Elora Dairy Projects

Precision Feeding in Robot Milked Cows to Improve Feed Efficiency and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Lead Applicant: Trevor DeVries

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2026/2027

Research Centre: Ontario Dairy Research Centre

Monitoring and Modulating Inflammation in Dairy Cows Around Calving

Lead Applicant: Stephen LeBlanc

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2026/2027

Research Centre: Ontario Dairy Research Centre

Building an Application Programming Interface to make data collected on livestock farms available for analysis and decision making related to competitiveness and sustainability

Lead Applicant: John Cant

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2025/2026

Research Centre: Ontario Dairy Research Centre

Using artificial intelligence to improve feed efficiency of lactating dairy cows monitored by remote sensing devices

Lead Applicant: John Cant

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems 

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: Ontario Dairy Research Centre

Evaluating the effects of inclusion of dewatered skim milk and cheese whey on performance of lactating dairy cows

Lead Applicant: Bassim Abbassi

Research Priority: Innovative Products & Product Improvement Projects

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2022/2023

Research Centre: Elora Research Station

Improving welfare and adding value to cull dairy cows through feedlot management

Lead Applicant: Todd Duffield

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2021/2022

Research Centre: Ontario Dairy Research Centre- Elora

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.

 

Individualized feeding strategies for dairy cows milked in robotic systems

Lead Applicant: Trevor DeVries

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 2

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Dairy Research Centre - Elora

Research Summary: Generating new knowledge about individual variability in behaviour as the basis for developing precision nutritional strategies for dairy cows.

 

Supplementing glycerol to transition dairy cows to improve metabolic status and productivity

Lead Applicant: Trevor DeVries

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 2

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Dairy Research Centre - Elora

Research Summary: Determining whether supplementing dairy cows prior to and after calving with glycerol, a sugar alcohol,  improves metabolic health, rumen stability, and productivity.

 

Impact of maternal trace mineral supplementation sources during late gestation on quality of colostrum, and on immunity, health, and performance of dairy calves

Lead Applicant: Eduardo De Souza Ribeiro

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 2

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Dairy Research Centre- Elora

Research Summary: Comparing the effects of organic sources of trace minerals with inorganic sources on the health and performance of dairy calves.