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Collaborations The Livestock Behavior Research has a long and productive history of collaborative research involving stakeholders.  Current collaborators and projects:  Thermal perches as warming devices for reducing cold stress in laying hens  Integrating Functional Genomics, Behavior, and Health Measures to Mitigate the Cumulative Effects of in Utero Heat Stress on Swine Welfare Enhancing the Thermal Environment of Sows and Piglets to Simultaneously Improve Sow Welfare and Improve Lifetime Performance and Survivability of... Thermal Perches as Warming Devices for Reducing Cold Stress in Caged Laying Hens  Characterizing Formula-fed Veal and Dairy Beef Calf Welfare Through Audits and Industry Engagement  Elucidating the Biology of Sow Tolerance to Heat Stress at The Intersection of the Genome, Microbiome and Metabolome Understanding the role of the genome, microbiome, and epigenome on the transgenerational effects of in utero heat stress in pigs  PARTNERSHIP: Characterizing formula-fed veal and dairy beef calf welfare through audits and industry engagement  Evaluation of Effects of a Animal Nutrition Supplement on Short and Long-term Sow and Litter Health, Performance, and Welfare Under Heat Stress  Reducing the Negative Impact of In Utero Heat Stress on Swine Immune Function Through Functional Genomics Improving the Environment of Piglets and Sows to Enhance Performance and Welfare Improving Welfare of Swine and Poultry through Environmental Enrichment Swine Thermal Stress Mobile Application HotHog Integrating Functional Genomics, Behavior, and Health Measures to Mitigate the Cumulative Effects of in Utero Heat Stress on Swine Welfare Utilize the Purdue Animal Care and Use Committee (PACUC) Evaluating the Interactions Between Swine Behavior and Heat Stress Response Evaluating the effects of water delivered L-glutamine on mitigating stress and improving productivity in weaned pigs Thermal perches as warming devices for reducing cold stress in laying hens Determining the Thermal Preference of Weanling Pigs Improving Piglet Survivability and Sow Welfare through Microenvironment Management Identifying Phenotypic and Genotypic Indicators of Dairy Cattle Resilience in Automated Farming Systems Characterizing Formula-fed Veal and Dairy Beef Calf Welfare through Audits and Industry Engagement Determine relationships between stress-load and calf behavior in precision livestock farming Supplementing Dairy Calves with L-glutamine to Reduce Antibiotic Use  PARTNERSHIP: Characterizing formula-fed veal and dairy beef calf welfare through audits and industry engagement


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