Section 521.1.1. Recommendation for fiscal year 1999-2000.

The livestock health advisory council recommends that this appropriation for fiscal year 1999-2000 be applied in the following manner.

ILHAC Projects Approved for 1999-2000
1.	The role of immediate hypersensitivity in Haemophilus somnus-induced bovine respiratory disease	$20,000
2.	Investigation into the prevalence of H3N2 swine influenza virus infections in U.S. swine	$20,000
3.	Specific effect of PrP scrapie on types of brain cells	$15,000
4.	Gene discovery in veterinary mycoplasmal pathogens	$20,000
5.	Antigenic characterization of PRRS virus isolates associated with acute PRRS and vaccination failure	$20,000
6.	Prevention and control of turkey rhinotracheitis (TRT): development of an inactivated vaccine	$18,000
7.	Efficacy of a vaccine in control of Johne’s disease in cattle	$17,940
8.	Potential effects of epizootic hemorrhagic disease on Iowa cattle	$12,500
9.	Treatment and prevention of cryptosporidiosis of calves: screening of potential anti-cryptosporidial compounds in mice and calves	$20,000
10.	Development of immunoprophylaxis for the prevention and control of bovine papillomatous digital dermatitis (hairy heel wart)	$19,500
11.	Are granulocyte adapted Salmonella vaccines host species specific?	$15,920
12.	Impact of sulfate, dissolved solids, iron, and other drinking water quality parameters to on-farm performance and health of dairy cattle in Iowa: implications for dairy industry	$10,000
13.	Assessing the role of porcine circovirus I postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) using a case-control study	$18,000
14.	Bacteriological and serological survey of commercial chicken laying hens flocks for Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale	$7,000
15.	Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae: comparison of immunological responses to vaccination and/or challenge in pigs with or without maternal antibodies	$18,000
16.	Transformation of Mycoplasma bovis as an aid in identification of virulence factors	$15,000
	Contingency Funds	$10,713
	Total	$277,573