Advancing Veterinary Diagnostic Testing to Support Efficient Dairy Production Through Development of a Rapid and Inexpensive Test for Leptospirosis
Principal Investigator: Kelsi Sandoz
Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
Email:
kms476@cornell.edu
Sponsor:
Federal Capacity Funds
Grant Number:
2022-23-192
Title:
Advancing Veterinary Diagnostic Testing to Support Efficient Dairy Production Through Development of a Rapid and Inexpensive Test for Leptospirosis
Project Amount:
$85,150
Project Period:
October 2022
to
September 2025
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant):
Diagnostic testing for infectious diseases is essential to maintaining dairy herd health, quality milk production, and ensuring that disease-free animals and agricultural products enter the market. We will develop the diagnostic test for Leptospirosis interrogans into a high-throughput and automated test that will deliver rapid results and decrease the cost of diagnostic testing.