← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Uw River Falls
$354,424
Total funding
2
Grants
Funding over time
peak $210K · FY2022–23$250K$187.5K$125K$62.5K$0
'22
'23
Funding mix
By agency
USDA$354,424 · 2
By mechanism
—$354,424 · 2
Investigators at Uw River Falls
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
Rising Stars
First grant in the last 5 yrs
Not enough data
Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
Not enough data
All-Time
Most funded here, all years
Not enough data
Largest grants
**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** PENETRATING CAPTIVE BOLT (PCB) EUTHANASIA IS COMMONLY PERFORMED ON MATURE CATTLE AND PIGS WITH VARYING DEGREES OF SUCCESS, DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION OF CAPTIVE BOLT PLACEMENT ON THE HEAD OF THE ANIMAL, DEPTH OF TISSUE THE BOLT MUST PASS THROUGH, AND PERFORMANCE OF THE CAPTIVE BOLT TOOL. THE OVERALL GOAL OF OUR RESEARCH IS TOMEASURETHE THICKNESS OF TISSUES AND IDENTIFYOPTIMAL PCBPOSITIONING ON HEADS FROM PREVIOUSLY STUNNED OR EUTHANIZED ANIMALS TO HELP GUIDE FUTURE STUDIES ON APPROPRIATE CAPTIVE BOLT APPLICATION SITES AND TOOLS FOR MATURE PIGS AND CATTLE. OUR OVERALL OBJECTIVE IS TO METHODICALLY REFINE AND VALIDATE LOCATIONS FOR CAPTIVE BOLT EUTHANASIA IN SWINE AND CATTLE THROUGH THE CONDUCT OF FOUR SUBPROJECTS WITH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES:QUANTIFY THE IMPACT OF COOLING ON THE SOFT TISSUE THICKNESS, CRANIAL THICKNESS, TOTAL TISSUE THICKNESS, AND CROSS-SECTIONAL BRAIN AREA OF CADAVER HEADS FROM CULL COWS FOLLOWING THE APPLICATION OF A PCB STUN IN A FRONTAL PLACEMENT. THIS RESEARCH WILLDETERMINE IF CATTLE HEADS CAN BE REFRIGERATED PRIOR TO USE.ACROSS FOUR CLASSES OF CATTLE (FED CATTLE, CULL BEEF COWS, CULL DAIRY COWS, BULLS), (A) DETERMINE THE TISSUE DEPTH, CROSS-SECTIONAL BRAIN AREA, AND BOLT-BRAIN CONTACT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL AND POLL SHOT PLACEMENTS FOR THE EUTHANASIA OF CATTLE VIA PCB ON CADAVER HEADS; (B) TO IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE THE OPTIMAL PCB PLACEMENT AND ANGLE PASSED ON POTENTIAL FOR THALAMIC DAMAGE, USING EXTERNAL LANDMARKS, FOR THE FRONTAL AND POLL PLACEMENTS FOR EACH CLASS OF CATTLE BASED UPON TISSUE DEPTH PARAMETERS AND PREDICTED BRAIN DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THE BOLT PATH; AND (C) ASSESS THE STRUCTURES AND REGIONS OF THE BRAIN IMPACTED BY THE PREDICTED BOLT PATH FROM DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FRONTAL PCB PLACEMENT OUTLINED BY MULTIPLE INDUSTRY GUIDELINES.TO (A) TO DETERMINE THE TISSUE DEPTH, CROSS-SECTIONAL BRAIN AREA, REGIONS OF BRAIN DAMAGE, AND BOLT-BRAIN CONTACT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL, TEMPORAL, AND BEHIND EAR PLACEMENTS FOR THE EUTHANASIA OF SWINE VIA PCB ON HEADS FROM SOWS AND BOARS < 200 KG; AND (B) TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EXTERNAL DIMENSIONAL HEAD MEASUREMENTS, BODY WEIGHT, AND TISSUE DEPTH PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE PCB PLACEMENTS. THIS PROJECT WOULD BE THE FIRST TO ASSESS PARAMETERS RELATED TO THE PCB EUTHANASIA OF SOWS AND BOARS < 200 KG.TO (A) EVALUATE THE CAPACITY OF TWO COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE CAPTIVE BOLT TYPES (PISTOL-RETRACTING, INLINE-FREE FLIGHT) TO REACH AND DISRUPT THE THALAMUS WHEN APPLIED IN TWO PLACEMENTS (FRONTAL, BEHIND EAR) TO CADAVER HEADS FROM SOWS > 200 KG; AND (B) TO IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE THE OPTIMAL PCB PLACEMENT AND ANGLE BASED ON POTENTIAL FOR THALAMIC DAMAGE, USING EXTERNAL LANDMARKS, FOR THE FRONTAL AND BEHIND EAR PCB PLACEMENTS. THE TEMPORAL PLACEMENT WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM THIS PHASE OF RESEARCH BASED UPON EARLIER WORK BY OUR LABORATORY GROUP THAT HAS IDENTIFIED A LACK OF DAMAGE TO THE DIENCEPHALON IN CADAVER HEADS FROM SOWS AND BOARS > 200 KG.OVERALL, WE EXPECT THE RESULTS OF OUR PROJECT TO INDICATE PCB APPLICATION SITES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE FOR MATURE CATTLE AND PIGS. WE EXPECT OUR RESEARCH TO IMPACT CATTLE AND SWINE PRODUCERS AND PROCESSORS BY ADDING SCIENTIFICALLY-GUIDED JUSTIFICATION FOR THE USE OF SPECIFIC PCB LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION, WE EXPECT OUR RESULTS TO IMPACT PCB MANUFACTURERS BY PROVIDING VALUABLE DATA REGARDING EXPECTED TISSUE THICKNESS AND NECESSARY BOLT TRAVEL DISTANCE TO REACH IMPORTANT STRUCTURES IN THE BRAIN THAT CONTRIBUTE TO EFFECTIVE PCB EUTHANASIA.