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ARS research is organized into National Programs. Within each National Program are research projects. Listed below are  the National Programs and research projects currently conducted at this location.

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Animal Health (NP #103)
Control Strategies for Bovine Babesiosis
(In-House Appropriated)
Control Strategies for Theileriosis
(In-House Appropriated)
Development of a Vaccine and Improved Diagnostics for Malignant Catarrhal Fever
(In-House Appropriated)
Genetic Approaches and Tools to Prevent, Control, and Eradicate Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
(In-House Appropriated)
Identifying Effective Immune Responses and Vaccine Development for Bovine Anaplasmosis
(In-House Appropriated)
Understanding Host-Bacterial Interactions to Mitigate Disease in Small Ruminants
(In-House Appropriated)
Babesia Caballi Genome Sequences and Annotation
(Cooperative Agreement)
Diagnostic Testing for Resilient Livestock
(Cooperative Agreement)
Understanding Genetic Variation of Parasites that cause Bovine Babesiosis to Develop Efficient Control Strategies
(Cooperative Agreement)
Characterizing the Major Histocompatibility Complexes of U.S. Based Domestic Goats
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Targeting Subdominant Rhoptry-associated Proteins of Babesia Bovis in a Subunit Vaccine to Protect Cattle Against Bovine Babesiosis
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Collaborative Animal Research between Regents of the University of Idaho and the ARS - Animal Disease Research Unit
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Collaborative Animal Research between Washington State University and ARS-ADRU
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Characterization of Antibodies for Improvement of Vaccine Development and Diagnostic Assays
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Characterizing the Major Histocompatibility Complexes of U.S. Based Domestic Goats
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Control Strategies for Cattle Fever Ticks and Bovine Babesiosis in the United States
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Control strategies for Infectious Diseases of Livestock.
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Cost Benefit Analysis of Cattle Fever Tick and Bovine Babesiosis Control
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Data Driven Nanovaccine Design
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Defining Protection Correlates, Vaccines, and Diagnostic Tools for Babesiosis, Theleriosis, Anaplasmosis, Prion and Other Chronic Diseases
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Developing Immunological Reagents for Tick-borne Disease Research
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development of Control Strategies for Theileria orientalis
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development of Medium to Support Cell-free Growth of Anaplasma Marginale
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Enhancing Detection of CWD in Tissue Samples from Cervids
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Enhancing Diagnostic Solutions for Persistent Animal Infectious Diseases Using Novel antigens and Diagnostic Platforms
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Functional Genomics for Livestock Resiliency
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Harnessing Extracellular Soluble Factors as Immuno-adjuvant for Controlling Diseases in Cattle
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Identification Of Babesia Gametocyte Chemoattractive Molecule
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
MCF Vaccine Trials in Bison
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Methods to control bovine anaplasmosis and resilient livestock
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Quantitatively Assessing Key Risk Factors that Drive Potential Tick and Babesia Outbreaks in the United States
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Surveying Nilgai Antelope in South Texas for Evidence of Infection with Bovine Babesiosis
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Testing Drug Therapies to Control Babesia Infection and/or Severe Acute Babesiosis
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens Affecting Livestock in Zimbabwe
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Understanding the Impact of Bovine Anaplasmosis in Beef Cattle for Livestock Resiliency
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Assessing Efficacy of Tick Vaccine
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Food Safety, (Animal and Plant Products) (NP #108)
Control Strategies for Bovine Babesiosis
(In-House Appropriated)
Control Strategies for Theileriosis
(In-House Appropriated)
Babesia Caballi Genome Sequences and Annotation
(Cooperative Agreement)
Understanding Genetic Variation of Parasites that cause Bovine Babesiosis to Develop Efficient Control Strategies
(Cooperative Agreement)
Targeting Subdominant Rhoptry-associated Proteins of Babesia Bovis in a Subunit Vaccine to Protect Cattle Against Bovine Babesiosis
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Collaborative Animal Research between Regents of the University of Idaho and the ARS - Animal Disease Research Unit
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Characterization of Antibodies for Improvement of Vaccine Development and Diagnostic Assays
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Control Strategies for Cattle Fever Ticks and Bovine Babesiosis in the United States
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Control strategies for Infectious Diseases of Livestock.
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Cost Benefit Analysis of Cattle Fever Tick and Bovine Babesiosis Control
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Data Driven Nanovaccine Design
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Defining Protection Correlates, Vaccines, and Diagnostic Tools for Babesiosis, Theleriosis, Anaplasmosis, Prion and Other Chronic Diseases
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Developing Immunological Reagents for Tick-borne Disease Research
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development of Control Strategies for Theileria orientalis
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Enhancing Diagnostic Solutions for Persistent Animal Infectious Diseases Using Novel antigens and Diagnostic Platforms
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Harnessing Extracellular Soluble Factors as Immuno-adjuvant for Controlling Diseases in Cattle
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Identification Of Babesia Gametocyte Chemoattractive Molecule
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
MCF Vaccine Trials in Bison
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Quantitatively Assessing Key Risk Factors that Drive Potential Tick and Babesia Outbreaks in the United States
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Surveying Nilgai Antelope in South Texas for Evidence of Infection with Bovine Babesiosis
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Testing Drug Therapies to Control Babesia Infection and/or Severe Acute Babesiosis
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens Affecting Livestock in Zimbabwe
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Assessing Efficacy of Tick Vaccine
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)