Research to expand knowledge on the causes, diagnosis, characteristics, treatment and prevention of economically injurious domestic diseases affecting livestock and poultry, including some which are transmissible to man. Some of the diseases under study are tuberculosis; epizootic bovine abortion; leptospirosis; brucellosis; bovine lymphosarcoma; paratuberculosis; infectious keratitis (pink eye); mastitis; swine erysipelas, abscesses, and atrophic rhinitis; transmissible gastroenteritis; ornithosis, infectious bronchitis, and Newcastle disease of poultry; equine infectious anemia (swamp fever) and other important diseases. The work involves laboratory analyses and evaluations of domestic diseases, maternal and fetal responses to infections, microbiological studies of digestive disturbances, investigations of glandular functions in diseased animals, studies of physiological data received from telemetric systems implanted in animals, food intake of animals under healthy and diseased conditions, the influence of hormones on animal metabolism and bacteriological investigations of diseases and disease agents isolated from their host animals. Investigations examine susceptibility and resistance in animals, electron microscopy of viruses and antibodies, transmission of diseases and the manner of transmission, pathologic reactions to viruses and vaccines, the role of physical, chemical and biological aerosols in domestic disease conditions, evaluation of external factors contributing to diseases in animals and other related studies. (02-05, 06-01, 06-03, 06-06, 06-13) A. ADDITIONAL COSATI CODES: SURVEY OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES Conducted By THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION For The FEDERAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 39 40 Electron microscopes. Micro-biological equipment. 9. COMMENT AND PUBLICATION REFERENCES: Brochure: "National Animal Disease Laboratory" (Miscellaneous Publication No. 871) Conducts research on industrial and food uses of corn, wheat, grain sorghum, soybeans, flaxseed and on possible new commercial crops in this country. (02-01, 06-08) Research on compounds of potential toxicity to humans. (06-20, 07-03) Development of improved coating materials from farm crops utilizing single crystal and polymer crystallography and spectroscopy procedures. (11-03, 20-02). A. ADDITIONAL COSATI CODES: SURVEY OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES Conducted By THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION For The FEDERAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 41 42 Chemical engineering pilot plant facility. 9. COMMENT AND PUBLICATION REFERENCES: Brochure: "Northern Utilization Research and Development Division, ARS, USDA." For up-to-date reports and publications, contact: Dr. R. J. Dimler, Director USDA-ARS-NURDD 1815 North University St. Research to expand knowledge on the causes, diagnosis, characteristics, treatment and prevention of economically injurious exotic animal diseases foreign to the United States. Included in the extensive research activities are such diseases as duck plague, African horsesickness, foot-and-mouth disease, African swine fever, mycoplasma and other diseases not presently found in the United States. The work involves laboratory analyses and evaluations of all of the aspects of exotic diseases, susceptibility and resistance in animals, electron microscopy of viruses, strain characterization, inactivated virus vaccines, factors in carriers influencing transmission, methods of disease transmission, pathologic reactions to viruses and vaccines, molecular biology of viruses and antibodies, role of endoparasites in relation to disease transmission, antigen production with immunological effectiveness and other related types of investigations. (02-05) The installation remains in a state of constant preparedness to render necessary laboratory diagnostic assistance in the event of outbreaks of any exotic foreign animal diseases in the United States. (02-05) A. ADDITIONAL COSATI CODES: SURVEY OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES Conducted By THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION For The FEDERAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |