Animal Production Systems

Research programs in the animal production systems focus area will have three primary components. The first is animal health and animal productivity in beef and dairy cattle through integrated resource management, and grazing initiatives, some of which will focus on the marketing of forage-fed beef.  Other programs will investigate selected management techniques, to include proteomic and genetic approaches to investigate mammary development in dairy cattle.  Programs will continue on research modifying milk fat composition for improved nutritional and market value. The second component deals with issues impacting the poultry industry.  The industry and small-flock farmers will receive assistance in evaluating ventilation, insulation and lighting systems to help reduce their energy costs and improve their efficiency. Another program will address genetic bases for resistance and immunity to avian diseases and will include more specific work on the effects of fumonisin B1 on chicken immunity.  The third component will deal with equine reproductive efficiency and other issues of im

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