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Status: | Pågående |
Projektnummer: | H-18-47-393 |
Kategori: | Research program | Horse |
Ansökningsår: | 2018 |
Huvudsökande: | Marie Rhodin |
Organisation: | Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet |
E-postadress: | marie.rhodin@slu.se |
Telefon: | +4618672194 |
Medsökande: | Elin Hernlund |
Medsökande: | Cathrine Fjordbakk |
Soft tissues around the kneecap (patella) as a cause of equine lameness is an area yet to be scientifically investigated but that is often clinically treated with “alternative” methods without an established diagnosis. In human medicine, patellar tendinosis is a common verified diagnosis.
Degenerative changes with pathological neovascularization and nerve ingrowth into the patellar tendon is believed to be the pain origin, not inflammation. Veterinary literature is scant on comparative pathology, innervation of soft tissue surrounding the stifle, and diagnostics.
We have identified several horses with chronic push-off lameness (verified with objective motion analysis) where ultrasound detected patellar ligament lesions. The aim of the project is to investigate if patellar tendinosis is an equine condition using research competencies in biomechanics, diagnostic imaging, and pathology to produce clinical diagnostic tools and treatment recommendations based on a scientific foundation.
Mjukdelarna runt knäskålen (patella) som orsak till hälta hos häst är ett vetenskapligt outforskat område men som kliniskt ofta behandlas med "alternativa" metoder utan fastställd diagnos. Inom humanmedicinen är patellartendinosis en utbredd verifierad diagnos. Degenerativa förändringar med patologisk kärl- och nervinväxt i patellarsenan tros vara orsak till smärtan, inte inflammation. Motsvarande patologi, innervering av de olika mjukdelsstrukturerna runt knäleden samt diagnostik är dock knappt beskriven i veterinärmedicinsk litteratur. Vi har identifierat ett antal hästar med frånskjutshälta (verifierad med objektiv rörelseanalys) av kronisk karaktär där ultraljud visat skador på patellas band. Syftet med projektet är därför att undersöka om patellartendinos är ett ekvint sjukdomstillstånd med hjälp av hög forskningskompetens inom biomekanik, bilddiagnostik, samt patologi för att producera kliniska diagnostiska verktyg och behandlingsförslag baserat på en vetenskaplig grund.
Projektnummer: O-19-20-306 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2019
The overall objective of this project is to create milk biomarkers based on specific milk fatty acids for identification of cows with reproductive disorders and metabolic disturbances. Milk will be analysed by Fourier-transform mid-infrared technology. An important value of this project for the …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-17-20-962 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2017
Wheat bran is the largest by-product of wheat flour production with approximately 300,000 tonnes in Sweden. Bran is mainly used in animal feed, as human digestion is not fully able to absorb it. Wheat bran contains valuable biomolecules, such as dietary fiber (arabinoxylans, AX) and phenolic …
Läs merProjektnummer: H-17-47-299 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2017
Competing unshod is an important issue for the Swedish harness industry. There is a general opinion that performance may increase significantly but it does not always work. The reason for failure may be disturbed locomotion “balance” of the horse or due to pain from the hooves. This is obviously …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-18-23-160 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2018
The purpose of this project is to define the amount of slaked lime needed for a given clay soil. We hypothesise that the amount of slaked lime needed for minimal phophorus loss is dependent on the clay content of the soil. The study will be conducted in a field with a drainage system and measuring …
Läs merProjektnummer: H-18-47-389 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2018
Resistance to anthelmintic drugs is a threat to equine welfare. Like antibiotics, is restrictive use of anthelmintics necessary to retain their effectivity. Thus, targeted selective treatment, based on individual deworming, was introduced a decade ago. However, we have shown that the prevalence of, …
Läs merProjektnummer: H-18-47-409 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2018
Acquired equine polyneuropathy (AEP) is a devastating neurologic disease affecting Nordic horses. Characteristic histopathological changes have been shown in the peripheral nerves of horses euthanized due to the disease. These include re- and demyelination as well as hypertrophy of perikaria and …
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Increased production and export of products with high added values, e.g. long-ripened hard cheeses, are considered important steps for a positive development of the Swedish dairy sector. Increased investment in Swedish premium cheese will, however, require increased volumes of high quality raw milk …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-15-20-587 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2015
This project is the Swedish part of the Nordic 4-year project Improving Nordic dairy cow fertility through genetics, the only prioritized research project from Nordic Dairy Cattle R&D, 2015. Research funding is applied for within each country. The focus area of our Swedish part is to investigate …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-17-20-982 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2017
We are facing a protein shift in which a portion of the animal based protein in our diet needs to be replaced by plant proteins to reduce the climate impact from the food sector. Many agricultural by-streams contain high value proteins not used to their full potential. We aim to recover proteins …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-16-20-767 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2016
Knowledge of disease development in wheat is a prerequisite for good advice on economically and environmentally
adapted control strategies. This project is based on knowledge from a previous SLF project about molecular detection
and spore traps, which showed that the different spore traps catch …