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- Advancing Sustainable Livestock Production
- Developing New Crop Varieties with Enhanced Traits and Disease Resistance
- Protecting Animal Health
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**Listed below are the Annual Reports for currently active projects directly assigned to this National Program.**  Project Annual Reports from National Program 101

                                        Agroecological Approach to Enhance U.S. Sheep Industry Viability and Rangeland Ecosystem ConservationRange Sheep Production Efficiency ResearchDubois, IDAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2022
                                                                    2023National Animal Germplasm ProgramCenter for Agricultural Resources Research: Agricultural Genetic Resources Preservation ResearchFort Collins, COAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2022
                                                                    2023Identifying and Mitigating Factors that Limit Beef Production EfficiencyRange and Livestock ResearchMiles City, MTAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Genomes to Phenomes in Beef Cattle ResearchU.s. Meat Animal Research Center: Genetics and Animal Breeding ResearchClay Center, NEAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Multi-Dimension Phenotyping to Enhance Prediction of Performance in SwineU.s. Meat Animal Research Center: Genetics and Animal Breeding ResearchClay Center, NEAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Approaches for Improving and Measuring Red Meat Quality and CompositionU.s. Meat Animal Research Center: Meat Safety & Quality ResearchClay Center, NEAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Applying Nutritional Strategies to Improve Early Embryonic Development and Progeny Performance in Beef CowsU.s. Meat Animal Research Center: Livestock Bio-systems ResearchClay Center, NEAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Discovery of Novel Traits to Improve Efficiency and Sustainability of Different Sheep Production SystemsU.s. Meat Animal Research Center: Livestock Bio-systems ResearchClay Center, NEAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Improving Lifetime Productivity in Swine using Systems Biology and Precision Management ApproachesU.s. Meat Animal Research Center: Livestock Bio-systems ResearchClay Center, NEAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Optimizing Nutrient Management and Efficiency of Beef Cattle and SwineU.s. Meat Animal Research Center: Nutrition, Growth and Physiology ResearchClay Center, NEAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Enhancing Beef Cattle Production and Finishing Systems in the Southern Great PlainsOklahoma and Central Plains Agricultural Research Center (ocparc): Livestock, Forage and Pasture Management ResaerchEl Reno, OKAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2022
                                                                    2023Environmental and Management Influences on Animal Productivity and Well-Being PhenotypesCropping Systems Research Laboratory: Livestock Issues ResearchLubbock, TXAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Optimizing Welfare for Food Producing AnimalsLivestock Behavior ResearchWest Lafayette, INAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2022
                                                                    2023Physiological, Microbiological, and Nutritional Mechanisms to Maintain Animal Productivity in the Absence of AntibioticsNational Laboratory for Agriculture and The Environment: Agroecosystems Management ResearchAmes, IAAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2022
                                                                    2023The Roles of Forage and Phytochemicals at the Plant-Microbe-Animal Nexus for Sustainable RuminantForage-animal Production ResearchLexington, KYAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Validate Causative Mutations in Agriculturally-Important VertebratesPlant Genetics ResearchColumbia, MOAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Developing Strategies to Improve Dairy Cow Performance and Nutrient Use Efficiency with Nutrition, Genetics, and MicrobiologyU.s. Dairy Forage Research Center: Cell Wall Biology and Utilization ResearchMadison, WIAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Forage and Feed Characteristics on Performance, Feed Efficiency, Environmental Impact, and Farm Nutrient Cycling of Dairy Production SystemsU.s. Dairy Forage Research Center: Dairy Forage ResearchMadison, WIAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Enhancing Genetic Resistance and Vaccinal Response to Control Marek's Disease, Infectious Laryngotracheitis, and Infectious Bursal Disease in ChickenU.s. National Poultry Research Center: Endemic Poultry Viral Diseases ResearchAthens, GAAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Integration of Small Ruminant Production into Orchard Enterprises to Improve Economic and Ecological SustainabilityFruit and Nut ResearchByron, GAAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Improving Sustainability and Resiliency in Commercial Broiler ProductionPoultry ResearchMississippi State, MSAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Reducing the Impact of Subclinical Enteric Infections on Performance and Gastrointestinal Function of BroilersPoultry ResearchMississippi State, MSAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Biophotonics - Emerging Imaging Technologies for Food Animal ResearchWarmwater Aquaculture Research UnitStoneville, MSAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Accelerating Genetic Improvement of Ruminants Through Enhanced Genome Assembly, Annotation, and SelectionBeltsville Agricultural Research Center: Animal Genomics and Improvement LaboratoryBeltsville, MDAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Improving Dairy Cow Feed Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability Using Genomics and Novel Technologies to Identify Physiological Contributions and AdaptationsBeltsville Agricultural Research Center: Animal Genomics and Improvement LaboratoryBeltsville, MDAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Increasing Accuracy of Genomic Prediction, Developing Algorithms, Selecting Markers, and Evaluating New Traits to Improve Dairy CattleBeltsville Agricultural Research Center: Animal Genomics and Improvement LaboratoryBeltsville, MDAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Alternatives to Antibiotics: Developing Novel Strategies to Improve Production Efficiency in SwineBeltsville Agricultural Research Center: Animal Biosciences & Biotechnology LaboratoryBeltsville, MDAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Development of New Technologies and Methods to Enhance the Fertility, Utilization, and Long-Term Storage of Poultry and Swine GermplasmBeltsville Agricultural Research Center: Animal Biosciences & Biotechnology LaboratoryBeltsville, MDAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023Nutritional Strategies to Improve Production Efficiencies in Broiler ChickensBeltsville Agricultural Research Center: Animal Biosciences & Biotechnology LaboratoryBeltsville, MDAnnual Reports available:                                                                    2023


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