Research List
Research that we have funded
The foundation’s fall fundraising campaign is underway with supporters able to make donations online (ahvmf.org) or contact the AHVMF office at dant.ahvmf@gmail.org. You can avoid credit card processing fees by sending your donation (check payable to AHVMF) to AHVMF, 104 13th St., Hudson, WI 54016.
Members often wonder what their donated funds are used for. I reached out to foundation board member and chair of the AHVMF Research and Grants Committee, Dr. Jean Dodds, to share how those dollars have been used over the years for various research projects funded by the foundation.
The following is a list of research projects that the foundation has funded:
Research that has been published
Oklahoma State University. Hiney K, Sypniewski L, DeSilva U, Pezeshki A, Rudra P, Goodarzi P, Willis E and McFarlane D. Fecal microbiota composition, serum metabolomics, and markers of inflammation in dogs fed a raw meat-based diet compared to those on a kibble diet. Front. Vet. Sci. 2024; 11:1328513. https://doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1328513
Hiney K, Sypniewski L, Rudra P, Pezeshki A, McFarlane D. Clinical health markers in dogs fed raw meat-based or commercial extruded kibble diets. J Anim Sci 2021 Jun 1;99(6):1-10 skab133. https://doi: 10.1093/jas/skab133
· Cornell University. Karen Gellman. Normal Neutral Posture vs Abnormal Compensatory Posture: investigating their significance and response to an integrative therapeutic intervention in horses.
Kellman K, Ruina A. Standing horse posture: a longer stance is more stable. Biol Open 2022 May 12;11(4):bio059139. https://doi: 10.1242/bio.059139
Todd G. Improving survival time of Doberman Pinschers with Stage III dilated cardiomyopathy by addition of herbal medicines Zhen Wu Tang and compound Dan Shen.
· Western University. Hao J. Pilot study of NMN in the treatment of canine atopic dermatitis.
· Iowa State University. Margaret L. Musser, Chad M. Johannes and collaborators. Pilot study of high-dose ascorbate combined with carboplatin for canine osteosarcoma.
· Iowa State University. Jamie Kopper. Acupuncture on post-operative ileus horses.
· Michigan State University. Rob Sanders. Pilot study to evaluate the impact of Curcumin supplementation on ventricular arrhythmias.
· University of Pennsylvania, University of Florida, Chi University. Kendra Pope and Collaborators. Effects of acupuncture on chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression and gastrointestinal toxicity in dogs with lymphoma: trial in progress. Keynote Speaker, Sept 19-22, 2024. 26th Annual International Conference on Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) at Chi University.
· Paulista University, Brazil. Suham Nowrooz Mohammad, Joao Sarkis Yunes, Leoni Villano Bonamin. Effects of homeopathic preparations on Raphidiopsis raciborskii (Cyanobacteria) toxicity in Artemia salina model. Int J High Dilution Res 2022; 21(2):11-12. https://doi.org/10.51910/ijhdr.v21i2.1205
AHVMF approved research project funding in 2024:
Michigan State University. Tamilselvam Gunasekaran, Kate Gunasekaran. Effect of dry needle acupuncture on heart rate control in dogs with atrial fibrillation: A randomized, controlled clinical trial.