Objective Acute phase proteins (APP) are blood proteins, which significantly alter during the active stage of infection. Our initial studies during pig production show that Alps identify poor hygiene on farms and predict higher incidence of disease. This project will deliverI) maximization of the diagnostic value of porcine APP assaysii) the differentiation of disease by examination of the APP immunokinetics,iii) quantification of the advantage to sustainable agriculture in Europe of measuring the APP in pig blood during production. These will be achieved by optimising the balance of measured APP, characterizing the APP response to experimental models of economically important infectious disease of pigs and correlating plasma APP to growth, welfare and hygiene in differing production systems. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturesustainable agriculturemedical and health scienceshealth sciencesinfectious diseasesnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteins Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-5. - Key action Sustainable Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW EU contribution No data Address Bearsden Road G61 1QH GLASGOW United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all DANISH VETERINARY LABORATORY Denmark EU contribution No data Address Bülowsvej 27 1790 KOEBENHAVN V See on map Total cost No data PIGCHAMP PRO EUROPA SA Spain EU contribution No data Address Almira, 28 40001 SEGOVIA See on map Total cost No data RHEINISCHE FRIEDRICH-WILHELMS-UNIVERSITAET BONN Germany EU contribution No data Address Katzenburgweg 7-9 53115 Bonn See on map Total cost No data THE ROYAL VETERINARY AND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY Denmark EU contribution No data Address Dyrlaegevej 88 1870 FREDERISKSBERG See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA Spain EU contribution No data Address Universidad de Zaragoza 50009 ZARAGOZA See on map Total cost No data UTRECHT UNIVERSITY Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Yalelaan 1 3584 CL UTRECHT See on map Total cost No data
