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THE NATIONAL DAIRY GENETIC EVALUATION PROGRAM
ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Memorandum of Understanding (M)
2005 2006 2007
ENHANCED PRODUCTIVE LIFE IN MERIT INDEXES
ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2005 2006 2007
ESTIMATING DAILY MILK, COMPONENT YIELD, AND SCS FROM INDIVIDUAL MILKING DATA
ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2004 2005 2006 2007
GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS FOR YIELD TRAITS ACROSS VARYING HERD SIZES, PRODUCTION LEVELS AND LACTATION NUMBER
ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2004 2005 2006 2007
PREDICT TRANSMITTING ABILITY FROM GENETIC LOCI USING DENSE MARKER GENOTYPES
ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2007
USE OF SINGLE NUCLEOTIDES POLYMORPHISMS TO VERIFY PARENTAGE
ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2006 2007
USE OF SINGLE NUCLEOTIDES POLYMORPHISMS TO VERIFY PARENTAGE
ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2006 2007
DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF GENETIC EVALUATIONS FOR CALVING TRAITS
ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Trust (T)
2005 2006 2007
BOVINE COPY NUMBER POLYMORPHISM AND ITS IMPLICATION IN EARLY EMBRYONIC LOSS
BOVINE FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Reimbursable (R)
2007
CONSTRUCTION OF A GENE ATLAS FOR CATTLE TISSUES USING SEQUENCE AND ARRAY-BASED TRANSCRIPTIONAL PROFILING
BOVINE FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Reimbursable (R)
2006 2007
LARGE SCALE BOVINE SNP GENOTYPING FOR GENOMIC SELECTION AND HAPMAP DEVELOPMENT
BOVINE FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Reimbursable (R)
2006 2007
APPLICATION OF BIOINFORMATICS TO LIVESTOCK GENOMES
BOVINE FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2005 2006 2007
HIGH DENSITY BOVINE SNP GENOTYPING PANEL DEVELOPMENT
BOVINE FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2007
MAPPING OF GENES CONTROLLING GASTRO-INTESTINAL (GI) NEMATODE RESISTANCE IN INDIGENOUS SHEEP
BOVINE FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Trust (T)
2006 2007
DOES GENETIC SELECTION FOR BODY WEIGHT IN CHICKENS ALTER THE BRAIN'S ABILITY TO REGULATE FEED INTAKE AND ENERGY BALANCE?
ANIMAL BIOSCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Beltsville, MD
Reimbursable (R)
2007
RUMINAL LYSINE DEGRADATION
ROBERT W. HOLLEY CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE & HEALTH: PLANT, SOIL AND NUTRITION RESEARCH
Ithaca, NY
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2004 2005 2006 2007
PASTURE-BASED BEEF SYSTEMS FOR APPALACHIA
APPALACHIAN FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTER
Beaver, WV
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2006 2007
PASTURE-BASED BEEF SYSTEMS FOR APPALACHIA - VA TECH
APPALACHIAN FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTER
Beaver, WV
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2006 2007
PASTURE-BASED BEEF SYSTEMS FOR APPALACHIA - WVU
APPALACHIAN FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTER
Beaver, WV
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2006 2007
CLONIDINE AS A NEW STRATEGY FOR MOLTING IN LAYING HENS: STRESS INDICATORS, ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR MOLTING, AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATION
LIVESTOCK BEHAVIOR RESEARCH
West Lafayette, IN
Grant (G)
2006 2007
CLONIDINE AS A NEW STRATEGY FOR MOLTING IN LAYING HENS: STRESS INDICATORS, ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR MOLTING, AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATION
LIVESTOCK BEHAVIOR RESEARCH
West Lafayette, IN
Reimbursable (R)
2006 2007
HEART RATE VARIABILITY: UNRAVELING THE SYMPATHO-VAGAL MECHANISMS OF STRESS RESPONSES AND WELL-BEING STATUS IN PIGS
LIVESTOCK BEHAVIOR RESEARCH
West Lafayette, IN
Reimbursable (R)
2007
VALIDATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A HIGH-DENSITY CHICKEN SNP MAP
AVIAN DISEASE AND ONCOLOGY RESEARCH
East Lansing, MI
Grant (G)
2006 2007
GENOMICS AND IMMUNOGENETICS OF NEOPLASTIC DISEASE OF POULTRY
AVIAN DISEASE AND ONCOLOGY RESEARCH
East Lansing, MI
Memorandum of Understanding (M)
2004 2005 2006 2007
HIGH RESOLUTION MICROARRAY AND PROTEIN ANALYSIS OF CHICKEN IMMUNE RESPONSES
AVIAN DISEASE AND ONCOLOGY RESEARCH
East Lansing, MI
Reimbursable (R)
2004 2005 2006 2007
IN VIVO EFFECTS OF MHC CLASS 1 DOWN REGULATION IN HERPES VIRUSES
AVIAN DISEASE AND ONCOLOGY RESEARCH
East Lansing, MI
Reimbursable (R)
2007
USE OF RNAI TO BLOCK VIRAL INFECTIONS IN POULTRY
AVIAN DISEASE AND ONCOLOGY RESEARCH
East Lansing, MI
Reimbursable (R)
2005 2006 2007
VALIDATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A HIGH-DENSITY CHICKEN SNP MAP
AVIAN DISEASE AND ONCOLOGY RESEARCH
East Lansing, MI
Reimbursable (R)
2005 2006 2007
HIGH RESOLUTION MICROARRAY AND PROTEIN ANALYSIS OF CHICKEN IMMUNE RESPONSES
AVIAN DISEASE AND ONCOLOGY RESEARCH
East Lansing, MI
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2005 2006 2007
VALIDATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A HIGH-DENSITY CHICKEN SNP MAP
AVIAN DISEASE AND ONCOLOGY RESEARCH
East Lansing, MI
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2006 2007
SILAGE QUALITY AND LOSSES AS AFFECTED BY SILO TYPE
U.S. DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER
Madison, WI
Trust (T)
2004 2005 2006 2007
STREAMLINED METHOD FOR BIOMASS WHOLE-CELL-WALL STRUCTURAL PROFILING
U.S. DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER: CELL WALL BIOLOGY AND UTILIZATION RESEARCH
Madison, WI
Reimbursable (R)
2007
WHAT IS THE EXTENT OF METABOLIC PLASTICITY IN THE LIGNIFICATION PROCESS, AND CAN IT BE EXPLOITED?
U.S. DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER: CELL WALL BIOLOGY AND UTILIZATION RESEARCH
Madison, WI
Reimbursable (R)
2004 2005 2006 2007
CELL WALL STRUCTURAL ANALYSES FOR IMPROVED FORAGE DIGESTIBILITY AND IMPROVED BIOMASS UTILIZATION
U.S. DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER: CELL WALL BIOLOGY AND UTILIZATION RESEARCH
Madison, WI
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2007
DEVELOPMENT OF METHODS FOR ELUCIDATING CHEMICAL STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN MUTANT AND TRANSGENIC PLANTS
U.S. DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER: CELL WALL BIOLOGY AND UTILIZATION RESEARCH
Madison, WI
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2006 2007
POST-APPROVAL STUDY: EFFECT OF RUMENSIN ON RUMINAL MICROBIAL PROFILES IN LACTATING DAIRY CATTLE UNDER CONDITIONS OF MILK FAT DEPRESSION
U.S. DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER: CELL WALL BIOLOGY AND UTILIZATION RESEARCH
Madison, WI
Trust (T)
2007
DEVELOPING RAPID METHODS OF MONITORING FEEDS & ANIMALS FOR PRECISION FEEDING, IMPROVING ANIMAL HEALTH, PRODUCTIVITY, & ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
U.S. DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER: DAIRY FORAGE AND AQUACULTURE RESEACH
Madison, WI
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2006 2007
INTEGRATED SYSTEMS FOR INCREASING PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY OF SHEEP
RANGE SHEEP PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY RESEARCH
Dubois, ID
Appropriated (D)
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
EVALUATION OF CARCASS COMPOSITION AND MEAT QUALITY IN TERMINAL SIRED LAMBS
RANGE SHEEP PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY RESEARCH
Dubois, ID
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2007
IMPROVING REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF SHEEP
RANGE SHEEP PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY RESEARCH
Dubois, ID
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2006 2007
SPLANCHNIC AND HIND LIMB METABOLISM OF SELENIUM AND METHIONINE IN INFECTION STRESSED EWES
RANGE SHEEP PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY RESEARCH
Dubois, ID
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2004 2005 2006 2007
THE INFLUENCE OF MATERNAL ENVIRONMENT ON FETAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PROGENY BIRTH WEIGHT, GROWTH AND HEALTH
RANGE SHEEP PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY RESEARCH
Dubois, ID
Reimbursable (R)
2005 2006 2007
CHARACTERIZATION OF SHEEP BREEDS AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMPOSITE LINES SUITABLE FOR RANGE ENVIRONMENTS
RANGE SHEEP PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY RESEARCH
Dubois, ID
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2005 2006 2007
PRESERVATION OF SWINE GERMPLASM
NATIONAL CENTER FOR GENETIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION: PLANT AND ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION RESEARCH UNIT
Fort Collins, CO
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2006 2007
THE EFFECT OF HOLDING TIME ON RAM SEMEN FERTILITY
NATIONAL CENTER FOR GENETIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION: PLANT AND ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION RESEARCH UNIT
Fort Collins, CO
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2005 2006 2007
EFFECT OF OVULATORY FOLLICLE SIZE ON LUTEAL FUNCTION PREGNANCY RATE AND LATE EMBRYONIC/FETAL MORTALITY IN CATTLE
RANGE AND LIVESTOCK RESEARCH
Miles City, MT
Reimbursable (R)
2007
DETECTION OF QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI AND MARKER ASSISTED INTROGRESSION IN BEEF CATTLE
RANGE AND LIVESTOCK RESEARCH
Miles City, MT
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2007
EVALUATION OF BEEF RECTUS FEMORIS STEAKS AS SUBSTITUTIONS FOR BEEF TOP SIRLOIN STEAKS IN FOOD SERVICE APPLICATIONS
U.S. MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER: MEATS SAFETY & QUALITY RESEARCH
Clay Center, NE
Trust (T)
2007
IMPLEMENTATION OF ROBUST MULTIPLEX PANELS OF SNPS AS DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS FOR THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY
U.S. MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER : NUTRITION RESEARCH
Clay Center, NE
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2005 2006 2007
DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFICIENT SYSTEM FOR PRODUCTION OF MEAT-TYPE PIGS IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES
U.S. MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER : REPRODUCTION RESEARCH
Clay Center, NE
Appropriated (D)
2007
JOINT ANALYSIS OF A QTL REGION ON PIG CHROMOSOME 2 AFFECTING PORK TENDERNESS
U.S. MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER : REPRODUCTION RESEARCH
Clay Center, NE
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2007
ASSOCIATION OF IMPRINTED GENES WITH REPRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY IN SWINE
U.S. MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER : REPRODUCTION RESEARCH
Clay Center, NE
Reimbursable (R)
2005 2006 2007
USE OF NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS TO PROVIDE IMMUNOLOGICAL PROTECTION IN BEEF CATTLE
CROPPING SYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY : LIVESTOCK ISSUES RESEARCH
Lubbock, TX
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2006 2007
EFFECT OF DRY DISTILLER'S GRAINS ON NUTRIENT METABOLISM OF BEEF CATTLE AND SWINE
CONSERVATION AND PRODUCTION RESEARCH LABORATORY: RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MANURE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH
Bushland, TX
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2004 2005 2006 2007
EFFECT OF SORGHUM DISTILLERS GRAINS ON PERFORMANCE OF BEEF AND DAIRY CATTLE
CONSERVATION AND PRODUCTION RESEARCH LABORATORY: RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MANURE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH
Bushland, TX
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2004 2005 2006 2007
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY: FORAGE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION RESEARCH UNIT
El Reno, OK
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2005 2006 2007
ESTIMATION OF GRAIN AND FORAGE DIGESTIBILITIES USING INTERNAL INDIGESTIBLE MARKERS AND EVALUATION OF BLOOD UREA NITROGEN IN BEEF CALVES
GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY: FORAGE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION RESEARCH UNIT
El Reno, OK
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2004 2005 2006 2007
EVALUATION OF NEW PERENNIAL COOL-SEASON GRASSES AS COMPONENTS OF YEAR-LONG FORAGE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY: FORAGE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION RESEARCH UNIT
El Reno, OK
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2007
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF TROPICALLY ADAPTED STOCKER CATTLE
GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY: FORAGE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION RESEARCH UNIT
El Reno, OK
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2007
MAINTAIN HERDS AND FLOCKS OF EXPERIMENTAL LIVESTOCK AT FORT RENO
GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY: FORAGE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION RESEARCH UNIT
El Reno, OK
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2006 2007
MEASUREMENTS OF STRESS ON STOCKER CATTLE GRAZING ON WINTER WHEAT PASTURE USING CORTISOL AND BLOOD UREA NITROGEN CONCENTRATIONS IN BLOOD
GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY: FORAGE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION RESEARCH UNIT
El Reno, OK
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2006 2007
IMPROVING BROILER HOUSE ENVIRONMENT BY REDUCING AMMONIA AND MORTALITY
POULTRY RESEARCH
Mississippi State, MS
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
REDUCING AMMONIA LEVELS IN BROILER HOUSES
POULTRY RESEARCH
Mississippi State, MS
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2005 2006 2007
APPROACHES TO MINIMIZE THE OCCURENCE OF FESCUE TOXICOSIS IN LIVESTOCK
FORAGE-ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH
Lexington, KY
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2006 2007
GENE SWITCHES FOR TRAIT IMPROVEMENT AND FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS APPLICATIONS IN FORAGE PLANTS
FORAGE-ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH
Lexington, KY
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2006 2007
CONTINUATION OF IMPROVED FORAGE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
FORAGE-ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH
Lexington, KY
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2007
PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF CATTLE CONSUMING TOXIC TALL FESCUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS
FORAGE-ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH
Lexington, KY
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
2007
THE ROLE OF KISSPEPTIN IN REGULATING LUTEINIZING HORMONE SECRETION IN THE PIG
RICHARD B. RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER: POULTRY PROCESSING AND SWINE PHYSIOLOGY RESEARCH
Athens, GA
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
2007
INTEGRATION OF FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS AND QUANTATIVE GENETICS TO IMPROVE FEED EFFICIENCY IN PIGS
RICHARD B. RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER: POULTRY PROCESSING AND SWINE PHYSIOLOGY RESEARCH
Athens, GA
Reimbursable (R)
2006 2007

   

 
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