National Sheep Industry Improvement Center
2015: Development of Ovine GM1 ganglioside for Huntington’s disease in cooperation with Dr. Steven Hersch, MGH/Harvard
Objective 1: Optimization of ovine raw material for GM1 production
Objective 2: Pre-clinical studies in transgenic HD mice
$25,000, $50,000 Matching Funds: The Shepherd’s Gift: GM1 for HD
2016: Comparison of meat composition of lambs affected with GM1 gangliosidosis to retail lamb in cooperation with Dr. Keith Underwood, SDSU, and Dr. Travis Hoffman, NDSU & UM.
Objective: to provide a complete compositional analysis of meat product from GM1 gangliosidosis lambs compared to normal commercially available lamb.
Specific Aim 1: Analyze meat samples from GM1 lambs and commercial lambs for ash, moisture, protein, fat and carbohydrate content.
Specific Aim 2: Analyze GM1 lamb and normal commercially available lamb for ganglioside composition. $24,110
American Sheep Industry
ASI Let’s Grow 2015:
Development of Ovine GM1 ganglioside for Huntington’s disease in cooperation with Dakota Lamb Growers Cooperative. Objective: to create a series of educational outreach videos to be used to build awareness of the GM1 production project among sheep producers. $8230
ASI Let’s Grow 2016
GM1 Sheep Production for Huntington’s Disease: Training Videos, Record Management, and Cooperator Communications in cooperation with Dakota Lamb Growers Cooperative. Objective: providing detailed information for cooperating sheep producers participating in the GM1 project. $8108