. Agri-news. Agriculture. A September 29, 1975 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ANIMAL DISEASE RESEARCH CENTER The participation in the establishment of a major agricultural research facility for Alberta and Saskatchewan was announced today by Alberta Minister of Agriculture, Marvin Moore. The Veterinary Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) will be set up at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine on the University of Saskatchewan Campus to conduct research into indigenous infectious diseases of food-producing animals. The cost of facilities and operating the laboratory for the first five years is e
. Agri-news. Agriculture. A September 29, 1975 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ANIMAL DISEASE RESEARCH CENTER The participation in the establishment of a major agricultural research facility for Alberta and Saskatchewan was announced today by Alberta Minister of Agriculture, Marvin Moore. The Veterinary Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) will be set up at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine on the University of Saskatchewan Campus to conduct research into indigenous infectious diseases of food-producing animals. The cost of facilities and operating the laboratory for the first five years is estimated at $5,000,000. Alberta's contribution to this amount will be a capital construction grant of $1,870,000. VIDO is a joint project of the University of Saskatchewan, the Devonian Foundation, and the Governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta. Each of the founding groups will appoint representatives to a Board of Advisors who will work with the University Governors Committee to direct the planning and organization of VI DO. Objectives of the new organization are aimed at combating common animal diseases such as foot rot, pinkeye neonatal diarrhea and pneumonias. Although these cause vast economic losses to the livestock industry until now little research has been conducted into their prevention or control. Mr. Moore says that research undertaken by VIDO will be practical with the aim of trans- lating discoveries in basic sciences into useful applications for the farm. Noting that Alberta has approximately 40 per cent of all livestock in Canada, he expects the new center to be of major benefit to the province's agricultural industry The research center will be staffed by three research professionals plus visiting and senior scientists, faculty members of various Western Canadian universities, and research teams from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and other faculties of the University of Saskatchewan. Workshops and continuing education courses on livestock disease
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