The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) can announce the grant holders for the Co-fund on International Coordination of Research on Infectious Animal Diseases (ICRAD).
Nine grants have been awarded as part of a large Horizon 2020 ERA-NET project on tackling infectious diseases of livestock.
Funding is made up of:
- £2 million from BBSRC
- £0.6 million from the UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Professor Melanie Welham, Executive Chair of BBSRC said:
Livestock diseases threaten not only animal health but the integrity of food supply chains, with far-reaching consequences for public health and serious economic impacts upon agriculture and food producers.
Through pan-European co-operation, researchers are coming together under this programme to meet these very real challenges. The funding announced today may prove vital in addressing this pressing issue.
Further information
Funded projects
Project title | Coordinating partner country | UK principal investigator |
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Virulent non-notifiable avian influenza; determinants of virulence of emerging viruses (FluNuance) | The Netherlands (Royal GD) | Lonneke Vervelde, University of Edinburgh (Roslin) |
Understanding the dynamics and evolution of swine influenza viruses in Europe: relevance for improved intervention and sustainable pig production (PIGIE) | France | Ian BROWN, APHA |
Tackling chronic wasting disease in Europe (TCWDE) | UK | Fiona Houston University of Edinburgh (Roslin) |
Decoding a virus Achilles heel: the African swine fever virus interactome (ASFVInt) | France | Christopher Netherton, The Pirbright Institute |
Nucleic nanovaccines for fish (NucNanoFish) | France | Samuel Martin University of Aberdeen |
Future rodent management for pig and poultry health (RODENTGATE) | Belgium | Steven Belmain, University of Greenwich |
Novel strategies to enhance vaccine immunity in neonatal livestock (NEOVACC) | UK | Simon Graham, The Pirbright Institute |
Plant-based production of glyco-engineered nematode vaccines (Plants4Nemavax) | Belgium | Alasdair Nisbet, Moredun |
Assessing swine as potential hosts for emerging coronaviruses (ConVErgence) | Italy | Pierre Nouvellet, University of Sussex |
Top image: A meadow with cows taken from the air (credit: Umkehrer/GettyImages)