Description of my project to improve the possibilities for animal diagnostics and to make molecular diagnostic methods as a standard in veterinary diagnostics as they are now in human medical diagnostics.

1. Development of Molecular Veterinary Diagnostics Mart Ustav

2. The problems due to the lack of possibilities for animal diagnostics Every year billion of dollars are spent because of mistreatment of pets and livestock – this creates a serious economical problem Emotional problem – especially for pet owners Small productivity – problem is especially aimed at livestock breeders (small milk or meat production) Example: Antibiotic treatments 50% of cases the treatment is uneffective Ordinated due to wrong indications Favors antibiotic resistance Possibility of fatal consequence Currently there are used outdated methods (serology, plating of bacteria) Time consuming, indirect, economically inefficent.

3. Our mission To improve the possibilities for animal healthcare To ensure a heterogenous animal population To help insure the safety of animal products To participate in pathogen diagnostics and prevention, thereby providing faster and more efficent treatment To help enhance the economical gain for livestock breeders To create molecular diagnostic methods available and a routine standard

4. OUR DIRECTIONS FOR MOLECULAR VETERINARY DIAGNOSTICS PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS HEREDITORY ILLNESS DIAGNOSTICS SCIENTIFIC BREEDING

5. 2 BASIC MOLECULAR METHODS PCR diagnostics – pathogen associated diagnostics Genetic testing using next generation sequencing technology - Hereditory illnesses - breeding – DNA ID - parenthood - criminalistics © 2008 Nature Education

6. Target group Pet owners and breeders Livestock owners and breeders Veterinarians Fish farms Bird farms Scientific institutions, Universitys Criminalistics