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Caine Veterinary Teaching Center
 1020 E. Homedale Rd.
Caldwell, ID. 83605
Ph: 208.454.8657
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Research

 

Research is aimed at solving problems of economic significance to the livestock industries of Idaho.

The clinical and/or applied research program at the Center has been highly successful.  In some instances, faculty members have received national and international recognition for their efforts.  Examples include cryptosporidiosis, anaplasmosis, Johne’s disease, neonatal calf diseases and fluid therapy, reproductive diseases of cattle and sheep, genetic control of ovine foot rot, EID (electronic identification) of beef cattle, and scrapie in sheep.  The faculty members have been productive in securing outside funding to conduct research trials and in publishing scientific papers.  There is good collaboration with the Idaho Department of Agriculture on communicable diseases and Idaho Department of Fish & Game on wildlife/domestic disease interaction. The facilities and personnel are dedicated primarily to clinical or applied research relevant to regional disease problems.  The Caine Center facilities were designed primarily for teaching, and applied rather than basic or high-tech research.

 

On-Going Research

Scrapie epidemiology (sheep) 

Calf Diarrheas: causes, treatment and prevention
Disease transmission between domestic animals and wild ruminants
DNA biotechnology in diagnosis and research
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and Johne's disease testing
National Animal Identification System (NAIS)
Pathogenesis of Pasteurella spp. in Big Horn Sheep
Mycoplasma and virus interactions in Big Horn Sheep disease.
 
 

Some Previous Research

 

Alternative feeds for sheep and cattle
Blood parasite diseases
Epididymitis, abortion and foot rot in sheep
Nutritional challenges to high producing dairy cows
Discovery of new parasites of the stomach in cattle
Viral mastitis of sheep and goats
Post mortem diagnosis of grass tetani
Efficacy of selenium supplementation to increase weight gains
Efficacy of vesicular Stomatitis vaccine