Projets financés

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is an economically important pig pathogen significantly impacting animal health, productivity and welfare. Prophylactic and treatment options are currently limited, partially due to the lack of appropriate cell culture systems limiting th

Classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (C-BSE) emerged as a novel prion disease in the 1980s, with huge impacts on UK and European livestock industries. C-BSE has been effectively controlled by comprehensive bans on feeding animal-derived protein to livestock; however ongoing surveillance cont

Disease prevention is essential to enhance production and sustainability in European fish farming. Despite being the fastest-growing food production sector, aquaculture is hampered by infectious diseases. Preventing viral outbreaks and opportunistic infections requires understanding fish immune re

BIOFRAME is a project that aims to enhance biosecurity in non-intensive animal farming systems across Europe. These systems, while beneficial for animal welfare and the environment, are particularly vulnerable to disease outbreaks due to their not standardized characteristics and management practi

While outbreaks of high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) were rare in Europe and geographically contained for many years, the situation has dramatically changed in the last few years with thousands of H5 HPAIV outbreaks in domestic poultry, unprecedented spread in wild birds and a reco

African swine fever (ASF) is a major animal health and welfare threat to pigs: in the 2018-2019 period, it was responsible for the loss of an estimated 300 million pigs from production in China, representing over one billion USD of lost revenue. While domestic pigs and wild boars are highly sensitiv

Animal welfare includes the long-term emotional states of the animals. Negative mood states, akin to depression in humans, are to be avoided, while positive mood states should be encouraged. This project brings together a consortium of experts in avian neuroscience, genetics, and automated behaviour