A system for tracking antibiotic use in individual dairy cows
Official title: A System Approach to Animal-Level Antimicrobial Use Monitoring in Dairy Cattle
Funded at Cornell University · NIH-11405749 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A nationwide plan to automatically collect and share data on antibiotic use in individual dairy cattle to support smarter and safer farming.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Cornell University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Ithaca, United States) |
| Project start | September 15, 2024 |
| Project end | August 31, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $199,986 |
| NIH project number | 5U01FD008421-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11405749 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
N/A - not a patient-facing study; designed for participating dairy farms and their cattle.
✕Less likely to help
N/A - project focuses on farm data systems rather than direct patient care.
What this research studies
This project aims to build a system that lets dairy farmers track antibiotic use at the level of each animal, while protecting privacy and making data sharing easy. It will automate data collection, reduce the burden on farmers, and provide useful insights that can guide responsible antibiotic stewardship. The effort emphasizes privacy, farmer value, and practical integration into existing farm operations, with a focus on linking use patterns to resistance concerns in a One Health context.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, farmers could make better decisions about antibiotic use, potentially improving animal health and reducing antimicrobial resistance risk.
How similar studies have gone: Previous efforts show that automated, privacy-protecting data collection can improve engagement and data quality in agricultural monitoring.
Where this research is happening
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Cornell University
Ithaca, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Ivanek Miojevic, Renata — Cornell University
- Study coordinator: Ivanek Miojevic, Renata
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.