$210,000
· FY2022 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** DAIRY COWS ARE BRED APPROXIMATELY ONCE PER YEAR TO INITIATE LACTATION FOR MILK PRODUCTION. NEARLY ALL CALVES ARE SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED FROM THE COW WITHIN HOURS OF BIRTH AND ARTIFICIALLY REARED ON DAIRY FARMS. CALF REMOVAL AT BIRTH ALLOWS PRODUCERS TO COLLECT AND SELL THE MILK PRODUCED BY COWS. EARLY SEPARATION OF COW-CALF PAIRS HAS ALSO BEEN SUGGESTED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF NEWBORN CALVES. DESPITE COW-CALF SEPARATION BEING A STANDARD INDUSTRY PRACTICE, IT MAY HAVE NEGATIVE IMPLICATIONS FOR ANIMAL WELFARE. CONSUMERS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY AWARE OF COW-CALF SEPARATION AND PUBLIC PRESSURE IS MOUNTING TO HOUSE COW-CALF PAIRS TOGETHER FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME (I.E., WEEKS TO MONTHS). THERE IS LIMITED INFORMATION AVAILABLE REGARDING THE IMPACT OF EXTENDED COW-CALF CONTACT ON COW AND CALF WELFARE. WITHOUT A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF EXTENDED COW-CALF CONTACT ON COWS AND NEWBORN CALVES, IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAKE DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS THAT OPTIMIZE LONG-TERM DAIRY COW AND CALF WELFARE. OURPROJECT GOALS ARE TWOFOLD, WE AIM TO INVESTIGATE THE IMPACT OF VARIOUS EXTENDED COW-CALF CONTACT PRACTICES FROM THE ANIMAL AND PRODUCER PERSPECTIVE. UNDERSTANDING DAIRY PRODUCERS' PERCEPTION OF COW-CALF CONTACT IS CRITICAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF NEW PRACTICES. DAIRY PRODUCERS NEED TO BE ENGAGED IN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT EXTENDED COW-CALF CONTACT TO RETAIN THEIR SOCIAL LICENSE TO PRODUCE AND BE INVOLVED IN FUTURE DECISION-MAKING ABOUT COW-CALF CONTACT PRACTICES. IF DAIRY PRODUCERS ARE NOT ENGAGED WITH COW-CALF CONTACT RESEARCH, THERE IS A RISK THAT SOLUTIONS PROVIDED BY SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS MAY BE REJECTED BY THE DAIRY INDUSTRY. ENGAGING DAIRY PRODUCERS DURING INITIAL RESEARCH INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF ACCEPTANCE OF NEW PRACTICES BY IDENTIFYING MOTIVATORS AND BARRIERS TO ADOPTION. THUS, OBJECTIVE 1 WILL INVESTIGATE IF VARIOUS PRACTICES OF EXTENDED COW-CALF CONTACT (I.E., IMMEDIATE SEPARATION, A FEW DAYS OF CONTACT, WEEKS TO MONTHS OF CONTACT, AND HOUSING CALVES WITH NURSE COWS) AFFECT ANIMAL AND RESOURCE-BASED MEASURES OF COW AND CALF WELFARE. OBJECTIVE 2 WILL USE DATA COLLECTED IN OBJECTIVE 1 TO ASSESS HERD-LEVEL RISK FACTORS OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY FOR DAIRY COWS AND CALVES, SPECIFICALLY REGARDING THE AMOUNT OF COW-CALF CONTACT. OBJECTIVE 3 WILL DESCRIBE DAIRY PRODUCER ATTITUDES TOWARD COW-CALF CONTACT USING INTERVIEWS DURING FARM VISITS AND A MIXED-METHODS QUESTIONNAIRE SENT TO A LARGER GROUP OF PRODUCERS. RESULTS FROM THIS RESEARCH WILL PROVIDE FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT COW-CALF CONTACT AND PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE COW AND CALF WELFARE DURING THE CRITICAL WEEKS TO MONTHS AFTER CALVING. BY INVESTIGATING EXTENDED COW-CALF CONTACT, THE DAIRY INDUSTRY WILL BE TAKING A PROACTIVE STEP TOWARD REDUCING SOCIAL CONCERN OVER THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF ANIMALS IN THEIR CARE.$144,424
· FY2023 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture