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etc. Viruses Walnut Warm season perennial grasses (includes dallisgrass, bluestems, Water resources Watersheds Watersheds and river basins, general Weather Weeds Wetland and riparian systems Wheat, other Wildlife and natural fisheries, general/other Wildlife habitats Wine grapes Winter annual grasses (includes annual ryegrass) Winter annual legumes (includes subterranean clover, arrowleaf clover) Wood and wood products Wool fiber Dairy cattle, live animal A Comparative Genomics Data Resource for Pathogens A Decision Support System for on-Farm Composting A Functional Genomics Approach to Define Relationships Between Stress & Immunity in Cattle A Naturally Avirulent Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Vaccine A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (Snp) Marker Set for Dna-Based Traceback in North American Beef and Dairy Cattle A Transgenic Mouse Model for Chronic Wasting Disease Absorption, Metabolism, and Elimination of Veterinary Drugs and Mycotoxins in Food Animals Agroterrorism Security: Vaccines and Antivirals for Rapid Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreaks Altering Lignin Structure for Improved Fiber Utilization Alternative Mechanisms for Improving Ruminal Fermentation An Investigation of the Genome Structure of the Tick Boophilus Microplus and the Development of a Database to Support a Tick Genome Project Analyses of Humoral and Cytokine Responses to Fmdv and Vesicular Stomatitis Virus in Cattle Animal Agroterrorism: Biosecurity Procedures for Emergency Responders Animal Health Consortium Animal Waste Management Research Animal Welfare in Food Producing Animals Antibiotic Resistance of Enteric Bacteria Application of Bioinformatics to Livestock Genomes Applying Mass Spectrometry(ms) Approaches to Rapid Detection of Bacillus Spores & Microbial Threat Agents in Raw Milk and Milk Products Assessing the Ruminal and Gastrointestinal of Nitroethane, a Potential Cost Recoverable Feed Supplement Automated DNA Sequencing Facility Biology and Epidemiology of Neospora Caninum and Related Protozoa Biology of Ruminant Gamma Herpes Viruses Associated with Malignant Catarrhal Fever Biosystematics and Biodiversity of Pathogens and Parasites Brucellosis: Vaccines, Immune Responses, Diagnostic Reagents Bse and Other Tses Ruminant Herbivors: Diagnosis, Transmission and Genetics Cellular Activation in Different Stages of Infection with Mycobacterium Avium Subsp. Paratuberculosis in Cattle Characterization and Enhancement of Immune Responses of Calves Characterization of Bioareosol and Odorous Emissions from Land Application of Biosolids in Pennsylvania Characterization of Ovine Placental Cell Lines Supporting Prp-Sc Propagation Completing An Expert System That Will Provide Site-Specific Nutritive Values for Feeds Comprehensive Systems for Managing Nutrient Flows and Gaseous Emissions in Relation to Dairy Manure Construction of Microarrays for E. Coli O157:h7 Control of and Protection from Biting and Filth Breeding Insects Control of Pathogens in Manure and Transfer to Plant Environments Controlling Losses from Respiratory Disease in Cattle, Sheep, and Goats Controlling Odors Released from Waste Treatment Systems Crop and Livestock Production Systems for Improved Stewardship and Profitability Dairy Management Practices and the Transmission of Zoonotic Pathogens in Milk Designing Forage Plants with Enhanced Value for Dairy Production, Profitability, and Sustainability Designing Forages with Improved Cell Wall Digestibility and Greater Intake Potential Detection of Arthropod-Borne Diseases and Protection of Livestock Determination of the Molecular Basis for Re-Emergence, Pathogenesis and Host Range of Fmdv Developing and Analyzing a Database of Weather and Soil Information to Be Related to Forage Quality Developing and Using Molecular and Biochemical Methods for the Diagnosis of Acaricide Resistance in Boophilus Microplus Developing Therapies Against Cryptosporidiosis Developing Tools for the Differentiation of Endemic Viruses from High Consequence Pathogens: Rapid Nucleic Acid Based Tests for Pestivirus Developing Transgenic Methods for Use in Studying Screwworm Genetics Development and Testing of Poxvirus and Adenovirus Vectored Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Vaccines