Team Projects (Appropriated | All) 67 projects listed

Livestock Losses from Abortifacient and Teratogenic Plants

The Toxicity of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid-Containing Plants and Other Hepatotoxic and Neurotoxic Plants

Poisoning of Livestock by Various Larkspur Species (Delphinium)

Astragalus and Oxytropis Poisoning in Livestock

Mining the Genome of Rhipicephalus Microplus to Develop Novel Control Technology and Vaccines

Integrated Approaches for Protection of Animals from Vector-Borne Pathogens

Biting Arthropods: Integrated Pest Management

Higher Diptera Pests of Livestock, Poultry, and Human Health: Integrated Pest Management and Adult Biology

Biological Control Organism Databases and Assessments

Molecular Biology and Physiology of Biting Flies Affecting Livestock

Biting and Stinging Pests: Ecology and Biologically-Based Control

Bluetongue Virus Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, and Control Measures

Development of Tools for Integrated Pest Management of Stable Flies

Countermeasures to Prevent, Mitigate, and Control Rift Valley Fever (Rvf)

Discovery, Identification and Risk-Assessment of Biocontrol Agents for Suppression of South American Invasive Weeds and Insects in the U.S.

Higher Diptera Pests of Livestock and Poultry: Screwworm Flies

Biology and Control of Ticks of Veterinary and Human Importance

Biology and Control of Ticks of Veterinary and Human Importance

Novel Therapeutic, Diagnostic, and Management Strategies to Reduce Antibiotic Use in Poultry Production

Higher Diptera Pests of Livestock and Poultry: Screwworm Flies

Immunological Approaches to Controlling Swine Intestinal Parasites and Mucosal Pathogens

Bluetongue Virus Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, and Control Measures

Development of Tools for Integrated Pest Management of Stable Flies

Transmission, Differentiation, and Pathobiology of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies

Biting and Stinging Pests: Ecology and Biologically-Based Control

Genetic and Biological Determinants of Avian Tumor Virus Pathogenicity, Transmission, and Evolution

Immunology and Intervention Strategies for Johne's Disease

Development of Genomic Tools to Study Ruminant Resistance to Gastrointestinal Nematodes

Strategies to Control and Prevent Bacterial Infections in Swine

Functional Genomics Approaches for Controlling Diseases of Poultry

Parasitic Biodiversity and the U.S. National Parasite Collection

Countermeasures to Control Foreign Animal Diseases of Swine

Intervention Strategies to Support the Global Control and Eradication of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus (Fmdv)

Development of Control and Intervention Strategies for Avian Coccidiosis

Control, Immunology and Genomics of Spirochete Diseases

Functional Genomic Approaches for Controlling Diseases of Swine

Ecology and Pathogenesis of Re-Emerging Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (Vsv) in North America

Molecular and Immunological Approaches to Controlling Gi Nematode Infections of Ruminants

Mining the Genome of Rhipicephalus Microplus to Develop Novel Control Technology and Vaccines

Countermeasures to Prevent, Mitigate, and Control Rift Valley Fever (Rvf)

Molecular Biology and Physiology of Biting Flies Affecting Livestock

Higher Diptera Pests of Livestock, Poultry, and Human Health: Integrated Pest Management and Adult Biology

Discovery and Development of Chemicals for Integrated Pest Management of Biting Arthropods and Urban Pests

Biting Arthropods: Integrated Pest Management

Immunological Intervention of Malignant Catarrhal Fever Virus-Induced Disease in Ruminants

Intervention Strategies to Control and Prevent Enteric Viral Diseases of Poultry

Identification of Disease Mechanisms and Development of Improved Diagnostics and Vaccines for Brucellosis in Livestock and Wildlife

Integrated Approaches for Protection of Animals from Vector-Borne Pathogens

Emerging Animal Diseases That Exist Offshore

Detection of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Agents in Livestock, Wildlife, Agricultural Products, and the Environment

Characterization of Protective Host Responses to Avian Influenza Virus Infections in Avian Species

Identification of Disease Mechanisms and Control Strategies for Bacterial Respiratory Pathogens in Cattle

Prevention and Control Strategies for Tuberculosis in Cattle and Wildlife Reservoirs

Genetic and Biological Determinants of Respiratory Diseases of Ruminants

Identification of Host Immune Factors and Intervention Strategies for Mastitis

Development of Strategies to Control Anaplasmosis

Intervention Strategies to Control Viral Diseases of Swine

Mitigating the Risk of Transmission and Environmental Contamination of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies

Control of Ovine Respiratory Disease Through Genetic and Immunologic Mitigation of Pathogen Transmission and Disease

Biology, Genomics, and Integrated Pest Management of Invasive Ants

Strategies to Control and Prevent Avian Mycoplasmosis

Pharmacological and Immunologic Interventions Against Vector-Borne Bovine and Equine Babesiosis

Intervention Strategies to Control and Prevent Disease Outbreaks Caused by Avian Influenza and Other Emerging Poultry Pathogens

Intervention Strategies to Control Newcastle Disease

Genomic Strategies for Control of Herpesviruses of Poultry

Intervention Strategies to Control Viral Diseases of Cattle

Novel Intervention Strategies and Genomics for Controlling Mastitis

Projects

ASSISTANCE TYPE AGREEMENT BETWEEN USDA/ARS AND THE U.S. CIVILIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (CRDF) General Cooperative Agreement (A)   Accession Number: 412715

HEADQUARTERS COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS - ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND PROTECTION (APP) Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 408024

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

One Health Approach to Identify Research Needs in Bovine and Human Babesioses: Workshop Report - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Perez De Leon, A.A., Strickman, D.A., Knowles Jr, D.P., Fish, D., Thacker, E.L., De La Fuente, J., Krause, P.J., Wikel, S.K., Miller, R., Wagner, G.G., Almazan, C., Hillman, R., Messenger, M.T., Ugstad, P.O., Duhaime, R.A., Teel, P.D., Ortega-Santos, A., Hewitt, D.G., Bowers, E.J., Bent, S.J., Cochran, M.H., Mcelwain, T.F., Scoles, G.A., Suarez, C.E., Davey, R.B., Freeman, J.M., Lohmeyer, K.H., Li, A.Y., Guerrero, F., Kammlah, D.M., Phillips, P.L., Pound, J.M. 2010. One Health approach to identify research needs in bovine and human babesioses: Workshop report. Parasites & Vectors. 3:Article 36.

Swine Influenza Matrix 2 (M2) Protein Contributes to Protection Against Infection with Different H1 Swine Influenza Virus (SIV) Isolates - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Kitikoon, P., Vincent, A.L., Janke, B.H., Erickson, B., Strait, E.L., Yu, S., Gramer, M.R., Thacker, E.L. 2009. Swine Influenza Matrix 2 (M2) Protein Contributes to Protection Against Infection with Different H1 Swine Influenza Virus (SIV) Isolates. Vaccine. 28(2):523-531.

Clinical and pathological responses of pigs from two genetically diverse commercial lines to porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus infection - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Doeschl-Wilson, A.B., Kyriazakis, I., Vincent, A., Rothschild, M.F., Thacker, E., Galina-Pantoja, L. 2009. Clinical and Pathological Responses of Pigs from Two Genetically Diverse Commercial Lines to Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome Virus Infection. Journal of Animal Science. 87(5):1638-1647.