The University of Maryland, College Park will research the roles of ketones during health and disease in dairy cows under a $650,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant is part of NIFA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (AFRI, CFDA No. 10.310), which provides funding for fundamental and applied research, extension, and education addressing food and agricultural sciences.
Specifically, the University will perform a series of complementary studies to establish the roles of ketones during health and disease unequivocally. The research aims to reveal the specific conditions of metabolism and physiology in which ketones may promote normal, healthy metabolism versus those leading to negative health and performance outcomes. It is expected that the new knowledge gained will provide management tools to optimize lactation performance and welfare in dairy cows, thus promoting sustainability in the dairy industry. The three-year grant was awarded on April 15, 2023.
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