Dairy Health, Efficiency & Resource Dynamics Initiative Grant

Overview

FFAR, Dairy Management Inc and Zoetis are seeking research proposals to advance research in animal health, ensure the economic viability of the U.S. dairy industry and improve environmental outcomes.

About the Dairy Health, Efficiency & Resource Dynamics Initiative

The Dairy HERD Initiative is a partnership between FFAR, Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) and Zoetis to advance research that will enable U.S. Dairy and allied industry to better understand and use innovations to support improved animal health/management and welfare, economic viability and environmental outcomes. Recent reports suggest that improving the health of dairy cows in the U.S. could substantially improve the environmental outcomes associated with dairy production. Yet very little research has attempted to quantify the environmental impacts of improved animal health in dairy or to understand the tradeoffs and intersections with other aspects of livestock production, including the role of caretakers and economic aspects of herd management. The Dairy HERD Initiative aims to support research to advance our understanding of the interrelationships among dairy health/management and welfare, economics and the environment.

Eligibility

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* Dairy HERD welcomes applications from all domestic and international higher education institutions, nonprofit and for-profit organizations and government-affiliated research agencies.
* Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to perform the proposed research as Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) may apply through their home institution or organization.

Ineligibility

* Research that seeks to increase milk production or to reduce environmental impacts only by increasing milk production efficiency;
* Research that requires the use of grant funds to install equipment on one or more farms; and 
* Research that is not relevant to U.S. dairy production systems.