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Paratuberculosis in Cattle Characterization and Enhancement of Immune Responses of Calves Characterization of Local Isolates of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Viruses and Development of Vector Based Vaccines Characterization of Structural Variations in Livestock Genomes Comparative Studies on Different Test Platforms for Detection of Bvdv in Ear Notch Samples at South Dakota State University Comparative Studies on Different Test Platforms for Detection of Bvdv in Ear Notch Samples at University of California-Davis Comparative Studies on Different Test Platforms for Detection of Bvdv Persistently Infected (Pi) Cattle Using Ear Notch Samples Comparing Immune Response of Experimental and Conventional Vaccines Comparison of Alfalfa and Orchardgrass Hay As Replacements for Grain in Lactating Dairy Cow Diets Comparison of Health, Fitness, and Fertility Traits for Holsteins, Jerseys, and Reciprocal Crosses Conducting Digestibility Trials with Lambs to Evaluate Unique Alfalfa and Grass Forages Control and Protection Tools for Integrated Pest Management of Mosquitoes and Filth Flies Cooperative Research to Capture Wild White-Tailed Deer for Determination of Tick Density on Such Deer in Specific Areas Countermeasures to Control and Eradicate Rift Valley Fever (Rfv) Countermeasures to Control and Support Eradication of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (Bvdv) Countermeasures to Prevent and Control Brucellosis in Livestock and Wildlife Reservoirs Countermeasures to Prevent and Control Tuberculosis in Cattle and Wildlife Reservoirs Dairy Management Practices and the Transmission of Zoonotic Pathogens in Milk Definition of the Excito-Repellency of the Insecticide Duet and Its Subcomponents Against Mosquitoes Designing Novel Control Strategies by Identifying Horn Fly Vulnerabilities in the Fly's Life Cycle and Maximizing Insecticide Susceptibility Detection of Arthropod-Borne Diseases and Protection of Livestock Detection of Prp**d in Tissue Samples and Bodily Fluids of Cattle from the German Bse Pathogenesis Study Detection of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Agents in Livestock, Wildlife, Agricultural Products, and the Environment Detection, Source Identification, Environmental Transport, Fate, and Treatment of Pathogenic Microorganisms Derived from Animal Wastes Developing a Process-Based Model for Estimating Air Emissions from Dairies Developing and Using Molecular and Biochemical Methods for the Diagnosis of Acaricide Resistance in Boophilus Microplus Developing Predictive Tools for Prevention of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Developing Rapid Methods of Monitoring Feeds & Animals for Precision Feeding, Improving Animal Health, Productivity, & Environmental Impact Development and Enhancement of Genetic Evaluations for Calving Traits Development and Evaluation of Digital Thermometer/relative Humidity Recording Devices with Remote Downloading Capabilities Development and Testing of Techniques to Detect Toxoplasma Gondii in Water Development of a Serologic Test for Detection of Tuberculosis Cattle Development of Arbovirus Diagnostic Assays Using Mass Spectrometry Development of Diagnostic for Rift Valley Fever Compatible with a Diva Vaccine Control Approach Development of Fmdv Biotherapeutics Targeting Natural Killer (Nk) Cells of Cattle and Swine Development of Methodology for Application to Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostics, Surveillance, Detection, Control and Eradication Development of Methods for Elucidating Chemical Structural Changes in Mutant and Transgenic Plants Development of Portable Devices for Detection and Quantification of Insecticides, Repellents, and Inhibitors Development of Sers Assays for West Nile Virus Development of Sustained Release Devices for Biting Insect Control Discovery of Genetic Variation That Enhances Genetic Improvement of Dairy Production and Health in Cattle and Buffalos Effect of Feeding Heat-Treated Colostrum Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis (Map) in Dairy Calves: Phase 1/06-01731 Effect of Feeding Low and High Dietary Cation-Anion Difference Forages to Periparturient Dairy Cows Effect of Feeding Low and High Dietary Cation-Anion Difference Forages to Periparturient Dairy Cows Effectiveness of Methionine Sources for Improving Utilization of Dietary Crude Protein by Lactating Dairy Cows Efficacy Trials to Validate the Usefulness of Acaricide Mixtures for the Control of Acaricide-Resistant Boophilus Microplus in New Caledonia Efficiency of Nutrient Use in Cattle:identification of Critical Physiologic and Genomic Regulatory Pathways Efficient Management and Use of Animal Manure to Protect Human Health and Environmental Quality Emerging Animal Diseases That Exist Offshore Engineering Bacteriophage Endolysins: Antimicrobials for Mastitis Pathogens That Are Refractory to Resistance Development Enhanced Productive Life in Merit Indexes Enhancing Genetic Merit of Dairy Cattle Through Genome Selection and Analysis Environmental and Genetic