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Status: | Pågående |
Projektnummer: | H-22-47-712 |
Kategori: | Research program | Horse |
Ansökningsår: | 2022 |
Huvudsökande: | Frida Kristina Martin |
Organisation: | Swedish university of agricultural sciences |
E-postadress: | frida.martin@slu.se |
Telefon: | +46704906031 |
Medsökande: | null null |
Medsökande: | Ivar Vågsholm |
The equine roundworm, Parascaris, is the major pathogenic parasite of foals, but has also been suggested to be involved in mild equine asthma (EA) in young Standardbreds. We intend to develop a serodiagnostic test with a saliva based sampling method for detection of early Parascaris infection. Basing roundworm treatment on individual samples will result in a reduction of anthelmintic drug use and thereby less selection for resistant parasites. In addition, we aim to use the above methods to investigate if larval migration of Parascaris through the lungs is a contributing cause of reduced performance and EA. Mild equine asthma affects approximately 10% of young racehorses and contributes to major economic losses for horse owners. In summary, the goal with the easy to use saliva test for Parascaris infection is to optimise the timing for parasite treatment and also to correctly diagnose the cause of EA and thereby offer the proper treatment.
Hästens spolmask, Parascaris, infekterar framför allt föl, men har även föreslagits vara en del av etiologin bakom mild ekvin astma (EA) hos unga travhästar. Syftet med projektet är att utveckla ett serodiagnostiskt test med en salivbaserad provtagning för att detektera tidig spolmaskinfektion. Individbaserad spolmaskbehandling kommer att resultera i minskad användning av avmaskningsmedel och därmed mindre selektion för resistenta parasiter. Utöver detta kommer vi att använda metoderna ovan för att undersöka om spolmasklarvernas migration genom hästens lungor är en bidragande orsak till minskad prestation och EA. Mild ekvin astma drabbar ca 10% av unga trav- och galopphästar och bidrar till stora ekonomiska förluster för hästägarna. Sammanfattningsvis är målsättningen att använda den icke-invasiva salivprovtagningen för att optimera tidpunkten för behandling mot spolmask, men också för att ställa korrekt diagnos för orsaken till EA och därmed erbjuda rätt behandling för dessa hästar.
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