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Research Projects Subjects of Investigation at this Location

Each ARS research project has related subjects of investigation.  Listed below are the subjects of investigation currently conducted at this location.

Clicking on a subject of investigation will list the research projects within that  subject of investigation.
Subjects of Investigation
Air
Atmosphere, general/other
Barley
Beef cattle, live animal
Carrot
Climate
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
Cross-commodity research--multiple animal species
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Cucumber
Dairy cattle, live animal
Drainage and irrigation facilities and systems
Feed and feed additives
Fertilizers
Grain crops, general/other (includes buckwheat, millet, triticale)
Melons (includes cantaloupe, muskmelon, watermelon)
Microorganisms, general/other
Oilseed and oil crops, general/other
Ornamental trees and shrubs
Pasture and forage crops, general/other
Poultry, general/other
Remote sensing equipment and technology
Sheep, live animal
Soil
Soil and land, general
Soybean
Sunflower
Swine, live animal
The farm as an enterprise
Turf (includes bentgrass, bermudagrass, bluegrass, dichondra, fescue)
Turkey, live animal
Water resources
Watersheds
Watersheds and river basins, general
Weather
Wetland and riparian systems
Wild animals
Wildlife and natural fisheries, general/other
Research Projects within Swine, live animal
item Algorithms to Identify Novel Influenza A Viruses in Genomic Surveillance Data
item Alternatives to Antibiotics: Neonatal Immunomodulation to Improve Disease Resistance in Animals
item Alternatives to Antibiotics: Neonatal Immunomodulation to Improve Disease Resistance in Animals
item Alternatives to Antibiotics: Neonatal Immunomodulation to Improve Disease Resistance in Animals
item Analysis of Genetic Factors that Increase Foodborne Pathogen Fitness, Virulence, and Antimicrobial Resistance Transfer, to Identify Interventions against Salmonella and Campylobacter in Food Animals
item Characterization of Influenza at the Human and Swine Interface
item Computational Analysis of Host, Bacteria, and Microbiome for Development of Strategies to Enhance Health and Food Safety
item Defining Antagonism Hierarchy of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus for Live Vaccines Design
item Development of Improved Diagnostic and Control Strategies for Brucellosis in Livestock and Wildlife
item Development of Vaccines for HPAI in Pigs Related to HPAI Virus in Food Products (HPAI Natural Course of Disease)
item Development of Vaccines for HPAI in Pigs Related to HPAI Virus in Food Products (HPAI Tissue Distribution)
item Development of Vaccines for HPAI in Pigs Related to HPAI Virus in Food Products (Swine Studies)
item Efficacy of a Pan-genotypic Influenza A Virus Antisense Locked Nucleic Acid Oligonucleotide (LNA) as a Preventative and Therapeutic in Swine
item Evolution of Influenza A Virus in Swine in Brazil
item In Vivo Evaluation of Avirulent Live B. Bronchiseptica Vaccine to Reduce PRDC Severity
item Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - Iowa State University
item Intervention Strategies to Control Endemic and New and Emerging Influenza A Virus Infections in Swine
item Intervention Strategies to Control Endemic and New Emerging and Re-Emerging Viral Diseases of Swine
item Intestinal Microbial Ecology and Non-Antibiotic Strategies to Limit Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and Antimicrobial Resistance Transmission in Food Animals
item Investigation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b in Cattle to Determine Pathogenesis, Vaccine Efficacy and Seroprevalence
item Mechanisms of Differential Pathogenesis and Risk Among Mammalian Isolates of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Strains in Swine
item mRNA-LNP Vaccines for Pandemic Preparedness
item NIAID Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response
item Online Algorithms to Identify Reassortment and Genetic Novelty in Genomic Influenza A Virus Surveillance Data
item Pathogenesis of Swine Acute Diarrhea Syndrome Coronavirus
item Physiological, Microbiological, and Nutritional Mechanisms to Maintain Animal Productivity in the Absence of Antibiotics
item Response to APHIS SARS-CoV-2 Research Priorities Phase 1 (VPR)
item Revealing Mechanisms for Internal Salmonella Colonization and Persistence in Porcine Lymphoid and Fat Tissues
item Safe and Broadly Cross-Protective Live Attenuated Influenza Virus Vaccine for Use in Swine
item The Study of Influenza A Viruses in the Swine Host
item The Study of Influenza A Viruses in the Swine Host
item Transmission Bottlenecks and Within-host Evolutionary Dynamics of Influenza A Virus
item USDA Influenza A Virus in Swine Surveillance System – Genomic Epidemiology and Evolution
item Utilizing the Iowa State University Animal Care and Use Committee
item Virulence Mechanisms, Microbiome Changes and Control Strategies for Priority Bacterial Infections in Swine