Animal Health & Welfare Projects

Assessing above ground burial as a swine mortality management strategy in Ontario

Lead Applicant: Brandon Gilroyed

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2021/2022

Research Centre: NA

Impact of peat moss bedding on particulate matter and ammonia generation in broiler production

Lead Applicant: Bill Van Heyst

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2021/2022

Research Centre: NA

Utility of the carbohydrate larval antigen (CarLA®) saliva test to lower the risk of gastrointestinal parasitism in Ontario sheep flocks

Lead Applicant: Andrew Peregrine

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2021/2022

Research Centre: NA

Evaluating the efficacy of a non-antimicrobial therapy, colostrum, as a therapy for neonatal dairy calves

Lead Applicant: David Renaud

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Evaluating the efficacy of colostrum as a treatment for diarrhea in newborn calves.

 

Examining need, capacity, and barriers to accessing food animal veterinary services in underserved areas of rural Ontario

Lead Applicant: Sara Epp

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Identifying agricultural communities in Ontario underserviced by food animal veterinarians and examining the barriers to attracting and retaining food animal veterinarians to these areas.

 

Immunity+ colostrum: building a state-of-the-art colostrum product for better calf health

Lead Applicant: Bonnie Mallard

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Gryphon's LAAIR

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing a colostrum product from High Immune Response (HIR™)/Immunity+ cows to support calf health.

 

Standardization of equine cord blood-derived mesenchymal stromal cells for clinical trials and research

Lead Applicant: Thomas Gadegaard Koch

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Gryphon's LAAIR

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing ready-to-use stem cell therapy for the health and welfare of horses.

 

Delivering training to dairy producers for disbudding pain control, and improving our understanding of barriers to adoption

Lead Applicant: Charlotte Winder

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Knowledge Translation and Transfer

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Improving on-farm pain management for dairy calves by providing hands-on training for producers, and exploring barriers to best management practice adoption.

 

Enhancing the dissemination of beef research through development of a beef research network for more effective knowledge translation and transfer

Lead Applicant: Jessica Gordon

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Knowledge Translation and Transfer

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing a beef research network at the University of Guelph to improve knowledge-sharing among stakeholders on and off campus.

 

Look before she leaves: Improving cull dairy cow welfare through better on-farm decisions

Lead Applicant: Todd Duffield

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Knowledge Translation and Transfer

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Dairy Research Centre- Elora

Research Summary: Developing online and hands-on training workshops on best management practices in cull cow welfare for dairy producers and assessing their utility.