Campus: UW-Madison
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The use of a modified acrylic fiber for removal of copper and antibiotics from manure amended soils
To treat and prevent diseases in cows, veterinary antibiotics are routinely used in dairy operation. Unfortunately, antibiotics are only partially metabolized and can be unintentionally released onto agricultural lands during…
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Beyond immunoglobulin concentrations: Exploring the potential of fresh colostrum on immune development and health in dairy calves
Calves are born immunologically naïve and depend exclusively on colostrum for transfer of immunity to confer antibody, and cell-mediated protection against environmental pathogens during the first weeks of life and…
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Evaluating the effects of manure-based products on silage corn nitrogen uptake, fertilizer nitrogen use efficiency, soil nitrogen transformations, and nitrous oxide emissions
This proposed work aims to investigate the potential of processed manure to improve agricultural sustainability by addressing the challenges presented by large amounts of cattle manure. Dissolved air flocculation (DAF)…
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Application of dairy components in improving chronic disease risk
The objective of this project is to propose an effective nutritional strategy that will prevent lean mass loss, after bariatric surgery in postmenopausal women. This project hypothesizes that the use…
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A systematic review of the economics of nutritional interventions to reduce enteric methane production in dairy cows
Enteric methane from dairy cows is an important source of methane emissions and has been increasing more rapidly than emissions from beef production. Methods proposed to decrease enteric methane production…
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Controlling ruminant methane emissions employing lactic acid bacteria and their metabolites
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are natural colonizers of the gastrointestinal tract of young livestock. Several LAB produce antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and previous research indicated that LAB metabolites can reduce methane…
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Investigating the disproportionality of pollutant loading based on farmer social indicators
The overarching areas this research project will cover are land use interactions with water quality in Wisconsin in a modeling-based study, as well as investigating the impacts of various outreach…
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Pyrolyzing dairy manure solids to recover manure nutrients
Manure nutrients are a valuable crop resource, but losses of manure nutrients are a major concern for dairy systems in Wisconsin. Manure processing to recover manure nutrients can reduce losses…
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Analysis of amino acids in milk and dairy products will enhance research from a biochemical, nutritional, bioactive and safety perspective
Ibáñez Alfaro’s project plans to utilize a new ultraperformance liquid chromatography (UPLC) instrument (Waters® Acquity UPLC H-Class Plus) with the capacity to quantify amino acids to study the amino acid…
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Building capacity to perform cow-side measurements of cellular metabolism via the mobile Seahorse XF HS Mini Analyzer
Leone’s project will examine mitochondrial function in dairy cattle using two new Agilent Seahorse XF HS Mini Analyzers. This equipment will directly measure functionality of mitochondria through mitochondrial respiration, glycolysis,…
