Using Probiotics to Curb Cross-Species Transmission of Bovine Tuberculosis
Researchers will explore the use of probiotics as a safe and noninvasive intervention strategy to reduce cross-species transmission of bovine tuberculosis.
Researchers will explore the use of probiotics as a safe and noninvasive intervention strategy to reduce cross-species transmission of bovine tuberculosis.
Researchers will investigate if recent declines in caribou and muskoxen herds are linked to disease caused by an emerging bacterium, Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.
Researchers will develop a genetic management toolkit, including sperm freezing, artificial insemination and behavioral management strategies, to help preserve the genetic diversity of endangered African wild dogs.
Researchers will study biting fly species responsible for transmitting blood parasites that can cause serious disease in the critically endangered Javan rhinoceros.
Researchers will study dolphin morbillivirus – a virus similar to canine distemper virus– to help predict and manage disease outbreaks in whales, dolphins and porpoises.
Researchers will investigate factors involved in the development of health issues in captive elephants, and explore new techniques to facilitate early diagnosis and treatment of these conditions.
Researchers will characterize key elephant immune responses to infection by the elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus, a virus that causes a devastating hemorrhagic disease in young calves.
Researchers will investigate the impact of two common domestic cat viruses – feline immunodeficiency virus and feline leukemia virus – on guignas, a small South American wild cat species of the temperate rainforests.
Researchers will evaluate the safe and effective use of a common pain medication, meloxicam, in lions, cheetahs and tigers.
Researchers will investigate how current bovine tuberculosis disease control strategies are affecting the genetic and long-term herd health of wild African buffalo.