The Mobile Microscope developed within the scope of Regional Development Focused Livestock Projects by Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (MAKÜ) has been included in the grant support of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
The “Mobile Microscope and Diagnostic System Integrated into Mobile Phone,” one of the prominent projects within the Regional Development Focused Livestock Projects of Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, has been included in the “Smart Agriculture” category within the scope of the Rural Economic Infrastructure Investments Support Program of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Within this support, a grant of 50% of the cost will be provided to those who want to purchase the mobile microscope developed by MAKÜ. Thanks to this support, the rapid spread of the mobile microscope's use in the field, especially by veterinarians and farms, is expected.
The mobile microscope developed as a result of the studies initiated by MAKÜ scientists under the title “Development of a Microfluidic Diagnostic Kit for the Detection of Cryptosporidium spp. Oocysts in Calves in the Field” has reached a point that allows the rapid diagnosis of many diseases on-site, far beyond the initially anticipated diagnoses. Under the coordination of Prof. Dr. Ahmet Çiçek, a faculty member of MAKÜ Faculty of Science and Letters, and developed by Prof. Dr. Şima Şahinduran, Assoc. Dr. Nurettin Körözlü, and Assoc. Dr. Ahmet Biçer, efforts to develop more advanced versions of the mobile microscope and diagnostic system continue at full speed.
All patent and registration processes of the “Mobile Microscope and Diagnostic System Integrated into Mobile Phone,” which has the distinction of being the first in the world as an integrated system, have been completed, and the mass production phase has been reached. Thanks to the mobile microscope and diagnostic system, which is also planned for post-sales field support stages, veterinarians providing mobile services will be able to analyze blood, feces, or urine samples on-site in even the most remote farms and make accurate diagnoses in a short time. If needed, the veterinarian using the mobile microscope can send the image of the sample magnified up to 1000 times to the mobile phone of an expert faculty member at MAKÜ Faculty of Veterinary Medicine via a mobile application and receive support for diagnosis and treatment.
In a statement on the subject, MAKÜ Acting Rector Prof. Dr. Durmuş Acar said, “I sincerely thank our professors who have been working hard for a long time in the development of the Mobile Microscope, which will make significant contributions to preventing animal losses through the rapid and accurate diagnosis of calf diarrhea and many other animal diseases, which are among the most important problems of the country's livestock, and I wish it to be beneficial for the country's livestock.”
