Award
NIH Reporter #3U18FD008474-03S1
Development and validation of pain models in food animals
Recipient
Kansas State University
Award Amount
$89,908.00
Ceiling
$89,908.00
Awarded
September 24, 2026
Identifier
3U18FD008474-03S1
FDA funding supports Kansas State University research to improve methods for evaluating pain and analgesic treatments in food animals, helping advance animal welfare and the approval of animal analgesic drugs.
Description
The project develops and validates models for evaluating analgesic efficacy in food animals, including goats, calves, and piglets. The work addresses pain biomarkers, flunixin meglumine, and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling to support optimal treatment regimens and new animal drug approvals.