Priority Area: Ensuring animal health and welfare
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Enhancing the safety and growth of alfalfa by the utilization of novel non-thermal technology – high voltage atmospheric cold plasma
Wan’s project aims to utilize plasma-activated-water (PAW) treatment on alfalfa seeds to eliminate microbial contamination and enhance the growth of alfalfa by increasing seed germination and plant growth. The effect…
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Exploring high liver triglyceride content heritability and genetic architecture in early lactation Holstein cows
Bovine fatty liver syndrome (bFLS) is a metabolic disorder in early lactation dairy cows that reduces cow productivity and fertility, as well as increases morbidity risk. Pralle developed a blood…
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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,…
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Calan feeding gates in Marshfield ARS lactating cow barn
Esser’s project will install 30 Calan Broadbent feeding system gates at Marshfield Agricultural Research Station. The Calan Broadbent system is an electronic recognition feeding system which allows researchers to dispense…
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Increasing research capacity in energy partitioning and feed efficiency
Ferraretto’s project will utilize new walk-over scales and individual intake feeders for research related to feed efficiency and energy partitioning. The determination of body weight is instrumental for feed efficiency,…
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Expanding calf housing options into underutilized UW animal research facilities
Cederquist’s project will utilize 72 new Calf-Tel Individual Calf Pens to establish a calf rearing facility in underutilized space at Arlington Ag Research Station. The addition of these Calf-Tel Pens…
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Acquisition of high parameter flow cytometer to disentangle complex microbe-host interactions that drive neonatal development in dairy cows
Rostoll Cangiano’s project will utilize a new ThermoFisher Attune NxT flow cytometer, a benchtop cell analyzer that can measure multiple parameters of cell function in realtime, to better understand the…
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Increasing research capacity in enteric methane emissions and sustainable dairy farming: acquisition of a GreenFeed unit
Peñagaricano’s project utilizes a C-Lock GreenFeed unit, an automated, head-chamber type system, to monitor methane and carbon dioxide mass fluxes from the breath of ruminant animals. This delivers reliable estimates…
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Multi-barn high-resolution camera system for behavioral monitoring of dairy heifers
Van Os’s project will use a high-resolution camera system to monitor young dairy heifers throughout three barns at the Marshfield Agricultural Research Station. Cameras will provide a top-down view of…
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Tracking longitudinal bovine mammary gland development via ultrasound technology
Laporta’s project will utilize a new ultrasound unit for research studies primarily involving dairy cattle mammary gland biology. The new ultrasound unit will expand capabilities of high-quality research in lactation…
