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FMD Reference Lab

ReferenceBBS/E/I/00001091
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor David Paton
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution The Pirbright Institute
DepartmentThe Pirbright Institute Department
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 268,782
StatusCompleted
TypeInstitute Project
Start date 01/04/2003
End date 31/03/2009
Duration72 months

Abstract

This grant provides for the reference laboratory facilities in respect of the following OIE Listed diseases of livestock: foot-and-mouth disease, African swine fever, Swine Vesicular Disease, Rinderpest/ Peste des Petits Ruminants, Bluetongue, African Horse Sickness, Lumpy Skin Disease and Sheep and Goat Pox. The funding covers `peace time scenarios¿ equivalent to alert level `A¿ in the FMD and BT contingency plans, but may be varied at any time by mutual agreement between the Department and the Contractor with a view to increasing the scope of the work covered.

Summary

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Committee Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research TopicsAnimal Health
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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