National board to award research grants
Washington - 11/1/07 - The National Pork Board is soliciting research proposals to address environment, swine health, animal welfare, pork safety, public health and animal science issues. The top proposals will then be selected to receive grant funding.
Washington - 11/1/07 - The National Pork Board is soliciting research proposals to address environment, swine health, animal welfare, pork safety, public health and animal science issues. The top proposals will then be selected to receive grant funding.
To be considered for committee review, all proposals must be submitted to the web site by 5 p.m. CST on Tuesday, Nov. 27. The submissions will be reviewed by technical advisors and pork producers before the committee selection process, which will be completed in February 2008.
Project funding will be awarded May 1, pending final approval by the National Pork Board and the United States Department of Agriculture.
For questions on the submission process, contact Bev Everitt at beveritt@pork.org or (515) 223-2750.
