Animal Welfare Information Center Bulletin, Summer 1999, Vol. 10 No. 1-2

Grants...

• ACLAM Foundation Grant Awards
• American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Funding for Equine Research
• The Winn Feline Foundation

• ACLAM Foundation Grant Awards

  Here are the 1999 American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine Foundation grant awards.

  "Effects of Social Environment on Behavioral and Physiological Indices of Surgical Stress" submitted by A. Courtney DeVries, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

  "Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Intrathecal Morphine in Calves Undergoing Thoracotomy for Ventricular Assist Device Placement" submitted by Gwendolyn L. Carroll, D.V.M., M.S., Texas A&M University.

  To submit a grant for consideration in 2000, the deadline will be February 2, 2000. Contact morinasc@skipjack.bluecrab.org. More information about the grant is available from the ACLAM homepage http://www.aclam.org

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• American Quarter Horse Association (AQUA) Funding for Equine Research

  What type of equine research does AQHA support?

  In developing guidelines which reflect the major topics of concern to horsemen, AQHA conducted a survey of its membership and in 1986, the AQHA Research Committee released its Research Priority List.

  AQHA Research Priority List

  1. The diagnosis and treatment of acute gastrointestinal disorders, such as colic.
  2. The diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal defects of nutritional origin, such as O.C.D., epiphysitis, etc.
  3. The diagnosis and treatment of reproductive disorders, such as endometritis.
  4. The immunization of foals.
  5. The diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, such as Potomac Fever, salmonella, etc.
  6. The diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases such as "bleeding", pneumonia, etc.

  Obtaining an AQHA Research Grant

  Interested colleges or universities with annual or ongoing equine research programs may apply to the American Quarter Horse Association for research funding for any planned or continuing equine research project. Formal application by the institution m ust be submitted to AQHA before January 1, in a Grant Application form provided by AQHA. The AQHA Equine Research Committee will then review all requests for funding during the AQHA Annual Convention in March. Approval for funding of applicable projects w ill be granted after a site visit by members of the AQHA Research Committee, on their recommendation to and final approval by the AQHA Executive Committee.

  Complete information regarding all application procedures is contained in the Grant Application form provided by AQHA. On final approval for research funding, the university will enter a "Memorandum of Agreement" with AQHA, detailing the payment of f unds and all considerations applicable to the research project and the results of the study. For more information contact AQHA, P.O. Box 200, Amarillo, TX 79168, WWW: http://www.aqha.com.

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• The Winn Feline Foundation

  The Winn Feline Foundation is a nonprofit organization affiliated with The Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc., which supports research into medical problems affecting cats. The Winn Feline Foundation makes funds up to $15,000 available each year for such studies. Funded study areas include altering, analgesia, anesthesia, asthma, bacterial disease, diabetes, and many others. For more information, contact The Winn Feline Foundation, 1805 Atlantic Ave., PO Box 1005, Manasquan, NJ 08736-0805, tel: (732) 528 -9797, fax: (732) 528-7391, WWW: http://www.cfainc.org.

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