Projects
2019 M-AAA funded projects
Grants are awarded in one of three categories: research, extension or seed.
Research
- Saturated buffers: A water conservation practice for reducing phosphorus loss from manure sources - Ehsan Ghane
- Comparison of duration and antibiotic choices for treatment of non‐severe gram‐positive bovine mastitis - Pamela Ruegg
- Can nutritional supplementation improve transition cow health by mitigating oxidative stress? - Lorraine Sordillo‐Gandy
- Enhancing healthfulness and demand of Michigan produced beef - Jason Rowntree
- Solving floor egg laying in aviaries: Can temporary litter restriction retrain hens without impacting welfare? - Ahmed Ali
- Increasing the use of non‐forage fiber sources in mid and late lactation dairy cows to improve milk production and feed efficiency - Adam Lock
- Impact of carcass reduction and composting mixing on potential for aerosol dispersion of virus and the expediency and effectiveness of the composting process in destroying the virus - Zachary Williams
- Categorizing joint damage associated with circular exercise to prevent injuries to horses - Brian Nielsen
- Integrating Lamb Grazing Systems with Crop Production for Michigan - Kim Cassida
- Food safety control methods for uncured reduced oxygen packaged meat products - Jeannine Schweihofer
- The welfare of laying hens in non‐cage aviaries: Effects of inter‐bird distances and flock synchrony on hens’ ability to perform key behaviors across 4 different strains of laying hens - Ahmed Ali
- Enhancing maternal recognition of pregnancy in lactating dairy cows to enhance profit on dairy farms - James Pursley
- Integrated management of ear rot and associated mycotoxin contamination of corn in Michigan - Maninderpal Singh
Extension
- Workforce development through competitive judging opportunities - Taylor Fabus
- Creation of web-based poultry education center - Zachary Williams
- Building relationships and identifying the needs of Michigan horse industry stakeholders - Christine Skelly
- Emergency response preparedness and training resources for first responders for accidents and/or emergencies that involve livestock - Elizabeth Ferry
Seed
- Impact of late‐gestation maternal metabolic stress on neonatal dairy calf immunity and disease susceptibility - Angel Abuelo
- Mechanism and possible mitigation of effect of body condition loss on dairy cow fertility - Keith Latham
- Identification of biomarkers associated with bovine leukemia virus (BLV) in dairy cattle - Tasia Taxis