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Animal susceptibility to infection and disease: do husbandry and welfare drive microbial colonisation and immune development?

Reference	BBS/E/I/00001160
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Adrian Smith
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	The Pirbright Institute
Department	The Pirbright Institute Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	565,553
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/06/2004
End date	31/05/2009
Duration	60 months

Abstract

The scientific objectives of the programme are to study in pigs the role of commensal gut flora, genetic background and environment on colonisation by pathogens, behaviour and disease susceptibility. The programme will also study in poultry pathogen gene expression (particularly virulence genes), tissue distribution and host immune responses to infection with Salmonella spp. with specific interest in th reporductive tract. The programme is part of the Defra VTRI and will seek to achieve training aims through a vertically integrated programme extending from undergraduate to postgraduate and postdoctoral training, with each stage focussing on different objectives.

Summary

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Committee	Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research Topics	Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Immunology, Microbial Food Safety, Microbiology
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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