05/05/2005
Queen's to lead European pig virus project
A major research project headed by Queen’s University is to find the cause of, and a cure for, a new pig disease which has been spreading across Europe.
Co-ordinated by Dr Gordon Allan, from the Veterinary Sciences Division of DARDNI and the Department of Veterinary Sciences at Queen's, the 5.5 million euro project involves 15 partners from eight different countries, including the USA and Canada, and will bring together experts to look at porcine cirovirus diseases (PCVD), which have emerged recently within the European Union with disastrous consequences for both pig welfare and the pork industry.
This EU-funded project will compliment and expand an existing 300,000 euro Higher Education Authority-funded Northern Ireland-Republic of Ireland programme of collaborative research on this disease between Queen's, DARDNI and Dublin City University.
The disease, costing EU pig producers losses in excess of 600 million euro every year, is forcing some farmers out of business.
PCVD affects the pig's immune system and symptoms include a slower growth rate, lingering disease and immune system dysfunction.
(MB/SP)
Co-ordinated by Dr Gordon Allan, from the Veterinary Sciences Division of DARDNI and the Department of Veterinary Sciences at Queen's, the 5.5 million euro project involves 15 partners from eight different countries, including the USA and Canada, and will bring together experts to look at porcine cirovirus diseases (PCVD), which have emerged recently within the European Union with disastrous consequences for both pig welfare and the pork industry.
This EU-funded project will compliment and expand an existing 300,000 euro Higher Education Authority-funded Northern Ireland-Republic of Ireland programme of collaborative research on this disease between Queen's, DARDNI and Dublin City University.
The disease, costing EU pig producers losses in excess of 600 million euro every year, is forcing some farmers out of business.
PCVD affects the pig's immune system and symptoms include a slower growth rate, lingering disease and immune system dysfunction.
(MB/SP)
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