Objective
This project directly addresses Task 6.8 (Porcine circovirus diseases) of the Priority thematic area 5 (Food Quality and Safety). PCVDs/PMWS have emerged within the EU with devastating consequences for the porkindustry and pig welfare. PCVDs cost the EU pig producers losses in excess of 600 million EURO per year. Because PCVDs target the pig immune system, resulting in a slower growth rate (wasting), lingering disease andimmune dysfunction over a 4 to 10 week weaning period, affected herds have a greatly increased incidence ofsecondary bacterial infections, including salmonella and other zoonotic pathogens. Consequently, the use ofantibiotics in PCVD-affected herds is substantially increased. Food quality is affected by slower growth rates,leading to reduced juiciness and tenderness and an increased incidence of boar taint. PCVDs are now known to bemultifactorial. Although the causal infectious agent is PCV2, other external infectious/non-infectious "triggers" areimportant in the full clinical expression of the disease. Limited epidemiology studies and observation by fieldveterinarians/pig producers also suggest that the full expression of PCVDs may be linked to genetics of the hostand/or its nutritional intake. This project will establish an EU-led multidisciplinary consortium containingexpertise in epidemiology, pig genetics, pig nutrition, pathology, molecular biology, immunology, vaccinology,bacteriology and PCV virology to generate scientifically sound information on the aetiology and earlypathogenesis of PCVDs. This information will be used to generate control measures that will result in thereduction of use of antibiotics and secondary zoonotic bacterial infections, thereby meeting consumerconcerns for quality and safety of pork products.
This project will fuse the two consortia who participated in theEU projects on PCVDs under Framework 5 and produce a single EU-led consortium the globally acknowledged...
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FP6-2003-FOOD-2-A
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BELFAST
United Kingdom
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LYON
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GHENT
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KGS. LYNGBY
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BERN
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SASKATOON
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COLUMBUS, OHIO
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BERLIN
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COPENHAGEN
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7070 UPPSALA
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LELYSTAD
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BELFAST
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BELLATERRA (BARCELONA)
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MILTON KEYNES
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BP19 MAISONS ALFORT
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COPENHAGEN
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9101 WAGENINGEN
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MILTON KEYNES
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COPENHAGEN
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