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WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2010 – USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $24 million in grants to study animal heath, reproduction, breeding, genetics and nutrition. The agriculture animal industry plays a crucial role in the success and growth of the nation's economy, accounting for 42 percent of forecast U.S. agricultural receipts in 2009.
"The agriculture animal industry faces increasing challenges from animal diseases, reduced fertility, low nutrition and growth and non-tariff trade barriers," said Roger Beachy, NIFA director. "These grants will help the United States maintain a strong, internationally-competitive animal agriculture industry and lead to safer and more affordable animal products."
NIFA awarded these grants through four program areas of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI): Animal Reproduction Program; Animal Genome, Genetics, and Breeding Program; Animal Growth and Nutrient Utilization Program; and Integrated Solutions for Animal Agriculture Program. AFRI funds research, education, and extension grants and integrated research, extension, and education grants that address key problems of national, regional and multi-state importance in sustaining all components of agriculture.
Animal programs at NIFA address several critical issues, including children's health, food safety, international food security, and environmental protection. They help reduce childhood obesity and improving human nutrition by providing higher quality sources of animal protein with reduced fat contents while making efforts to reduce the dependency of the feeding and use of antibiotics and hormones to domestic animals. The programs also work to ensure a safer food supply by targeting the reduction in pre-harvest food borne pathogens. Furthermore, they contribute significantly to international food security by supporting research to reduce the incidence of diseases in animals and improving the production efficiency of agriculturally important animals. Finally, these programs play a critical role in global climate change and environmental stewardship by promoting the reduction of green house gases emissions, the release of nitrogen and phosphorus into the environment through improved
systems of livestock management and more efficient use of nutrients fed to animals.
Fiscal Year 2009 grants were awarded to:
Animal Reproduction Program
Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colo., $125,000
Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colo., $340,000
Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colo., $349,082
University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., $349,260
Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind., $315,000
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich., $349,782
North Dakota State University, Fargo, N.D., $10,000
North Dakota State University, Fargo, N.D., $28,633
North Dakota State University, Fargo, N.D., $320,000
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa., $325,000
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn., $349,503
University of Texas, Austin, Texas, $325,000
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, $338,086
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, $349,287
University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, Texas, $124,610
West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.V., $337,835
West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.V., $330,000
University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo., $25,000
Animal Genome, Genetics, and Breeding Program
Auburn University, Auburn, Ala., $800,000
Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., $970,000
University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., $388,343
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Ill., $10,000
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, $449,939
Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Beltsville, Md., $341,755
Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Beltsville, Md., $625,000
Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Beltsville, Md., $749,975
University of Maryland, College Park, Md., $681,145
Agricultural Research Service, USDA, East Lansing, Mich., $625,000
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich., $443,491
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich., $689,921
University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., $10,000
University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., $130,000
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., $749,502
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa., $450,000
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, $597,902
Utah State University, Logan, Utah, $930,000
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, Va., $908,280
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisc., $449,747
Animal Growth and Nutrient Utilization Program
Auburn University, Auburn, Ala., $348,836
University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz., $349,326
California State University, Fresno, Calif., $349,560
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Fla., $350,000
University of Idaho, Moscow, Id., $137,829
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, $349,421
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., $149,707
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., $349,983
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, $350,000
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla., $125,000
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa., $349,476
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa., $349,992
South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D., $319,883
Utah State University, Logan, Utah, $260,987
West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.V., $350,000
University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo., $10,000
Integrated Solutions for Animal Agriculture Program
University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., $1,000,000
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Ill., $900,000
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt., $470,894
Washington State University, Pullman, Wash., $629,106
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisc., $1,000,000
Through federal funding and leadership for research, education and extension programs, NIFA focuses on investing in science and solving critical issues impacting people's daily lives and the nation's future. For more information, visit www.nifa.usda.gov .
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