This $180,000 Project Grant was awarded on June 15, 2023 by the Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA 10.310). The purpose of the grant is to provide advanced training for a NIFA Fellow to prepare them for a tenure-track position as a veterinary scientist at a research-intensive land-grant university.
The research funded by this grant will investigate the potential for zinc supplementation to improve immune cell function and vaccine responsiveness in dairy calves. This work aims to address the national shortage of veterinary scientists as well as the challenge of high preweaning morbidity and mortality in the U.S. dairy industry. The project will be conducted by Michigan State University, a leading research university, over a 3-year period concluding on June 14, 2026.
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