ARS Research Labs Studying Dairy

• Conservation and Production Research Laboratory
• U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center
• U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center: Cell Wall Biology and Utilization Research
• U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center: Dairy Forage Research
• U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center: Environmentally Integrated Dairy Management Research
• Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Environmental Microbial & Food Safety Laboratory
• Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory
• Eastern Regional Research Center
• Eastern Regional Research Center: Dairy and Functional Foods Research

38 Research Projects Studying Dairy

• Characterizing the nad+ metabolome of liver, blood, and milk in dairy cows transitioning from gestation to lactation (Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Animal Biosciences & Biotechnology Laboratory)
• Increasing accuracy of genomic prediction, developing algorithms, selecting markers, and evaluating new traits to improve dairy cattle (Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory)
• Improving dairy cow feed efficiency and environmental sustainability using genomics and novel technologies to identify physiological contributions and adaptations (Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory)
• Characterizing the nad+ metabolome of liver, blood, and milk in dairy cows transitioning from gestation to lactation (Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory)
• Precision solutions for pathogen carriage on dairy farms using machine learning (Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Environmental Microbial & Food Safety Laboratory)
• Evaluation of genetic and management factors to reduce foodborne pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in dairy cattle (Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Environmental Microbial & Food Safety Laboratory)
• Strategies to manage feed nutrients, reduce gas emissions, and promote soil health for beef and dairy cattle production systems of the southern great plains (Conservation and Production Research Laboratory: Livestock Nutrient Management Research)
• Investigating the formation of liver abscesses in dairy influenced beef cattle (Cropping Systems Research Laboratory: Livestock Issues Research)
• Upcycling dairy processing by-products (Eastern Regional Research Center: Dairy and Functional Foods Research)
• New bioactive products from dairy fermentation (Eastern Regional Research Center: Dairy and Functional Foods Research)
• Collaborative research in the areas of food safety and function food development based on dairy and other agriculutral resources (Eastern Regional Research Center: Dairy and Functional Foods Research)
• Characterizing the production efficiency and environmental performance of beef on dairy systems in new england (Food Systems Research)
• Partnership: characterizing formula-fed veal and dairy beef calf welfare through audits and industry engagement (Livestock Behavior Research)
• Characterizing formula-fed veal and dairy beef calf welfare through audits and industry engagement (Livestock Behavior Research)
• Characterizing formula-fed veal and dairy beef calf welfare through audits and industry engagement (Livestock Behavior Research)
• Development and testing of mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis diva vaccines in dairy cattle (National Animal Disease Center: Infectious Bacterial Diseases Research)
• Improving emissions estimates in western dairy production systems for assessment of the net zero initiative (nzi) (Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory)
• Developing resilient irrigated cropping systems in concentrated dairy production areas of the semi-arid west (Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory)
• Evaluating variability in emissions at swine and dairy operations (Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory)
• Improving productivity of dairy systems in the western us (Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory)
• Investigating the use of beef sires on dairy cows to produce higher value offspring for beef production (Oklahoma and Central Plains Agricultural Research Center (ocparc): Livestock, Forage and Pasture Management Resaerch)
• Enhancing the viability of grass-fed dairy production in the u.s. through comprehensive research and extension grazing (Pasture Systems & Watershed Management Research)
• Using forage brassicas to extend the grazing season and improve dietary energy utilization in lactating dairy cows (Pasture Systems & Watershed Management Research)
• Interventions to aid the production of safe and wholesome meat and dairy products in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner (Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center: Food and Feed Safety Research)
• Developing strategies to improve dairy cow performance and nutrient use efficiency with nutrition, genetics, and microbiology (U.s. Dairy Forage Research Center: Cell Wall Biology and Utilization Research)
• Identifying and developing strategies to enhance sustainability and efficiency in dairy forage production systems (U.s. Dairy Forage Research Center: Cell Wall Biology and Utilization Research)
• Integrating genomic, nutritional, and microbial strategies to mitigate enteric methane emissions from dairy cattle (U.s. Dairy Forage Research Center: Dairy Forage Research)
• Evaluation of nitrous oxide emissions, carbon balance, and profitability of dairy forage systems along a gradient of cropping system diversity... (U.s. Dairy Forage Research Center: Dairy Forage Research)
• Developing sustainable forage and cover crop systems for dairy farms (U.s. Dairy Forage Research Center: Dairy Forage Research)
• Forage and feed characteristics on performance, feed efficiency, environmental impact, and farm nutrient cycling of dairy production systems (U.s. Dairy Forage Research Center: Dairy Forage Research)
• Evaluating genotype by environment interactions in intermediate wheatgrass for forage and grain production in dairy forage systems (U.s. Dairy Forage Research Center: Dairy Forage Research)
• Forage and fiber utilization in dairy cow diets (U.s. Dairy Forage Research Center: Dairy Forage Research)
• Diversifying ecosystem services in dairy forage systems (U.s. Dairy Forage Research Center: Dairy Forage Research)
• Managing nutrients and assessing pathogen emission risks for sustainable dairy production systems (U.s. Dairy Forage Research Center: Environmentally Integrated Dairy Management Research)
• Innovative forage and pasture management strategies for dairy agroecosystems (U.s. Dairy Forage Research Center: Environmentally Integrated Dairy Management Research)
• Bioelectrochemical treatment for dairy manure management (U.s. Dairy Forage Research Center: Environmentally Integrated Dairy Management Research)
• Evaluation of shade to alleviate heat stress in dairy heifers under grazing (U.s. Dairy Forage Research Center: Environmentally Integrated Dairy Management Research)
• Valorization of dairy sidestreams to fight calcium deficits in postmenopausal women (Western Human Nutrition Research Center: Diet, Microbiome and Immunity Research)