Lantbruks- och trädgårdsföretagarnas egen forskningsstiftelse finansierar behovsdriven forskning för svenska förhållanden.
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Lantbruks- och trädgårdsföretagarnas egen forskningsstiftelse finansierar behovsdriven forskning för svenska förhållanden.
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Status: | Pågående |
Projektnummer: | O-21-20-623 |
Kategori: | Focus area | Food & feed |
Branschområden: | Meat |
Ansökningsår: | 2021 |
Huvudsökande: | Magdalena Jacobson |
Organisation: | Magdalena Jacobson |
E-postadress: | magdalena.jacobson@slu.se |
Telefon: | 0703449594 |
Medsökande: | Frida Matti |
Medsökande: | Anna Aspan |
The bacterium Lawsonia intracellularis causes the disease proliferative enteropathy. The bacterium is present in >40% of the Swedish piglet-producing herds and production losses are estimated to 2 900 SEK per sow and year. The disease is spread by faeces and the pigs are usually affected after weaning. Sick pigs may be diagnosed by e.g. PCR. To identify infected herds, antibodies can be demonstrated in blood samples, but there are indiciations that the only, commercially available method lack specificity. Since these serological analyses are cost effective and may be applied to a large number of samples, this is very unfortunate. The aim of this study is to identify a L. intracellularis-specific protein to develop a reliable diagnostic method, ELISA, for the demonstration of Lawsonia-specific antibodies in blood samples. Such a method can be very useful in surveillance of L. intracellularis at the herd level, to demonstrate the presence of or to verify freedom from the infection.
Bakterien Lawsonia intracellularis orsakar sjukdomen proliferativ enteropati som förekommer i minst 40 % av de svenska smågrisbesättningarna. Sjukdomen beräknas kosta 2 900:- per sugga och år. Bakterien sprids med avföring och smågrisarna insjuknar vanligen efter avvänjning. Hos enstaka sjuka djur kan bakterien påvisas med t.ex. PCR. För övervakning på besättningsnivå krävs metoder för att påvisa antikroppar i blod men det finns indikationer på att den enda, kommersiellt tillgängliga metoden inte är specifik. Eftersom sådana så kallat serologiska metoder är kostnadseffektiva och kan göras på ett stort antal prov, är detta mycket olyckligt. Studien syftar till att ta fram ett protein som är specifikt för L. intracellularis och utveckla en tillförlitlig diagnostik (ELISA) för att påvisa antikroppar i blodprov. En sådan metod kan få stor användning i övervakningen av L. intracellularis på besättningsnivå, för att påvisa förekomst eller kontrollera frihet från infektionen.
Projektnummer: O-22-20-737 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2022
Climate change with increasing droughts and excessive rainfall, challenges forage production for livestock industry. Intermediate wheatgrass (IWG) is a stress-tolerant grass, being introduced in Sweden as a perennial forage and grain crop. We aim to develop recommendations for nitrogen …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-22-20-757 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2022
Globally, Campylobacter is the most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in humans. Outbreaks of campylobacteriosis have been reported in Sweden in the recent years, despite measures being applied by the poultry industry. Our purpose is to investigate Campylobacter strains from Swedish …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-22-23-738 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2022
The project aims to study the long-term effect of structure liming, and to test if minimum tillage can prolong the duration of this effect. The hypothesis is that structure liming effects diminish over time, but by minimizing soil tillage we can prolong this effect. Studies will be performed in six …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-22-23-734 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2022
Soil organic carbon is an important factor for soil health and productivity. Soil carbon sequestration (SCS) also plays a crucial role in meeting the climate goals. For that purpose, catch- and cover crops are identified as a cost-effective management practice that combines SCS with other ecosystem …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-22-23-744 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2022
SLU has developed an innovative technology that converts human urine to high-quality solid fertiliser. On Gotland, SLU and Gotlands Bryggeri have also shown that urine can effectively fertilise barley, which can be processed further to make beer. Over the next few years, SLU and the Bryggeri need …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-22-23-740 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2022
The risk of soil compaction is high in Sweden, as soils are often wet during field operations and because heavy machinery is used. The predicted increase in precipitation and increase of extreme weather events with heavy rainfall will potentially increase this risk, indicating a need for a reliable …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-21-20-619 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2021
Colibacillosis is a common disease in poultry and includes both local and systemic infections. Increased knowledge is necessary for development of effective methods to prevent disease, such as improved management routines, modification of environment, and vaccine development. The first study (WP1) …
Läs merProjektnummer: JTI-21-83-609 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2021
A major challenge facing agriculture is handling water excess and deficit exacerbated by climate change, while reducing eutrophication. Controlled drainage (CD) has the potential to address these issues and improve yield stability. Despite CDs clear benefits and state subsidies for CD installation, …
Läs merProjektnummer: H-21-47-631 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2021
While the equine sector in Sweden and Norway provides leisure activities, entertainment and employment for many people of all ages, these come with associated negative effects. Studies of the environmental impacts caused by the sector show that nutrient leakage from manure piles, paddocks and …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-21-20-631 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2021
The goal with this project is to increase the profitability and production efficiency on Swedish dairy farms by renewing
the genetic evaluation of the breeding value of temperament in dairy cows. We want to investigate if automatic
recordings of behaviour using SLU Gigacow on farm level can improve …