Research Projects

 

2008

* Maury Bredahl Develop Key Performance Indicators for Beef
* Beef Improvement Ontario Develop means to use New Data for Farmers
* University of Guelph, Dr. Pat Shewen Modulation of Fc Gamma Receptor 11 (CD32) Expression of B Lymphocytes to Enhance Antibody Responses of Young Calves
* University of Guelph, Drs. Ira Mandell and Kendall Swanson Development of Feeding Strategies to Lower Cost of Production for Finishing Cattle
* OMAFRA - Christoph Wand Influence of a Rubber-Topped Feedlot Slat on Animal Performance, Welfare and Economic Returns
* University of Guelph, Dr. Steve Miller DNA Panel Development to Predict Genetic Differences for Feed Efficiency and Beef Tenderness

2007

* University of Guelph Ontario carcass improvement project
* Ontario Veterinary College Mycoplasma bovis pneumonia and arthritis in feedlot cattle
* University of Saskatchewan Does BRD treatement strategy influence CPPS expression?
* VIDO Use of antimicrobial peptides as adjuvants for vaccines against mycoplasma bovis
* University of Guelph Influence of feeding increasing levels of wet or dry corn distillers grains plus solubles

2006

* Mallot Creek Implement targeted market program
* Beef Improvement Ontario Age verification, health and quality of Ontario calves for market access
* Ontario Cattlemen's Association Cattle risk management workshops for Ontario beef producers
* JRG Consulting Future opportunities for the Ontario beef industry
* Steve Miller, University of Guelph Validation of a genetic marker for beef tenderness
* University of Guelph Development of an edible (needle-free) plant-based vaccine for bovine pneumonic pasteurellosis
*University of Guelph Improving the innate resistance of beef cattle to bacterial pneumonia
* Soil Research Group Survival of pathogens during storage of livestock manures
* University of Guelph The effect of transportation dynamics on cattle welfare, performance and beef quality
* VIDO CpG DNA-based needle-free vaccination methods against BVD virus in newborn calves

2005

* Andrea Brocklebank, Canadian Cattlemen's Association Market Power in the Canadian red meat packing industry
* Patricia Shewen, University of Guelph Investigation of immunomodulatory properties of recombinant bovine complement component C3d
* Ira Mandell, University of Guelph The effects of nutritional treatment, breed and postmortem ageing on growth performance, meat quality and the expression of proteolytic enzymes including the matrix metalloproteinases
* Maury Bredahl, University of Guelph Beef industry impact on the Ontario economy
* Ontario Cattlemen's Association Summary of CORD funded projects
* Ontario Cattlemen's Association Emergency Planning and Transfer
* Vern Osborne, University of Guelph The relationship between drinking water quality and animal performance on Ontario beef farms
* Ira Mandell, University of Guelph Use of glycolytic inhibitors to improve beef tenderness

2004

* Veterinary Infectious Disease Organization Genomic and proteomic approaches to enhance therapeutic efficacy of antibiotics and vaccines
* Veterinary Infectious Disease Organization Engineered bovine adenovirus-3 for oral vaccination of calves
* Veterinary Infectious Disease Organization DNA-based, needle free vaccination methods against bovine viral diarrhea virus in newborn calves
* Kendall Swanson, University of Guelph Physiological mechanisms regulating the nutritional control of feed utilization and efficiency in feedlot cattle
* Jen Snively, Ontario Cattlemen's Association Emergency Planning and information transfer

* Indicates a project, in whole or in part, under the Canada-Ontario Research and Development Fund, funded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, administered by the Agricultural Adaptation Council.

 


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