2017 Governor General’s Innovation Award Winners
OTTAWA—The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Governor General’s
Guelph, Ontario
HIR manages livestock health through genetic identification
Nominated by:
UNIVERSITIES CANADA
Year: 2017
About the Innovation
Bonnie Mallard created the High Immune Response Technology (HIR), which manages livestock health through genetic identification. This sustainable and efficient approach was designed to meet consumer expectations for healthy, non-GMO products while maintaining profitability and addressing global food demands.
About the Innovator
Dr. Bonnie Mallard is currently a professor of immunogenetics in the Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph. Dr. Mallard is a member of the Centre of Genetic Improvement of Livestock (CGIL), at the university. She has been recognized at the national and international levels for her work on the High Immune Response Technology (HIR) for improving the health of dairy cattle. In the last few years, she has focused on extending this technology for use in dairy sires and in developing a genomics test for HIR in order to broaden its application. Dr. Mallard has been published extensively, with over 100 full-length articles in referred journals, and has presented hundreds of abstracts and oral presentations at scientific meetings.