Development and Validation of Rapid Field Deployable Genetic Tests for Vesicular Stomatis Virus Development of a Brucellosis DNA Vaccine Development of a Pathogen Sequence Database Development of a Reverse Genetics System for South African Territories (Sat) Strains of Fmdv Development of a System to Genetically Engineer Sat Strains of Fmdv for Use in Vaccine Production Development of Assay Platforms for Viral Pathogens by Real-Time Monitoring of Antigen-Antibody Binding Development of Bioinformatics Tools for Livestock Development of Coccidiosis Vaccine in Hvt Development of Decision Support Modules to Reduce Ammonia Losses and Improve Nitrogen Management on Dairy Farms Development of New Technologies for Detection of Prions in Animal Feed and Environmental Samples Development of Novel Strategies to Control Foot-and-Mouth Disease Development of Pathatrix Technology for the Concentration and Detection of Enterically Transmitted Viruses in Milk and Water Development of Rapid Real Time Pcr-Based Assay for Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumona Development of Rapid Real Time Pcr-Based Assays for Selected Oie Class a Diseases Development of West Nile Diagnostic Assays and Vector Control Chemicals Diagnosis and Control of Tuberculosis in Livestock and Wildlife Diagnosis and Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis in Animals Dioxins and Other Environmental Contaminants in Food Direct Measurement of Pendf to Improve Dairy Rations Containing Minimum Fiber Diseases at the Interface Between Domestic Livestock and Wildlife Species Domestic Animal Nutrigenomics Consortium Development of Bovine Metabolism Array Effect of Chlorate on Salmonella and E. Coli in Food Animals Effect of Distillers Grains on Performance of Beef and Dairy Cattle Effect of Furan Fatty Acids on Animal Reproduction Effect of No Dry Period on Metabolic and Immune Status of Dairy Cows Effect of Plant Species Diversity on Intake and Productivity of Grazing Lactating Dairy Cows Effects of Heat Stress on Reproduction, Production, and Survival of Holsteins and Jerseys Or Holsteins and Brown Swiss in the Same Herd Effects of Levalbuterol and Racemic Albuterol on Swine Efficacy of Ig Supplemented to Dairy Calves Efficacy of Ig Supplemented to Dairy Calves Efficacy of Vaccination in Neonatal Cattle Elucidation/environmental Parameters Controlling Vertical and Surface Transport of Pathogens Emerging Animal Diseases (Fmd) Emerging Animal Diseases That Exist Offshore Emerging Zoonotic Diseases Epidemiology and Natural Cycle of Vesicular Stomatitis Viruses in Mexico Estimating Daily Milk, Component Yield, and Scs from Individual Milking Data Estimating Economic Contribution of Daughter Pregnancy Rate to Lifetime Net Merit Ethology of Food Producing Animals Evaluation of New Molecular Targets to Control Arbovirus Transmission Field Validation of Rapid Diagnositc Test for Vesicular Stomatitis Viruses in Endemic Areas of Costa Rica Field Validation of Rapid Diagnostic Test for Vesicular Stomatitis Viruses in Endemic Areas of Mexico Field Validation of Rapid Diagnostic Test for Vesicular Stomatitis Viruses in Endemic Areas of Mexico and Costa Rica Foot-and-Mouth Disease Biosecurity in Livestock Rearing and Dairy Processing Formation of Biofilms by E. Coli O157:h7 Functional Genomic Analysis of Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis Functional Genomic Analysis of Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis (Univ. of Mn) Functional Genomic Analysis of Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis (Univ. of Ne) Functional Genomics and Proteonomics for Improved Cloning Efficiency Functional Genomics of Dairy Production Genetic and Environmental Parameters for Yield Traits Across Varying Herd Sizes, Production Levels and Lactation Number Genetic Predisposition of Livestock to Infection by Mucosal Pathogens Genetic Studies on Screwworms and Integrated Control of Stable Flies Genome Sequencing of Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis Genomic and Immunological Analysis of Spirochetes That Infect Livestock Global Gene Expression Analysis of Bovine T and B Lymphocyte Populations High Consequence Pathogen Detection Host Signaling During Coliform Mastitis: Mechanisms of Fadd Downregulation of Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Nf-Kb Activation Identification and Manipulation of Genetic Factors to Enhance Disease Resistance in Dairy Cattle Identification of Factors Causing Immune Suppression at Parturition Identification, Validation and Fine-Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci in Dairy Cattle Identify Cell Wall Factors Limiting Digestibility and Forage Utilization in Sustainable Dairy Farming Immune Control of Small Ruminant Lentiviruses Immune Response and Pathogenesis in Swine to Fmdv, Vsv and Prrsv Immunological and Genetic Basis of Resistance to Parasites of Cattle Impact of Alfalfa Hay Ndf Content and Digestibility on Dairy Cow Performance Improved Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Cervidae Improved Efficacy and Immunogenicity of Bvdv Vaccines Improved Efficiency of Bovine Cloning Improving Fitness in Dairy Cattle by Facilitating the Initiation of a National Research Database for Health Traits Improving Genetic Prediction of Economic Merit of Dairy Animals Improving Identification, Reproduction, and Health in Dairy Cattle Improving Identification, Reproduction, and Health in Dairy Cattle Improving Identification, Reproduction, and Health in Dairy Cattle Improving Identification, Reproduction, and Health in Dairy Cattle Improving Milk Quality by Reducing Mastitis in Dairy Cattle Improving Prediction of Dairy Bull Genetic Merit Considering Heat Stress by Geographical Region Improving Reproduction and Health in Dairy Cattle Through Use of on-Farm Databases Improving the Efficacy of the Bugjammer Fly and Mosquito Trap Improving the Efficiency of Ruminal Ammonia Nitrogen Utilization for Milk Protein Synthesis and Reducing Nitrogen Losses in Dairy Cows Increasing Accuracy of Genetic Evaluations for Calving Ease Influence of Plant Growth Environment on the Nutritive Value of Feeds Innovative Detection Methods and Improved Control of Ruminant Viral Pathogens Integrated Manure Management on Dairy Farms for Conservation of Natural Resources and Profitability Intimin: Candidate for An Escherichia Coli O157:h7 Anti-Transmission Vaccine Isolation and Use of Bacteriophage to Reduce E. Coli o157:h7 Laboratory Detection of Toxoplasma in the Environment Laboratory Study of the Effectiveness of Commercial Air Curtains As Barriers to Prevent Flying Insects from Entering Commercial Aircraft Lignin Methods Livestock Protozoan Parasites Impacting Animal and Human Health Management and Economics of Integrated Forage and Animal Production Systems Maximizing Protein Efficiency in Dairy Production Measuring Immune Responses to Vaccination with Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus (Fmdv) in Cattle Methods for Improving Ruminal Fermentation Microbial Competitive Exclusion to Reduce Epizootic Pathogenic Bacteria in Swine and Cattle Microbial Factors/pathogenesis of Subacute Rumen Acidosis (Sara) in Cattle to Assure Food Safety Minimizing the Production of Reduced Sulfur Gases from Waste Treatment Processes Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis of Arboviruses Molecular Biology of Boophilus Microplus Molecular Epidemiology and Natural Cycle of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Molecular Pathogenesis of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus in Cattle Molecular Systematics and Diagnostics for Parasites of Food and Food Animals Molecular, Nutrient and Endocrine Basis for Metabolic Disease in the Transition Dairy Cow National Animal Germplasm Program (Nagp) Novel Diagnostic Technologies On Farm Ecology of Listeria Monocytogenes Optimization of a Propane-Powered Mosquito Trap Optimization of Novel Brucella Vaccines Pasture Research and Technology Transfer for Northeast Livestock Producers Pathogen Transport and Dissemination from Manure Pathogenesis and Genomics of Vesicular Diseases Photoperiod Effects on Body and Mammary Gland Growth of Dairy Heifers Physiological Regulation and Functional Genomics of Ruminant Nutrient Metabolism Pilot Study - Construction and Validation of Microarray to Analyze Gene Expression of Brucella Abortus 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 Population Status of Livestock Genetic Resources in the United States Prevent the Occurrence of Toxins in Water to Protect Food and the Environment Prevention of