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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.
Projektnummer: H-15-47-078 • Status: Avslutat • Datum för slutrapport: 28 september 2018
This three year project will investigate how ridinschools choose and ethically motivate their choices of horse housing system. The project will compare two groups of riding schools - group A with loose housing and group B with traditional housing, concerning horse welfare and working environment. …
Läs merProjektnummer: R-17-21-001 • Status: Avslutat • Datum för slutrapport: 21 september 2018
Regional Agricultural Research for Northern Sweden (RJN) is applying for co-financing of a project for 2017. In the current project, a review is made of protein crops that can be produced in northern Sweden. A compilation of dairy cows responses to various protein feeds will be conducted and an …
Läs merProjektnummer: R-17-20-003 • Status: Avslutat • Datum för slutrapport: 17 september 2018
In Östergötland there are currently about 1.8 million laying hens and herewith the county holds the highest number of laying hens in Sweden. In poultry production, it is imperative to have a good climate in order to get healthy animals and good production. One of the biggest challenges here is to …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-15-21-567 • Status: Avslutat • Datum för slutrapport: 31 juli 2018
The aim of this project is to conduct a mapping of sustainable business models within Swedish agriculture and to, in a first step, contribute to concept development regarding how sustainable business models can be developed, thus creating greater competitiveness in the industry. The mapping will be …
Läs merProjektnummer: H-14-47-051 • Status: Avslutat • Datum för slutrapport: 29 juni 2018
Bacterial infection in joints, or septic arthritis, is an important problem in foals because it leads to non-weight bearing lameness that affects the foal’s welfare and because survival after treatment can be as low as 42 %. The prognosis for coming to start in a race is also reduced. A study …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-15-20-324 • Status: Avslutat • Datum för slutrapport: 29 juni 2018
Fowl adenoviruses (FAdV) belong to a group of poultry viruses, of which some are etiologic agents of emerging diseases associated with negative effects on welfare, production, sustainability and environment at all levels of the meat-producing chicken industry. Currently, one such disease, inclusion …
Läs merProjektnummer: H-14-47-020 • Status: Avslutat • Datum för slutrapport: 29 juni 2018
Insulin resistance and obesity are common in humans and horses. There is a strong correlation between insulin resistance and laminitis in horses but the pathogenesis of laminitis is not known. One hypothesis is that the development of laminitis is related to an insulin induced dysfunction of the …
Läs merProjektnummer: H-16-47-177 • Status: Avslutat • Datum för slutrapport: 29 juni 2018
The aim of our project is to develop an ethical evaluation tool for Equine Assisted Therapy that considers the welfare and the dignity of both horse and human. This tool will facilitate the evaluation of a practice giving information on the good life of both the horse and the human. If the practice …
Läs merProjektnummer: H1333056 • Status: Avslutat • Datum för slutrapport: 21 juni 2018
Winter wheat harvests shows large variations over the years, and for the optimal plant population in the spring sowing time, stand establishment and winter survival is crucial. We want to examine the relation between sowing time, seed rate and temperature, and how it affects winter wheat crop …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-15-21-571 • Status: Avslutat • Datum för slutrapport: 12 juni 2018
A large share of agricultural land is used for cattle production. This land use is important for ecosystem
services and biodiversity. Abandonment of grazed pastureland is a reality. Consumer interest is growing
for environmentally friendly produced milk and beef with high animal welfare standards; …