RESEARCH
East Lansing, MI
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2009 2010 2011 2012
DEVELOPMENT AND FIELD EVALUATION OF GENOME-WIDE MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION (GWMAS) OVER MULTIPLE GENERATIONS IN COMMERCIAL POULTRY
AVIAN DISEASE AND ONCOLOGY RESEARCH
East Lansing, MI
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2010 2011 2012
GENETIC AND EPIGENETIC RESISTANCE TO MAREK'S DISEASE
AVIAN DISEASE AND ONCOLOGY RESEARCH
East Lansing, MI
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2012
EFFECT OF CALCIUM OXIDE-TREATED CORN STOVER ON DAIRY CATTLE PERFORMANCE WHEN SUBSTITUTED FOR CORN GRAIN
U.S. DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER: CELL WALL BIOLOGY AND UTILIZATION RESEARCH
Madison, WI
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2012
FEEDING CANOLA MEAL TO LACTATING DAIRY COWS
U.S. DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER: CELL WALL BIOLOGY AND UTILIZATION RESEARCH
Madison, WI
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2011 2012
Characterization of sheep breeds and development of composite lines suitable for range environements
RANGE SHEEP PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY RESEARCH
Dubois, ID
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2010 2011 2012
EVALUATING THE ROLE OF ESTRADIOL DURING THE PRE-OVULATORY PERIOD ON FERTILITY IN BEEF CATTLE
RANGE AND LIVESTOCK RESEARCH
Miles City, MT
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2010 2011 2012
ORGANIZATION AND STORAGE OF BOVINE HIGH DENSITY GENETIC MARKER PANEL AND NEXT GENERATION WHOLE GENOME DNA SEQUENCE DATA
U.S. MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER: GENETICS, BREEDING, AND ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH
Clay Center, NE
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2012
RESEARCH TO IMPROVE PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY/MEAT QUALITY, REDUCE FOOD SAFETY PATHOGENS, & MINIMIZE IMPACT OF ANIMAL AGRICULTURE ON ENVIRONMENT
U.S. MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER: GENETICS, BREEDING, AND ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH
Clay Center, NE
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2009 2010 2011 2012
USE OF QUANTITATIVE AND GENOMIC INFORMATION TO IMPROVE SELECTION OF BEEF CATTLE AND SHEEP
U.S. MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER: GENETICS, BREEDING, AND ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH
Clay Center, NE
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2012
INFLUENCE OF TEMPERAMENT, TRANSPORTATION, AND DISEASE CHALLENGE ON THE PRODUCTIVITY AND OVERALL WELL-BEING OF YEARLING CATTLE
CROPPING SYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY : LIVESTOCK ISSUES RESEARCH
Lubbock, TX
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2010 2011 2012
FETAL IMPRINTING EFFECTS ON CALF INTRAMUSCULAR FAT DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED GENOMICS OF FATTY ACID DEPOSITION IN THE COW AND CALF
GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY: FORAGE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION RESEARCH UNIT
El Reno, OK
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2012
RESEARCH STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE SMALL FARM EFFICIENCY WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PRODUCTION
DALE BUMPERS SMALL FARMS RESEARCH CENTER
Booneville, AR
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2009 2010 2011 2012
MANAGEMENT AND NUTRITION STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF HEAVY BROILER CHICKENS
POULTRY RESEARCH
Mississippi State, MS
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2012
IMPROVING SUSTAINABILITY OF FORAGE-BASED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
FORAGE-ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH
Lexington, KY
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2009 2010 2011 2012
IMPLEMENTATION OF WHOLE GENOME SELECTION IN NORTH AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE
BOVINE FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Trust (T)
2010 2011 2012
NOVEL SNP DISCOVERY AND GENOME ASSEMBLY OF BOS INDICUS (NELORE) CATTLE
BOVINE FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Trust (T)
2011 2012
NOVEL SNP DISCOVERY AND GENOME ASSEMBLY OF WATER BUFFALO
BOVINE FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Trust (T)
2011 2012
DOES CALCIUM OXIDE-TREATED CORN STOVER AFFECT DAIRY CATTLE PERFORMANCE WHEN SUBSTITUTED FOR CORN GRAIN OR CORN SILAGE
U.S. DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER: CELL WALL BIOLOGY AND UTILIZATION RESEARCH
Madison, WI
Trust (T)
2012
EFFECT OF DIETARY PROTEIN CONTENT AND RUMEN-PROTECTED AMINO ACIDS ON NITROGEN UTILIZATION BY LACTATING DAIRY COWS
U.S. DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER: CELL WALL BIOLOGY AND UTILIZATION RESEARCH
Madison, WI
Trust (T)
2012
Identification of Enzymes that Enhance Ruminal Fermentation of Forages
U.S. DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER: CELL WALL BIOLOGY AND UTILIZATION RESEARCH
Madison, WI
Trust (T)
2012
DEVELOPMENT AND UPDATE OF NIRS CALIBRATION EQUATIONS OF FORAGE CROPS, FEEDSTUFFS, AND FEEDSTOCKS
U.S. DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER: DAIRY FORAGE AND AQUACULTURE RESEACH
Madison, WI
Trust (T)
2012
HEAT AND MOISTURE PRODUCTION RATES FOR MODERN SWINE AND THEIR HOUSING SYSTEMS
U.S. MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT RESEARCH
Clay Center, NE
Trust (T)
2009 2010 2011 2012
IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF BEEF CATTLE BY SUPPLEMENTING WITH YEAST PRODUCTS DURING THE RECEIVING PHASE
CROPPING SYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY : LIVESTOCK ISSUES RESEARCH
Lubbock, TX
Trust (T)
2011 2012

   

 
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