Campus: UW-Platteville
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Bale processor to improve feed efficiency and consistency at Pioneer Farm and provide teaching and outreach opportunities
Steiner’s project will use a new bale processor to improve feed efficiency and consistency of forage for dairy livestock and Pioneer Farm at UW–Platteville. Feed bales will be able to…
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Refrigerated centrifuge for feed, manure and tissue sample processing and assays
Hampton’s project will use a new bench-top, refrigerated centrifuge for processing blood samples for analysis, feed and manure samples for nutrient analysis, and tissue samples for metabolite, DNA, and mRNA…
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Leveraging automated milking systems to employ targeted saturated fatty acid supplementation strategies to early lactation dairy cows
Dairy cows often experience a negative energy balance during the transition to lactation period, where dietary energy intake is outpaced by the demands of lactation. This early lactation energy deficit…
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Opening windows for research, teaching, and demonstrations through rumen cannulation
The reticulorumen is the most important part of the ruminant digestive tract in dairy cows, responsible for 70-80% of digestion processes. Rumen cannulation, or the surgical process of placing a…
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Validating a novel serological panel for bovine fatty liver syndrome
Pralle’s project will determine the incidence, consequences, and financial impact of bovine fatty liver syndrome, a metabolic disorder than can develop in pre- or post-calving cows, with a newly-developed blood-based…
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Individual feed intake monitoring system for cross-disciplinary dairy production research
Pralle’s project will install a RIC2Discover feed intake system, which is a fully automated technology that monitors individual cow feed intake and feeding behavior, at Pioneer Farm at UW–Platteville. The…
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Software and hardware to perform dairy farm risk assessment
Wu’s project will conduct a cybersecurity risk assessment and management assessment of Pioneer Farm and UW–Platteville using new assessment software and equipment. Long term, this project will result in (a)…
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Selective laser sintering 3D printer acquisition for dairy protein-based composite materials development
Obielodan’s project will use a selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printing machine to explore 3D printing materials for engineering structures using dairy proteins such as casein and whey. This could…
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Benchtop X-Ray diffractometer for materials analysis
Fu’s project will use X-ray diffraction (XRD), which characterizes the components in dairy products, such as proteins and minerals. XRD is a rapid, powerful, and commonly used analysis technique for…
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Greenhouse gas monitoring equipment to expand research capacity
Sanford’s project will use a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission measurement instrument to measure key GHG emissions of concern to the dairy industry, including CO2, CH4, N2O, NH3, and OH. With…
