Animal Health & Welfare Projects

Farm-level trends in the quantity and duration of antimicrobial use and associations with health status, reasons for use, and farm demographics in grower-finisher pigs, 2009-2024.

Lead Applicant: Anne Deckert

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2025/2026

Research Centre: NA

Efficacy of novel nano-acaricide formulations and treatment frequency for the control of the mite Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies

Lead Applicant: Ernesto Gusman

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2025/2026

Research Centre: NA

Development and testing of a robust and adaptable vaccine platform against highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses

Lead Applicant: Shayan Sharif

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2024/2025

Research Centre: NA

Enhancing the resilience of the pork industry: A genome wide screen for key cellular factors in African swine fever virus entry and their potential applications

Lead Applicant: Ray Lu

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2024/2025

Research Centre: NA

Using wearable sensors and molecular markers for health risk assessment and targeted preventive practices in transition cow management

Lead Applicant: Eduardo De Souza Ribeiro

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2024/2025

Research Centre: NA

The use of a new strategy to reduce pain during the tail docking of lambs

Lead Applicant: Tracy Burnett

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2024/2025

Research Centre: NA

Exploring biosecurity knowledge, attitudes and practices among Ontario sheep and goat producers

Lead Applicant: Kelsey Spence

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2024/2025

Research Centre: NA

Exploring producer motivations and management practices associated with internal teat sealant use and teat sealant residues on farms with automated milking systems

Lead Applicant: Rita Couto Serrenho

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2024/2025

Research Centre: NA

Sow mortality in Ontario: A comprehensive study to assess trends and identify risk factors

Lead Applicant: Terri O'Sullivan

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2024/2025

Research Centre: NA

Investigating kinetics and biology of mucosal immunity to gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep

Lead Applicant: Emma Borkowski

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2024/2025

Research Centre: Ontario Sheep Research Centre - Ponsonby