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Research Programs and Projects at this Location

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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Food Animal Production (NP #101)
Optimizing Welfare for Food Producing Animals
(In-House Appropriated)
Characterizing Formula-fed Veal and Dairy Beef Calf Welfare through Audits and Industry Engagement
(Cooperative Agreement)
Improving Piglet Survivability and Sow Welfare through Microenvironment Management
(Cooperative Agreement)
Integrating Functional Genomics, Behavior, and Health Measures to Mitigate the Cumulative Effects of in Utero Heat Stress on Swine Welfare
(Cooperative Agreement)
Characterizing Formula-fed Veal and Dairy Beef Calf Welfare Through Audits and Industry Engagement
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Enhancing the Thermal Environment of Sows and Piglets to Simultaneously Improve Sow Welfare and Improve Lifetime Performance and Survivability of...
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Integrating Functional Genomics, Behavior, and Health Measures to Mitigate the Cumulative Effects of in Utero Heat Stress on Swine Welfare
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Thermal Perches as Warming Devices for Reducing Cold Stress in Caged Laying Hens
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Utilize the Purdue Animal Care and Use Committee (PACUC)
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Elucidating the Biology of Sow Tolerance to Heat Stress at The Intersection of the Genome, Microbiome and Metabolome
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Understanding the role of the genome, microbiome, and epigenome on the transgenerational effects of in utero heat stress in pigs
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Determine relationships between stress-load and calf behavior in precision livestock farming
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Determining the Thermal Preference of Weanling Pigs
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Evaluating the Interactions Between Swine Behavior and Heat Stress Response
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Identifying Phenotypic and Genotypic Indicators of Dairy Cattle Resilience in Automated Farming Systems
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Improving the Environment of Piglets and Sows to Enhance Performance and Welfare
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Improving Welfare of Swine and Poultry through Environmental Enrichment
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Reducing the Negative Impact of In Utero Heat Stress on Swine Immune Function Through Functional Genomics
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Supplementing Dairy Calves with L-glutamine to Reduce Antibiotic Use
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Swine Thermal Stress Mobile Application HotHog
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Evaluation of Effects of a Animal Nutrition Supplement on Short and Long-term Sow and Litter Health, Performance, and Welfare Under Heat Stress
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)