Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
$24,910.00
Development of a ""point of source"" assay for the detection of subclinical ketosis in dairy cows
EF 2017-18
Résumé
Dairy Quality Inc., based in Newmarket, Ontario, is a solutions-based development company that providesdairy producers with affordable and reliable diagnostic tools to conduct ""cow-side"" (i.e. point-of-source) milktesting. The Dairy Quality technology platform is the ""Dairy Health Check"" (DHC), consisting of a portablefluorescence microscopy module that assembles onto an Apple iPod?. Integrated within this technology is asingle immunoassay for somatic cell counts (SCC), used to categorize milk quality by identifying the potentialof mastitis-causing organisms. Through this project, Seneca researchers will expand the functionality of the DQplatform/point-of-use technology by developing additional user-friendly, cost-effective, ""cow-side"" tests.
Programme
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
514269-2017
Name nom
Williamson, Vanessa
Department département
Markham Campus
Organization id
1803
Institution établissement
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2017
Competition year année de concours
2017
Award amount
24910
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
100
Area of application group en
Agriculture and primary food production
Area of application group fr
Agriculture et produits alimentaires primaires
Area of application en
Agriculture and primary food production
Area of application fr
Agriculture et produits alimentaires primaires
Research subject code
6100
Research subject group en
Food science and technology
Research subject group fr
Science et technologie de l'alimentation
Research subject en
Food science and technology
Research subject fr
Science et technologie de l'alimentation
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Development of a ""point of source"" assay for the detection of subclinical ketosis in dairy cows
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Dairy Quality Inc., based in Newmarket, Ontario, is a solutions-based development company that providesdairy producers with affordable and reliable diagnostic tools to conduct ""cow-side"" (i.e. point-of-source) milktesting. The Dairy Quality technology platform is the ""Dairy Health Check"" (DHC), consisting of a portablefluorescence microscopy module that assembles onto an Apple iPod?. Integrated within this technology is asingle immunoassay for somatic cell counts (SCC), used to categorize milk quality by identifying the potentialof mastitis-causing organisms. Through this project, Seneca researchers will expand the functionality of the DQplatform/point-of-use technology by developing additional user-friendly, cost-effective, ""cow-side"" tests.
