Priority Area: Ensuring animal health and welfare
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Linear rectal ultrasound probe and blood chemistry analyzer
PI: James Hampton Hampton is an associate professor and program coordinator of animal and dairy science at UW–Platteville. His research interests include ovarian follicular development and endocrinology. hamptonjam@uwplatt.edu(608) 342-1754https://www.uwplatt.edu/profile/hamptonjam PI:…
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Building capacity for dairy nutrition research: Equipment to track individual feed intake
PI: Pete Lammers Lammers is an associate professor of animal and dairy science at UW–Platteville. His research interests include novel feedstuffs for livestock, production of livestock for niche markets, and…
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EZweights 365 touch monitor package scale house for digital commodity, feed, manure and compost records and data collection
PI: Chuck Steiner Steiner is serving as interim Dean for the College of Business Industry Life Science and Agriculture (BILSA) at UW–Platteville during the 2022-2023 academic year. He previously served…
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Blaine Dairy whole-barn video-recording system
Van Os’s project will install a permanent, whole-barn video-camera system at the UW Emmons Blaine Dairy in Arlington, WI. This would provide several novel capabilities to support the rigorous recording…
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Super hutches for 2–5-month heifers (allows additional wet calf capacity in existing barn)
PI: Sylvia Kehoe Kehoe is a professor of dairy science and an assistant chair of the department at UW–River Falls. She teaches courses on lactation and milk quality as well…
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Competency of flies to acquire and transmit pathogenic bacteria to dairy cows
Mastitis and enteritis are two of the most common and costly diseases affecting dairy cattle in the United States and worldwide. However, very little is known about how dairy cows…
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Analysis and publication of research data on Johne’s Disease in dairy cattle
Johne’s Disease is a chronic wasting disease in cattle and other ruminants caused by a bacterium. Due to the long incubation period of the disease, it can take several years…
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Interactions of fibroblast growth factor and protein metabolism during the postpartum period in lactating dairy cows and their effect on animal health.
The immediate postpartum period in lactating dairy cattle is the time when cows are most vulnerable to metabolic disorders such as ketosis and fatty liver. These disorders often predispose the…
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Feeding equipment for individual gate feeding system at UW Marshfield ARS
Akin’s project will use new automated individual gate feeding system at Marshfield Agricultural Research Station. Individual animal measurements are critical data for many dairy and animal science researchers to be…
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Near-infrared spectroscopy for high-throughput phenotyping
Dorea’s project will use a near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) instrument to predict complex traits in the beef and dairy industry. In addition to the regular predictions performed by (NIRS) techniques, such…
