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    Penn Vet Faculty Awarded State Agricultural Research Grants in Multiple Areas

    In recognition of leadership in agriculture, health and the environment, the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) has been awarded several newly announced state agricultural research grants.

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    Penn Vet Scientist Receives USDA NIFA Funding to Advance Early-Life Probiotic Strategies for Dairy Calves

    The Mark Whittier and Lila Griswold Allam Associate Professor of Ruminant Nutrition, Dipti Pitta, PhD, at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) has received a $650,000…

    Understanding how a red seaweed reduces methane emissions from cows (link is external)

    Methane emissions from livestock are a leading contributor to climate warming. In a collaborative study testing the diets of cows, Dipti Pitta (pictured) and Nagaraju Indugu of the School of…

    Dipti Pitta with a cow.

    Could we breed cows that emit less methane? (link is external)

    In a new study, researchers from the School of Veterinary Medicine identified attributes of low-methane-emitting dairy cows that could be used as targets for selective breeding.

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