Blm-wo, wild horse fertility vaccine adjuvant efficacy research

Funding Opportunity Number: L16AS00097 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.229Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOI-BLMClosing Date: Jun 24, 2016Award Ceiling: $80,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Apr 24, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: BACKGROUND: Wild Horse and Burro populations on BLM lands exceed allowable management levels (AMLs) in the majority of herd management areas (HMAs) where wild horses and burros are found. In many cases, is not feasible to remove all of the 'excess' wild burros because of the costs of such removals and the attendant costs of adoption and long-term holding. As a result, one management strategy that BLM has prioritized is to reduce burro population growth on the range. Immunizing horses and burros with porcine zona pellucida (PZP) based vaccine is one strategy that can lead to an immunological reaction such that treated animals have lower fertility. A current formulation of PZP vaccine is in an oil-based emulsion, making use of Freundâ¿¿s modified adjuvant. The BLM seeks to fund a partner to conduct research into the development of a next-generation PZP-vaccine, and specifically to initiate a research study into the efficacy of new ad...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding