Objective Selection based on phenotypes of disease and fitness traits is difficult, and thus breeding for improved disease resistance would benefit greatly from marker assisted selection (MAS). MASTITIS RESISTANCE aims at fine-mapping and characterising quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting susceptibility and resistance to mastitis in European dairy cattle. Expected results are molecular genetic and statistical tools to improve cattle health either with MAS within breeds or with introgression of favourable QTL alleles to new breeds. The results will also provide a major step towards the understanding of the etiology of mastitis with respect to the infecting pathogen and pleiotropic effects of the QTL involved. Fields of science agricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedairyagricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedomestic animalsanimal husbandry 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 MTT AGRIFOOD RESEARCH FINLAND Address O-house 31600 Jokioinen Finland See on map EU contribution No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Denmark EU contribution € 0,00 Address 8830 Tjele See on map Other funding No data ESTONIAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY Estonia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Kreutzwaldi 64 51014 Tartu See on map Other funding No data ID LELYSTAD - INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND SCIENCE Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Edelhertweg 15 8219 PH Lelystad See on map Other funding No data ROSLIN INSTITUTE (EDINBURGH) United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address EH25 9PS Roslin, midlothian See on map Other funding No data THE SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address 10,arrheniusplan 2c 750 07 Uppsala See on map Other funding No data
