NPB Call for Proposals: Euthanasia, PCVAD, Public Health and Antimicrobial Use/Resistance

March 24, 2009 — 

The National Pork Board (NPB) is soliciting research proposals for the following topics: on-farm euthanasia, PCVAD, Public Health and Antimicrobial Use/Resistance. The deadline for submission is 5:00 pm CDT April 28, 2009.

On-farm Euthanasia of Swine
It is inevitable that in every swine production system animals will become ill or injured in such a way that euthanasia will be necessary. However, there are a limited number of humane methods available for pork producers to use, especially for suckling (up to 12 lbs) and nursery pigs (up to 70 lbs). The National Pork Board's Animal Welfare Committee has reserved $500,000 specifically for on-farm euthanasia research and is soliciting proposals that are multi-disciplinary in their approach to:

• Validate existing recommended methods of euthanasia of swine, especially for suckling and nursery pigs
• Identify and validate new and novel methods of euthanasia of swine.

The full RFP and instructions for formatting and submission can be found at: http://www.pork.org in the far right column. Please read the solicitation description for project proposals carefully.

PCVAD, Public Health And Antimicrobial Use/Resistance
Proposals are also being solicited in the areas of Swine Health - PCVAD, Public Health and Antimicrobial Use/Resistance. Please see the separate RFP for these areas on the Web site at http://www.pork.org in the far right column.

DEADLINE: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 5:00 pm C.D.T.

Questions about the RFPs can be directed to:

Euthanasia
Sherrie Niekamp
sniekamp@pork.org
515/223-3533

Swine Health
Lisa Becton
lbecton@pork.org
515/223-2791

Environment/Public Health And Antimicrobial Use/Resistance
Liz Wagstrom
lwagstrom@pork.org
515/223-2633

If you have questions specific to the Web site and submission process, please contact me at beveritt@pork.org or 515/223-2750. If you encounter problems with the Web site, contact me with specific information about the browser type and version you are using, what you were doing when the problem occurred and the exact text of any error messages you encounter. Some problems have been encountered when using Word Perfect and/or Macintosh systems and any browser other than Internet Explorer.

Available on http://www.pork.org, and linked to the application Web site is a document with a brief explanation of our proposal review process and with tips for submitting a proposal that is complete and has all the information required to be considered for funding.