# 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.

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