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PeaCE (Pea Climate-Efficient): Developing climate-resilient, low carbon footprint field pea as a preferred rotation crop through the inter-disciplinary integration of genomic technologies

The global demand for food is expected to increase by 35–50% by 2050. To meet this demand and alleviate strain on agriculture, synthetic nitrogen fertilizers are increasingly applied to oilseeds and cereal crops to maximize yields. However, nitrogen fertilizer contributes to nitrous oxide emissions, a powerful greenhouse gas (GHG) that is approximately 300 times more

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Application of genomics-based tools to select for pig disease resilience

Disease is an economically important trait in Canadian pork production and is one of the most difficult challenges to manage. It also contributes to poor public perception of food animal production in terms of animal welfare, food safety, and antimicrobial resistance. Pig breeding companies (Users) represented by PigGen Canada are the foundation of the Canadian

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Genomic ASSETS (Antimicrobial Stewardship Systems from Evidence-based Treatment Strategies) for livestock

Disease-causing bacteria are increasingly able to resist antibiotics used for treatment creating an unprecedented and growing global threat to human and animal health. Animal agriculture is also facing world-wide pressure to reduce its use of antibiotics in food animals. To meet this challenge veterinarians and livestock producers need fast and precise information about disease in

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Integrating genomic approaches to improve dairy cattle resilience: A comprehensive goal to enhance Canadian dairy industry sustainability

Dairy is one of Canada’s most important and dynamic industries. Global demand for dairy products is set to expand further in concert with the middle-class of emerging economies, the need for safe, affordable, nutritious and high-quality milk protein in developing countries and world population expansion. At the same time, the dairy industry is also facing

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Genomic approaches to the control of Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex

The bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in beef cattle, causing considerable economic losses. This project explores the role of host genetics in shaping the composition of the microbiome, which is crucial in determining health and disease in ruminants. Here the team will characterize the genomic and metabolic markers,

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An “omics” approach to characterization of the microactome and identification of new therapeutic targets for the prevention of liver abscesses and bovine respiratory disease in feedlot cattle

Liver abscesses and bovine respiratory disease (BRD) cause the greatest disease associated economic losses in the Canadian Beef Industry. As these conditions are mainly caused by Gram-negative bacteria, this combined with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) may account for the limited efficacy of current antimicrobials. This project will use “omic” technologies to characterize the interaction between these

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Application of genomics for increasing seed oil content in soybean

The global market for soybean seed sales is estimated at $3.0 – $4.5 billion. Arcadia Biosciences estimates that superior soybean varieties carrying the enhanced seed oil trait could capture up to 25% of this market. Revenues would be obtained through licensing the trait or the resulting varieties to one or more partners with potential for

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Development of a new generation of modified live virus vaccine for PEDV using reverse genetics system

Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is an infectious and highly contagious swine virus. Recently, outbreaks of severe PED disease have been reported in the USA and Canada. The goal of this project is to develop a live virus vaccine specifically directed towards sows to protect suckling piglets against disease. Despite long-term efforts, effective vaccines to

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