Factors Affecting Pathogen Persistence in Animal Waste and Transfer to Crops Epidemiology and Control of Neospora Caninum and Related Protozoa Evaluation of Cytokines Targeting Natural Killer Cells of Cattle and Swine As Potential Biotherapeutics for Foot-and-Mouth Disease Evaluation of Genetically Engineered Cattle and Refining Techniques for Producing Them Evaluation of Hormones and Ag Chemicals in Animal Waste Evaluation of New Molecular Targets to Control Arbovirus Transmission Evaluation of Operator Safe Diagnostic Reagents for Rift Valley Fever Virus Evaluation of Repellents and Control Compounds in Mosquitoes, Sand Flies, and Ticks Infected with Militarily Important Human Pathogens Evaluation of Repellents, Inhibitors, Barrier Treatments, and Ulv Insecticides, & Other New Products in a Southern California Desert Habitat Evaluation of Repellents, Inhibitors, Barrier Treatments, and Ulv Insecticides, and Other New Products in Sub-Saharan Africa Evaluation of Rift Valley Fever (Rvf) Veterinary Diagnostic Reagents Evaluation of the Effects of Cis-Urocanic Acid in a Bovine Model of Acute Mastitis Expansion of the Kenyan Rift Valley Fever (Rvf) Veterinary Surveillance Program to Include Wildlife Species Fate and Transport of Manure-Borne Pathogenic Microorganisms Feasibility of Sub-Surface Band Application of Poultry Litter on Forages Fertility of Cryopreserved Swine Germplasm Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus (Fmdv) Countermeasures Discovery Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus (Fmdv) Host-Pathogen Interactions Foreign Animal Diseases, Immune Protection and Diagnostics Functional Genomics and Proteonomics for Improved Cloning Efficiency Functional Genomics of Boophilus Microplus Interactions with Anaplasma Marginale Generation of Samples for Use in Comparative Studies on Different Bvdv Test Platforms by Oklahoma State University Genetic and Biological Determinants of Respiratory Disease Susceptibility Genetic and Environmental Parameters for Yield Traits Across Varying Herd Sizes, Production Levels and Lactation Number Genetic Studies of Rift Valley Fever Virus Vectors in Kenya Genome Signature of Artificial Selection and Genome-Wide Association Analysis in Holstein Cows Genomic and Immunologic Strategies to Improve Milk Production Efficiency and Control Mastitis Genomic and Immunological Analysis of Spirochete Diseases Genomic and Immunological Characteristics of Johne's Disease Genomic and Metabolic Bases Underlying Protein and Fat Accretion in Cattle Handling and Transport Stress Interactions with Pathogen Biology in Swine and Cattle Hydraulic Properties and Microorganism Transport As Related to Soil Macroporosity Identification of Factors Associated with Immune Suppression and Mastitis Identifying Critical Stimuli for the Attraction and Oviposition of Stable Fly (Stomoxys Calcitrans L.) Populations Impact of Diet and Gut Microbial Ecology on Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance in Farm Animals Impacts of Irrigation Water Quality Persistence and Transmission of E.COLI O157:h7 from Soil to Plants Implementation of Whole Genome Selection in the U.S. Dairy and Beef Cattle Industries Improved Diagnosis of Bovine Tuberculosis Improved Efficiency of Bovine Cloning Improvement of Stem Cell and Nuclear Cloning Technologies in Ungulates Improving Alfalfa and Other Forage Crops for Bioenergy, Livestock Production, and Environmental Protection Improving Genetic Predictions for Dairy Animals Using Phenotypic and Genomic Information Improving Nutrient Digestibility to Enhance Forage Utilization in Lactating Dairy Cow Feeding Systems Integrated Biosystematics and Taxonomy for Parasites among Ungulates and Other Vertebrates Interventions to Reduce Epizootic Pathogenic Bacteria in Swine and Cattle Investigation of Parasite Infections That Impact Livestock Production Johne's Disease Integrated Program in Research, Education, and Extension Kerr Wildlife Management Area - Control of Ticks Feeding on White-Tailed Deer Large Scale Bovine Snp Genotyping for Genomic Selection and Hapmap Development Managing Dairy Farms for Environmental Stewardship and Profit Managing the Fate and Transport of Nitrogen, Carbon, and Ammonia in Animal Manures to Improve Environmental Quality Manipulation of Mammary Stem Cells to Improve Milk Production Efficiency Measuring Immune Responses to Vaccination with Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus (Fmdv) in Cattle Mechanisms of Early Immune Enhancement Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease Metabolic Variables Affecting the Efficacy, Safety, and Fate of Agricultural Chemicals Methods for Improving Feed Evaluation for Use in Enhancing Lactating Dairy Cow Efficiency and Nutrient Management Modeling and Prediction of Attractants and Inhibitors Modeling Gaseous Emissions from Dairy Facilities Modifications of the Cornell Net Carbohydrate Protein System to Improve Feed Efficiency of Ruminants Modulating Weaning and Transport Stressors with Yeast Products in Piglets Molecular Analysis of Salmonella Virulence, Antibiotic Resistance, and