Objetivo The goal of this project is to reduce the faecal excretion, carcass and internal and external egg contamination of Salmonella in chickens. Poultry products are indeed a major source of food-borne salmonellosis for human beings today and therefore constitute a significant public health hazard. It has a highly deleterious effect on the public perception of poultry production if an accident occurs. The way to achieve this goal is the selection of poultry lines resistant to Salmonella infection. Salmonella resistance will be chosen as a start since resistance to this bacteria has already been established in chickens. Faecal and genital routes of Salmonella transmission will be supposed to have different genetic determinants involving either a major gene or polygenes. The search for the genes involved can be helped by knowledge acquired in mice where a Salmonella resistance gene has already been described. In order to avoid deleterious effects on other economic traits, particular attention will be given to the eventual negative impact of resistance and major quantitative traits such as egg and meat production. Common resistance to other bacteria will also be studied to try to broaden the effect of selection. Moreover poultry may constitute a relevant model for other animal species. Ámbito científico medical and health scienceshealth sciencespublic healthnatural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologybacteriology Programa(s) FP3-AIR - Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994 Tema(s) 233 - Genetics and breeding Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinador Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Centre de Tours 37380 Nouzilly Francia Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (5) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo CENTRE REGIONAL D'INNOVATION ET DE TRANSFERT ET DE TECHNOLOGIE HYGINOV Francia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 2 BIS BOULEVARD TONNELE 37000 TOURS Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos CNEVA Francia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección BEAUSEMAINE 22440 PLOUFRAGEN Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos ID-DLO Países Bajos Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección SPELDERHOLT P.0. BOX 15 7360 AA BEEKBERGEN Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección High street,Compton RG20 7NN NEWBURY Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Syndicat des Selectionneurs Avicoles et Aquacoles Français Francia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 37380 Nouzilly Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos
