Award
NIH Reporter #5U18FD008474-03
Development and validation of pain models in food animals
Recipient
Kansas State University
Award Amount
$913,626.00
Ceiling
$913,626.00
Awarded
September 19, 2026
Identifier
5U18FD008474-03
FDA-funded research at Kansas State University to improve methods for assessing pain and analgesic efficacy in food animals, supporting development and approval of analgesic drugs.
Description
The project develops and validates models for evaluating analgesic efficacy in food animals, including goats, calves, and piglets. It examines behavioral and analytical pain biomarkers and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic analysis to support drug regimen modeling and new animal drug approvals.