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The study of BSE in sheep and the possibility of its vertical transmission - EXTENSION A385 & A500

ReferenceBBS/E/I/00000629
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Dr James Foster
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Nora Hunter
Institution The Pirbright Institute
DepartmentThe Pirbright Institute Department
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 12,291
StatusCompleted
TypeInstitute Project
Start date 01/04/1997
End date 31/03/2009
Duration144 months

Abstract

This project will help to elucidate the pathogenesis of BSE in sheep by establishing whether BSE can be maintained naturally within a flock by passing from an experimentally infected dam to her progeny, and, therefore, could identify possible public health hazards.

Summary

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Committee Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research TopicsAnimal Health, TSEs (transmissible spongiform encephalopathies)
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative X - not in an Initiative
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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