Host Response Molecular Biology of Boophilus Microplus Molecular Biology of Boophilus Microplus Molecular Pathogenesis and Immune Response of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus and Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome Virus Molecular Pathogenesis of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus in Cattle Molecular Systematics and Comparative Population Genetics of Parasitic Organisms That Threaten Food Safety and Security Molecular, Nutrient, and Endocrine Basis of Metabolic Diseases That Affect the Reproductive Health of the Dairy Cow National Animal Germplasm Program (Nagp) National Anthelmintic Survey National Anthelmintic Survey Northeast Pasture Consortium: Partnership to Identify, Develop, Coordinate, and Promote Pasture Research and Extension Novel Recombinant Adenovirus Vaccine and Antiviral Vectors to Control Fmdv Novel Strategies for the Detection of Infectious Prion Proteins Origin, Development and Population Genetics of Stable Flies Affecting Pastured and Confined Livestock Pathogenesis and Immunological Control of Sheep-Associated Malignant Catarrhal Fever in American Bison Performance and Profitability of F1 Norwegian Red X Holstein Cattle As Compared with Pure Holsteins on Commercial Dairy Farms Phylogenetic Analysis of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Viruses Carried by Persistently Infected Animals Identified in Nahms Survey Physiological Response of Cattle to Stable Fly Bites Pilot Study of Factors Affecting Maintenance of Mycobacterium, Salmonella, E. Coli and Listeria on Dairy Farms Pilot Study of Factors Affecting Maintenance of Mycobacterium, Salmonella, E. Coli and Listeria on Dairy Farms Pilot Study of Factors Affecting Maintenance of Mycobacterium, Salmonella, E. Coli, and Listeria on Dairy Farms Pilot Study of Factors Affecting Maintenance of Mycobacterium, Salmonella, E. Coli, and Listeria on Dairy Farms Post-Approval Study: Effect of Rumensin on Ruminal Microbial Profiles in Lactating Dairy Cattle under Conditions of Milk Fat Depression Predict Transmitting Ability from Genetic Loci Using Dense Marker Genotypes Preservation of Caprine Germplasm Prevention and Treatment of Mycobacterium Avium Subsp. Paratuberculosis (Map) Infection in Mice by Lactobacillus Acidophilus Np51 Prevention of Losses from Colibacillosis and O157:h7 and Other Shiga Toxin-Producing E. Coli (Stec) in Cattle and Swine Production of Transgenic Mice Program for Prevention of Animal Infectious Diseases and Advanced Technologies for Vaccines and Diagnostics Promote the Efficient and Safe Diagnosis and Surveillance of Emerging Arthropod-Borne Infectious Diseases in Wyoming Proprietary White-Tailed Deer Collar Assembly Protozoan Parasites Affecting Food Animals, Food Safety, and Public Health Quantifying Connections Between Swine Operations and Hormones in the Environment Redesigning Forage Germplasm and Production Systems for Efficiency, Profit, and Sustainability of Dairy Farms Regional Integrated Management of Imported Fire Ant Regulation of Vitamin D and Calcium Dependent Genes by Acid Base Balance Remotely Sensed Satellite Climate & Environmental Data to Detect Elevated Populations of Mosquito Vectors of Emerging Arboviruses in the Us Research and Development of Methodology for Testing Chemical Inactivation of High Consequence Viral Disease Agents Research on Arthropod-Borne Diseases of Livestock and Wildlife Research on Arthropod-Borne Diseases of Livestock and Wildlife Research on Arthropod-Borne Diseases of Livestock and Wildlife and Their Vectors Rift Valley Fever Virus Safeguarding Well-Being of Food Producing Animals Silencing of the Sodium Channel Gene in Pyrethroid-Resistant Boophilus Microplus with Rnai Methods South American Biological Control Agents to Suppress Invasive Pests in the U.S. Strain Typing of Chronic Wasting Disease (Cwd) and Scrapie by Intracerebral Inoculation into Transgenic and Inbred Mouse Lines Structure-Activity Studies of Known Arthropod Repellents Using Codessa Studies to Further Understanding of the Biological Strain Typing of Tse Isolates Study of Atypical Bse Support of the Biotechnology Research and Development Corporation Animal Health Care Division (Ahcd) Surveillance and Ecology of Mosquito, Biting and Filth Breeding Insects Susceptibility of Cattle with the E211k Prnp Allele to Bse Technology to Control Ticks Affecting Livestock and Humans Testing of Fecal Samples/cryptosporidium by Pcr The National Dairy Genetic Evaluation Program The Role of Insect Vector Transmission in the Pathogenesis of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus The Role of the Placenta in Transmission of Experimental Bse from Sheep to Sheep The Southern Great Plains Dairy Consortium Transgenic Analysis of Chronic Wasting Disease Strains Transitioning Traditional Dairy Production Systems of the Northeast to Grass-Based Grazing Dairy Farms Transmission, Differentiation, and Pathobiology of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Triple Action Chimera: Eradication of Nasal S. 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