Develop improved methods to protect animals and animal products from contamination and damage during production, processing, and preparation. By enhancing the health and well-being of animals, production costs will be reduced. Industry will use new tools of modern biology to detect, prevent and cure animal diseases. Animal production systems will include health management strategies. Methods to objectively measure animal well-being will be developed and implemented.
Objectives Develop disease detection methods.
Develop efficient, cost effective, and rapid methods for detection of diseases, toxins, and other gene products vital to disease resistance. Identify and develop control mechanisms for animal diseases. Determine the molecular basis for disease prevention. Identify the molecular basis for genetic resistance to diseases. Determine the molecular basis for prevention and treatment strategies for diseases.