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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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)