Partners

Funding

The Genomic Assets for Livestock project is funded through the Genome Canada Large Scale Applied Research Project (LSARP) Program through the following funding agencies:

• Genome Canada, administered through Genome Prairie 
• Genome Alberta
• Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture / Agriculture Development Fund
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• Western College of Veterinary Medicine 
• University of Saskatchewan
• University of Alberta
• School of Public Health - University of Alberta
• Alberta Beef Producers
• Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association

Prairie Diagnostic Services

Prairie Diagnostic Services Inc. (PDS) is a non-profit corporation created through a partnership of the Province of Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan. PDS is dedicated to providing veterinary diagnostic services and is accredited by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) and  the Standards Council of Canada to ISO/IEC 17025 standard. Located at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, PDS will play an integral role in the development and implementation of the diagnostic tools investigated as part of Genomic ASSETS for Livestock Project.