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Ames, IA
- Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research: The mission of the Unit is to increase crop productivity by basic and applied research on insects, cereals and legumes. (More)
- Plant Introduction Research: This Unit's mission is to expand the genetic diversity of priority plant genetic resource (PGR) collections, and to improve associated information and information management tools that facilitate their conservation and utilization in research and crop improvement. The activities of the unit, (More)
- National Laboratory for Agriculture and The Environment:
- Soil, Water & Air Resources Research: The mission of the Soil, Water, and Air Resources unit is to discover and apply knowledge of biophysical interactions within the soil-plant-atmosphere system to develop new and improved management practices that limit or reduce the impact of agricultural production systems on soil, water, and air (More)
- Agroecosystems Management Research: The mission of the Agroecosystems Management Research Unit is to develop practices and technology that increase the efficiency and resilience of agricultural systems and decrease environmental impacts of production at the field, farm, and watershed scales. (More)
- National Animal Disease Center:
- Research Program Support: It is the mission of the Safety and Engineering Unit to develop and implement a dynamic, responsive, and effective environmental health and safety program for the National Animal Disease Center, and to provide service, training, employee health services, and security for the National Veterinary (More)
- Ruminant Diseases and Immunology Research: The Ruminant Diseases and Immunology Unit conducts basic and applied research in the identification of host factors, as well as pathogen factors, that will enable more efficient methods of mastitis and respiratory disease control in cattle. Immunologic, microbiologic, genomic, transcriptomic and (More)
- Infectious Bacterial Diseases Research: The Infectious Bacterial Diseases Unit investigates diseases of food-producing animals and selected wild animals caused by Brucella, Mycobacteria, and Spirochetes. Our mission is to develop and evaluate improved tests for the diagnosis of Johne's Disease and Bovine Tuberculosis in cattle and deer (More)
- Food Safety and Enteric Pathogens Research: To benefit the American consumer and the livestock industry, the Food Safety and Enteric Pathogens Unit investigates the interactions of pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria with each other, with intestinal tissues of their animal host, and with the farm environment. Scientific knowledge and (More)
- Virus and Prion Research: The mission of the Virus and Prion Research Unit is to identify and characterize viruses, bacteria, and prions (abnormal disease causing proteins) associated with economically important diseases affecting livestock and to develop methods to control or eliminate these diseases. Our goals include: (More)
National Programs in Iowa
- Food Animal Production (101)
- Animal Health (103)
- Food Safety (animal and plant products) (108)
- Water Availability and Watershed Management (211)
- Soil and Air (212)
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Research (216)
- Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement (301)
- Crop Protection and Quarantine (304)
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- Ecologically-based Management of Arthropods in the Maize Agroecosystem ( Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research )
- Regulatory Networks in Cereal Host-Fungal Pathogen Interactions ( Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research )
- Leveraging Crop Genetic Diversity and Genomics to Improve Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Soybean ( Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research )
- SoyBase and the Legume Information System - Information Infrastructure and Research for Legume Crop Improvement ( Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research )
- Improving Maize Production with Crop Growth Models and Cross Compatibility Systems ( Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research )
- MaizeGDB - Database and Computational Resources for Maize Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding Research ( Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research )
- Management of Crop Genetic Resources and Descriptive Information ( Plant Introduction Research )
- Germplasm Adaptation and Genetic Enhancement of Maize for Climate Resiliency in the United States ( Plant Introduction Research )
- Optimizing Carbon Management for Enhancing Soil and Crop Performances ( Soil, Water & Air Resources Research )
- Improved Management of Nutrients, Water, Agrochemicals, and Energy to Enhance Agriculture System Sustainability ( Soil, Water & Air Resources Research )
- The USDA ARS Climate Hubs – Increasing Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability by Impactful Development and Communication of Climate Smart Agricultural Research and Practices – Ames, Iowa ( Soil, Water & Air Resources Research )
- Sustainable Intensification in Agricultural Watersheds through Optimized Management and Technology ( Agroecosystems Management Research )
- Physiological, Microbiological, and Nutritional Mechanisms to Maintain Animal Productivity in the Absence of Antibiotics ( Agroecosystems Management Research )
- Managing Nutrient, Carbon, and Water Fluxes to Provide Sustainable and Resilient Cropping Systems for Midwestern Landscapes ( Agroecosystems Management Research )
- Intervention Strategies to Prevent and Control Viral Respiratory Pathogens of Ruminants ( Ruminant Diseases and Immunology Research )
- Host-pathogen Interactions and Control Strategies for Bacterial Respiratory Pathogens in Cattle ( Ruminant Diseases and Immunology Research )
- Genomic and Mitigation Strategies to Control Mastitis ( Ruminant Diseases and Immunology Research )
- Diagnostic and Mitigation Strategies to Control Tuberculosis in Cattle and Wildlife ( Infectious Bacterial Diseases Research )
- Intervention Strategies for Spirochete Diseases ( Infectious Bacterial Diseases Research )
- Development of Improved Diagnostic and Control Strategies for Brucellosis in Livestock and Wildlife ( Infectious Bacterial Diseases Research )
- Identification of Antigens and Host Innate Immune Responses for Control of Johne's Disease ( Infectious Bacterial Diseases Research )
- Intestinal Microbial Ecology and Non-Antibiotic Strategies to Limit Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and Antimicrobial Resistance Transmission in Food Animals ( Food Safety and Enteric Pathogens Research )
- Analysis of Genetic Factors that Increase Foodborne Pathogen Fitness, Virulence, and Antimicrobial Resistance Transfer, to Identify Interventions against Salmonella and Campylobacter in Food Animals ( Food Safety and Enteric Pathogens Research )
- Elucidating the Pathobiology and Transmission of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies ( Virus and Prion Research )
- Intervention Strategies to Control Endemic and New Emerging and Re-Emerging Viral Diseases of Swine ( Virus and Prion Research )
- Intervention Strategies to Control Endemic and New and Emerging Influenza A Virus Infections in Swine ( Virus and Prion Research )
- Virulence Mechanisms, Microbiome Changes and Control Strategies for Priority Bacterial Infections in Swine ( Virus and Prion Research )
