{"id":21826,"date":"2025-06-02T14:11:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T14:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drlouis.us\/louis-lab\/?p=21826"},"modified":"2025-06-02T14:25:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T14:25:34","slug":"louis-lab-secures-two-cfah-grants-to-support-dairy-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drlouis.us\/louis-lab\/louis-lab-secures-two-cfah-grants-to-support-dairy-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Lab Secures Two CFAH Grants to Support Dairy Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-cbcfcfc9 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div data-aos= \"fade\" data-aos-duration=\"400\" data-aos-delay=\"0\" data-aos-easing=\"ease\" data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-7add0884\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong><strong>Louis Lab Secures Two CFAH Grants to Support Dairy Research<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\"> <strong><strong><strong>June 2, 2025<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-aos= \"fade\" data-aos-duration=\"400\" data-aos-delay=\"0\" data-aos-easing=\"ease\" data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-8fea0de0\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>By Luis Garcia Covarrubias, PhD<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div data-aos= \"zoom-in\" data-aos-duration=\"400\" data-aos-delay=\"0\" data-aos-easing=\"ease\" data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-326a5aca wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drlouis.us\/louis-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-20250601-WA0041-848x800.jpg ,https:\/\/drlouis.us\/louis-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-20250601-WA0041.jpg 780w, https:\/\/drlouis.us\/louis-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-20250601-WA0041.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/drlouis.us\/louis-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-20250601-WA0041-848x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-21828\" width=\"1067\" height=\"800\" title=\"IMG-20250601-WA0041\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-aos= \"fade\" data-aos-duration=\"400\" data-aos-delay=\"0\" data-aos-easing=\"ease\" data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-985176ae\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">We&#8217;re pleased to announce that our Louis Lab has been awarded funding from the Center for Food Animal Health <strong>(CFAH)<\/strong> from UC Davis. The two research projects are in alignment with CFAH&#8217;s mission to address emerging animal health issues and to support resilient and sustainable food systems in California.<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-aos= \"fade\" data-aos-duration=\"400\" data-aos-delay=\"0\" data-aos-easing=\"ease\" data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-844d304b\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">The <strong>first project<\/strong>,<strong> <em>\u201cAssessing the Economic Impact of Avian Flu in Dairy Cattle\u201d<\/em><\/strong>, addresses the growing threat of H5N1 avian influenza in U.S. dairy herds. This study seeks to quantify the economic losses incurred by dairy farmers due to this illness, including losses in productivity and added cost to treat infected cows.<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-aos= \"fade\" data-aos-duration=\"400\" data-aos-delay=\"0\" data-aos-easing=\"ease\" data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-82ad0f05\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">The<strong> second project<\/strong>, <em><strong>\u201cEconomic Strategies for California Dairy Farm Resilience through Sustainable Agricultural Practices, Diversification, and Automation\u201d<\/strong><\/em>, addresses the broader challenges facing California dairies and the strategies adopted by farmers to overcome these adversities including the adoption of sustainable practices, crossbreeding dairy cows with beef cattle, and automated technologies.<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-aos= \"fade\" data-aos-duration=\"400\" data-aos-delay=\"0\" data-aos-easing=\"ease\" data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-e376c033\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Both initiatives are led by Dr. Luis Pe\u00f1a-L\u00e9vano, in collaboration with our Louis Lab partners: Dr. Richard Pereira (UC Davis), Dr. Allan F. Pinto (Cornell University), Dr. Shaheer Burney (University of Wisconsin\u2013River Falls), and Dr. Noelia Silva del Rio (UC Davis). Likewise, Dr. Garcia- Covarrubias (Postdoctoral Scholar), Dr. Karl-Friedrich Boy (Research Fellow) and Victor Queirolo (Creative Project Manager) will contribute to the research design, data analysis, and development of project outputs.<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-fy8brzww alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div data-aos= \"fade\" data-aos-duration=\"400\" data-aos-delay=\"0\" data-aos-easing=\"ease\" data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-qnekvr5z uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top wp-block-uagb-info-box--has-margin\"><div class=\"uagb-infobox-margin-wrapper\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h2 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\">Coments<\/h2><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\">Support us by telling us what you thought of our research article.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-aos= \"fade\" data-aos-duration=\"400\" data-aos-delay=\"0\" data-aos-easing=\"ease\" data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-uagb-forms uagb-forms__outer-wrap uagb-block-74891718 uagb-forms__medium-btn\"><form class=\"uagb-forms-main-form\" method=\"post\" autocomplete=\"on\" name=\"uagb-form-74891718\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-forms-name uagb-forms-name-wrap uagb-forms-field-set uagb-block-0fad9e3c\"><div class=\"uagb-forms-name-label  uagb-forms-input-label\" id=\"0fad9e3c\"><\/div><input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Names\" class=\"uagb-forms-name-input uagb-forms-input\" name=\"0fad9e3c\" autocomplete=\"given-name\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-forms-textarea uagb-forms-textarea-wrap uagb-forms-field-set uagb-block-a038780a\"><div class=\"uagb-forms-textarea-label  uagb-forms-input-label\" id=\"a038780a\"><\/div><textarea class=\"uagb-forms-textarea-input uagb-forms-input\" rows=\"6\" placeholder=\"A message\" name=\"a038780a\" autocomplete=\"off\"><\/textarea><\/div>\n<div class=\"uagb-forms-form-hidden-data\"><input type=\"hidden\" class=\"uagb_forms_form_label\" value=\"Spectra Form\"\/><input type=\"hidden\" class=\"uagb_forms_form_id\" value=\"uagb-form-74891718\"\/><\/div><div class=\"uagb-form-reacaptcha-error-74891718\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-forms-main-submit-button-wrap wp-block-button\"><button class=\"uagb-forms-main-submit-button wp-block-button__link\"><div class=\"uagb-forms-main-submit-button-text\">Send<\/div><\/button><\/div><\/form><div class=\"uagb-forms-success-message-74891718 uagb-forms-submit-message-hide\"><span>The form has been submitted successfully!<\/span><\/div><div class=\"uagb-forms-failed-message-74891718 uagb-forms-submit-message-hide\"><span>There has been some error while submitting the form. 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