The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. was awarded $650,000 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The five-year project grant will fund research into the impacts of highly anabolic diets on early embryonic development and offspring performance in beef cattle. Specifically, the awardee will study how bull diets can influence embryo development after fertilization and the subsequent performance of offspring when pregnancies are carried to term. The research aims to address knowledge gaps regarding the consequences of common high-growth diets fed to young bulls used for breeding in the beef industry. Findings are expected to contribute dietary recommendations focused not only on bull fertility but also offspring physiology and growth. The place of performance is Athens, Georgia.
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