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Status: | Pågående |
Projektnummer: | H-17-47-282 |
Kategori: | Research program | Horse |
Ansökningsår: | 2017 |
Datum för slutrapport: | 30 juni 2021 |
Huvudsökande: | Rickard Ignell |
Organisation: | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU |
E-postadress: | rickard.ignell@slu.se |
Telefon: | 0735-984871 |
Medsökande: | Miia Riihimäki |
Medsökande: | null null |
Insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) associated with Culicoides biting midges is the most common allergic skin disease in
horses, seriously reducing welfare of affected horses. The main symptom is severe pruritus, with risk of self-infected
open wounds. The choice for treatment and prevention of this common distressing disease remains a major challenge
for the veterinary profession and horse owners, as there is little evidence-based research for disease management.
While the understanding of the disease at a genetic and immunological level has improved in recent years, studies on
how IBH affects animal welfare and the behaviour of affected animals are lacking, and the welfare of affected animals
would benefit greatly from scientifically-based guidelines for improved prophylaxis and treatment. The aims of this
project are to investigate the effect of IBH in animal welfare and behaviour and to examine the effect of repellent
collars in the prevention of symptoms in IBH susceptible horses.
Sommareksem är en allvarlig kronisk hudinflammation som orsakas av en överkänslighet mot saliv från bitande
insekter, framför allt Culicoides spp (svidknott). Sjukdomen är vanligt förekommande samt medicinskt svårbehandlad.
Profylaktiska åtgärder är avgörande för att förebygga och lindra symptomen. Trots att sjukdomen påverkar hästens
välbefinnande saknas det fortvarande studier kring hur stort lidande sjukdomen medför drabbade hästar.
Dessutom finns det endast få studier som undersökt hur knottangrepp kan förhindras och därmed hur man kan
förebygga sjukdomen. Det finns två mål med denna studie: 1) att dokumentera hur sommareksem påverkar hästens
välfärd ur djurskyddssynpunkt och 2) att undersöka hur knottangrepp kan förhindras. Studien skall prova en ny metod
för att förhindra knottangrepp och undersöka om det ökar hästarnas välbefinnande: ett insektsrepellerande halsband
med repellerande doftämnen istället av kemiska insekticider.
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This SLU - NMBU collaborative study seeks to improve the performance, health and welfare of the Norwegian/ Swedish Coldblooded trotter. Experts in Equine clinical veterinary medicine, performance evaluation and genetic testing will analyze the genome of this horse breed for: 1) race performance …
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The ability of milk to coagulate is crucial for cheese production. We have previously shown that 31% of milk from SR cows has problem to coagulate: 13% is poorly coagulating and as much as 18% is non-coagulating, which are alarming high figures. The problem with non-coagulating milk at national …
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One of the most difficult disease problems to handle in organic farming is potato late blight. Late blight is a very aggressive disease and an established infestation can result in interrupted cultivation. This means greatly reduced or even completely lost harvest. Because chemical control is not …
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It is still not possible to freeze all stallion ejaculates successfully and post-thaw sperm survival is short. The differences in cryosurvival among stallion ejaculates with similar pre-freeze sperm quality could be due to variations in seminal plasma. The objectives of this project are to …
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In this one-year project we plan to test the effect of an existing equipment, based on electrostatics, on both annual and perennial weeds. The aim is to evaluate the potential for using the equipment in commercial agricultural and horticultural production. Results will be used as a base for …
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The aim of this research proposal is to support well-founded potassium recommendations for Swedish table potatoes. The main issue today is that the recommendations are based on a few old experiments which were carried out with old management practices. There is a general practice among Swedish …
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A crucial factor for the success of plant protection is the application of plant protection product in the right place. This is particularly important for the biological plant protection products as they are usually contact acting. The project aims to find solutions for application technology to …
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Piglet mortality in Swedish pig herds is too high and if the sow should be completely loose or fixed a short time in connection with farrowing, is an important issue.
However, to perform internationally publishable studies of piglet mortality, parallel studies in the same herd, are required. These …
Projektnummer: H1247154 • Status: Avslutat • Datum för slutrapport: 30 september 2018
The project aims to verify our current findings of QTLs with effect on osteochondrosis and Birkelandfracture in the Standarbred trotter. The project triples the sizes of the groups in the genome-wise association studies. The project will serve a basis for international involvement, either to …
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