Losses from Colibacillosis and E. Coli O157:h7 in Cattle and Swine Production of Bovine Gut Est Libraries Promote the Efficient and Safe Diagnosis and Surveillance of Emerging Arthropod-Borne Infectious Diseases in Wyoming Prp-Cwd Profiles in White Tailed Deer and Elk with Naturally Occuring Chronic Wasting Disease Rapid Analysis of Wet Forages to Improve Calibrations of Dry Matter Intake and Digestion Kinetics Rapid Detection of Agricultural Environmental Pathogens Rapid Detection of Anthrax and Other Zoonotic Pathogens That May Be Used As Bioterrorism Agents Rationally Designed Insect Np Agonists and Antagonists: Application for the Characterization Regulation of Vitamin D and Calcium Dependent Genes by Acid Base Balance Reproduction in Dairy Cattle Through Evaluation of Service Sires Research on Arthropod-Borne Diseases of Livestock and Wildlife Research on Bettering Surveillance of Arboviral Threats, Using West Nile Virus As a Model Research on Bettering Surveillance of Arboviral Threats, Using West Nile Virus As a Model Role of Soil Nematodes in Vectoring Pathogenic Bacteria to Fruits and Vegetables Ruminal Lysine Degradation Scrapie Control Through Prp Genetics: Production Traits and Economic Implications Sequencing Bovine Bac Clones Form Rpci-42 Library Sequencing Bovine Bac Clones from Rpci-42 Library Silage Quality and Losses As Affected by Silo Type Software Agents for a Pathogen Sequence Database South American Biological Control Agents to Suppress Invasive Pests in the U.S. Staphylococcus Aureus Challenge Model to Evaluate Efficacy of Selected Inactivated S. Aureua Vaccines When Tested Against Placebo Control Structure-Activity Studies of Known Arthropod Repellents Using Codessa Studies to Further Understanding of the Biological Strain Typing of Tse Isolates Study of the Cuticular Components of Pestiferous Fly Species Support of the Biotechnology Research and Development Corporation Animal Health Care Division (Ahcd) Surveillance and Ecology of Mosquito, Biting and Filth Breeding Insects Susceptibility to Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (Tse) Transmission Monitored by in Vitro Assay Technology to Control Ticks Affecting Livestock and Humans Testing Anti-Viral Compounds in Combination with Vaccines Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus (Fmdv) As Outbreak Intervention Tools The Nutritive Value of Legumes When Grown in a Mixture with Grasses The Role of Environmental Contamination in Transmission of Chronic Wasting Disease The Use of Doramectin Microspheres to Treat Cattle and Sheep to Eradicate the Tropical Bont Tick Tools for Differentiation of High Consequence Pathogens and Endemic Viruses Transmission, Differentiation, and Pathobiology of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Understanding Host-Pathogen Interactions for the Diagnosis & Control of Paratuberculosis (Johne's) Understanding Phosphorus Chemistry in Manure to Control Phosphorus Movement in the Environment Understanding the Ecology of Vesicular Stomatitis in Endemic Areas Understanding the Ecology of Vesicular Stomatitis in Endemic Areas of Colombia Validation of Parasite Indicator Qtl for Cattle in a Sheep Resource Population Vector Competence and Protection of U.S. Livestock and Wildlife from Arthropod-Borne Diseases Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Persistence in Convalescent Animals Viral Pathogens That Contribute to Respiratory Disease Complex in Cattle: Epidemiology of Persistent Bvdv Infections     Latest News   Revegetating Rangeland With Se   New Issue of ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs Posted   Research Aims to Improve Fertigation for Farmers   Plans & Reports   USDA Research, Education, and Economics Task Force Report   Moisture in Cotton Bales   Annual Performance Report   Big Picture of ARS Research   Strategic Plan Related Links   Manuscripts (TekTran)   Publications for Sale by GPO   Publications for Sale from National Technical Information Service   See Also: Federal Depository Libraries   Hall of Fame     ARS Home |  USDA |  Home | About Us | Research | Products & Services | People & Places  | News & Events | Partnering | Careers | Contact Us | Help | Site Map |  Freedom of Information Act |  Statements & Disclaimers |  Employee Resources |  FirstGov |  White House