PROHEALTH
From 2013-12-01 to 2018-11-30; closed project
As a result of the intensification of livestock farming there is an increased risk and susceptibility for production diseases and resulting financial losses. The European FP7 project PROHEALTH aims to contribute to our understanding of the multifactorial dimension of animal pathologies linked to the intensification of production and to help provide effective control strategies to reduce the impact on animal welfare including health. The project will address the production diseases of pigs, broilers and egg laying chickens and turkeys in a wide range of intensive systems across Europe.
The project objectives are:
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Partners:
- Newcastle University
- Accelopment
- Aviagen
- CCPA Group
- Coren S.C.G.
- EFFAB
- INRA
- JSR Genetics Ltd.
- Luke
- PigChamp
- Poultry Health Services Ltd.
- SEGES P/S: Danish Pig Research Centre
- Tivix
- University of Copenhagen
- University of Ghent
- Nottingham University
- University of Reading
- Vedanko BVBA
- Veterinary Research Institute
- Vitatrace Nutrition Ltd.
- Warsaw University of Life Sciences
- Zoetis
The project objectives are:
- Identify the risk factors for production diseases and establish associations between disease .
- Explore the role of genetic and environmental factors on neonatal survival and in exerting longer-term developmental influences on health.
- Evaluate the effects of genetic selection for productive traits on susceptibility and identify strategies to prevent these.
- Determine the role of farm environment variation on the expression of production diseases over time
- Characterize microbiological and immunological changes and identify pathological changes at the molecular level which take place during production diseases in order to develop diagnostic tools.
- Implement reduction strategies for production diseases on a farm and assess the efficacy reducing disease prevalence or severity.
- Identify economically viable and socially acceptable control strategies ways to control pathologies, with emphasis on animal welfare implications.
Want to stay informed about the progress of the PROHEALTH project, sign up for the newsletter at the project website at www.fp7-prohealth.eu, or visit http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/110835_en.html.
Partners:
- Newcastle University
- Accelopment
- Aviagen
- CCPA Group
- Coren S.C.G.
- EFFAB
- INRA
- JSR Genetics Ltd.
- Luke
- PigChamp
- Poultry Health Services Ltd.
- SEGES P/S: Danish Pig Research Centre
- Tivix
- University of Copenhagen
- University of Ghent
- Nottingham University
- University of Reading
- Vedanko BVBA
- Veterinary Research Institute
- Vitatrace Nutrition Ltd.
- Warsaw University of Life Sciences
- Zoetis