New Directions Research Program Funded Projects - 2001

• SR9068 - Treatment of Whey Permeate for the Production of Fuel Ethanol

• SR9069 - Use of Prebiotics and Probiotics as Replacements for Antibiotics in Pig Starter Feeds

• SR9070 - Removal Efficiency of Representative Bacterial and Protozoan Pathogens from Cattle and Pig Farm Wastewater Using Wetland Technologies

• SR9071 - DNA Fingerprinting Analysis of Escherichia Coli Using Repetitive-Element and Toxin Specific Gene Amplification to Differentiate Pollution Sources in the Environment

• *SR9072 - Development of Non-Surgical Embryo Transfer Technology for Use in Farmed Elk and Red Deer

• SR9073 - The Effect of Ontario-Grown American Ginseng on Blood Pressure Control in Hypertension

• SR9074 - Evaluation of the Economic and Sustainability Implications of a Lignocellulosic Ethanol Industry for Ontario: An Augmented Life Cycle Assessment

• SR9075 - Bio-Refineries in Ontario: An Investigation of the Potential for Corn-Based Biochemical Manufacturing Facilities in Ontario

• SR9076 - Root Rots of Ginseng: Identification of Candidate Fungicides for Minor Use Registration and Assessment of Fungicide Resistance

• SR9077 - Nutritional Quality of Organic Spelt Products

• SR9078 - In Vivo and In Vitro Characterization of Resistant Starches from Ontario Corns and Corn-Products as Value-Added Functional Food Ingredients

• SR9079 - Evaluation of the Biological Activity of Selected Canola Fractions

• SR9080 - The Effect of Nutrient Availability on Biogeochemical Processes Affecting the Transport of Esherichia Coli in Soils

• SR9081 - Mycobacterium Avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis in the Ontario Dairy Industry: Strategies for Detection of the Bacterium in Dairy Products

• SR9082 - Livestock & Agricultural Intensification: Community Perceptions of Environmental, Economic & Social Impacts as an Impediment to Agricultural Production

• SR9083 - Identification of Critical Regions for Water Quality Monitoring with Respect to Risk of Seasonal and Annual Water Surplus

• *SR9084 - Quantifying Preferential Flow and Recharge at the Field Scale: The First Step in Characterizing the Nature and Timing of Pathogen Transport to Groundwater

• SR9085 - Determination of the Functional (Value-Added) Components of Ontario Produced Soybeans, their Soybean Oils, and By-Products for the Purpose of Developing Value-Added Novel Soy Food Products for the Ontario Food Industry

• *SR9086 - Analytical Profiles of the Livestock Industry in Ontario

• SR9087 - The Development of DNA Microarray Technology for Use in Testing of Key Microbial Contaminants in Water Samples

• SR9088 - Management Strategies for the Swede Midge in Ontario Cole Crops

• SR9089 - Identify and Develop Strawberries Resistant to Tarnished Plant

• SR9090 - Integrated Crop Management of Onion White Rot

• SR9091 - Minor Use Herbicide Registration for Vegetable Crops

• SR9092 - Studies on the Epidemiology of Erwinia Soft-Rot and Their Control in Ornamental Crops

• SR9093 - Evaluation of a New Insecticide and Alternative Strategies for Effective Control of European Corn Borer with Minimal Impact on Honeybees Foraging in Sweet Corn

• SR9094 - Novel Saccharide Modifiers of Bacterial Colonization

• SR9095 - Antimicrobial Resistance in Selected Bacteria of Beef Cattle and Associations with On-Farm Antimicrobial Use

• SR9096 - Novel Transition Metal Based Catalysts for the Ionic Hydrogenation of Sugar Alcohols to High Value-Added Petrochemical Building Blocks

• SR9097 - Method Validation and Monitoring Survey of Patulin in Ontario Apple Juices and Ciders

• SR9098 - Production of Transgenic Pigs that are More Resistant to Disease

• SR9099 - Investigation of Epizootic Catarrhal Gastroenteritis (ECG) of Farmed Mink