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Title:

Development of a "point of source" assay for the detection of subclinical ketosis in dairy cows

Agreement Number:

CARD1

Agreement Value:

$24,910.00

Agreement Date:

Sep 20, 2017 -

Organization:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Location:

Ontario, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2017-Q2-04300

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Recipient's Legal Name:

Williamson, Vanessa (Seneca College)

Program:

Engage Grants for Colleges

Program Purpose:

Dairy Quality Inc., based in Newmarket, Ontario, is a solutions-based development company that providesx000D
dairy producers with affordable and reliable diagnostic tools to conduct "cow-side" (i.e. point-of-source) milkx000D
testing. The Dairy Quality technology platform is the "Dairy Health Check" (DHC), consisting of a portablex000D
fluorescence microscopy module that assembles onto an Apple iPod®. Integrated within this technology is ax000D
single immunoassay for somatic cell counts (SCC), used to categorize milk quality by identifying the potentialx000D
of mastitis-causing organisms. Through this project, Seneca researchers will expand the functionality of the DQx000D
platform/point-of-use technology by developing additional user-friendly, cost-effective, "cow-side" tests.