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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-17-47-282 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2017
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 …
Projektnummer: O-17-20-958 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2017
We want to develop a high-yielding cropping systems where the need for tillage and herbicides is greatly reduced compared with current conventional farming systems. The cropping system include, cultivation with wide row spacing, strip sowing and band spraying, combined with the use of subsidiary …
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Respiratory conditions is a growing issue in the equine industry and for horse welfare. Equine asthma is characterised by airway obstruction, chronic intermittent cough and mucus accumulation an impact the quality of life for affected horses. Similar to its human equivalent, equine asthma is a …
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Using split fertilization of nitrogen (N) in wheat production is today well-established to increase protein content and adjust fertilization. However, deep knowledge and understanding of N uptake and remobilization during late stages of crop development are missing. Moreover, while split …
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Clubroot disease is a serious threat to OSR production in Sweden and genetic resistance is the most important factor in a cropping strategy. The aim is to develop a concept for integrated production of winter OSR supported by DNA technology. Infestation levels and yield of resistant and susceptible …
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Food is a central component for a sustainable society, environmentally but also for public health. To make sound decisions on sustainable food choices, methods that combine environmental impact, nutritional supply and health impacts need to be developed. Currently, evidence based methods for such …
Läs merProjektnummer: H-17-47-278 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2017
'Work Package 3: Riding Instructor-Horse' is the final part of the project 'Improving Teaching Methods in Riding Education: the Interplay between Rider, Riding Instructor and Horse'. In this project, the Swedish-Norwegian Foundation for Equine Research has previously funded the first two work …
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Swedish agriculture needs to be environmentally and climate-friendly and at the same time be productive, profitable and ethically- and socially sustainable. RISE knowledge and skills covers a large part of Sweden’s agricultural technical competence. RISE has established national and internationally …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-16-20-768 • Status: Avslutat • Datum för slutrapport: 24 augusti 2020
During the last decade, neonatal porcine diarrhoea (NPD) has become an increased problem in Swedish herds. Clostridium (C.) perfringens type A (CpA) and C. difficile (Cd) have been highlighted as causes of NPD but their importance has also been questioned. We have previously demonstrated that CpA …
Läs merProjektnummer: R-19-62-180 • Status: Avslutat • Datum för slutrapport: 24 augusti 2020
Mixed leys are among the most important crops in northern Sweden for the dairy production. Mapping the within and between fields variability of the biomass, nitrogen (N) uptake and potentially also forage quality (digestibility and neutral detergent fibre) would help farmers to optimise their …
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