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PRRS Elimination in Pigs on the Moray Coast to Refine Innovative & Collaborative Control Techniques
PRRS Elimination in Pigs on the Moray Coast to Refine Innovative & Collaborative Control Techniques

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Ongoing | 2019 - 2020 Other, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ongoing | 2019 - 2020 Other, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Objectives

To eliminate PRRS in the Morayshire area and obtain information and data required to facilitate a larger PRRS elimination project across Scotland

Objectives

To eliminate PRRS in the Morayshire area and obtain information and data required to facilitate a larger PRRS elimination project across Scotland

Activities

The following steps will be carried out: 1) Bring all participants in the Morayshire area together in order to share knowledge and develop an elimination plan; 2) Phase 2 of PRRS testing will be carried out on +ve and -ve units in Morayshire area; 3) Vaccination against PRRS on +ve units; 4) Implementation of the PRRS elimination strategy and follow up KT/E meeting with Morayshire project group; 5) Re-testing of +ve and -ve units to gather data on success/failure of vaccinations; 6) Evaluation of PRRS pilot project; 7) Draw up national PRRS elimination strategy based on pilot study outputs and apply for further funding.

Activities

The following steps will be carried out: 1) Bring all participants in the Morayshire area together in order to share knowledge and develop an elimination plan; 2) Phase 2 of PRRS testing will be carried out on +ve and -ve units in Morayshire area; 3) Vaccination against PRRS on +ve units; 4) Implementation of the PRRS elimination strategy and follow up KT/E meeting with Morayshire project group; 5) Re-testing of +ve and -ve units to gather data on success/failure of vaccinations; 6) Evaluation of PRRS pilot project; 7) Draw up national PRRS elimination strategy based on pilot study outputs and apply for further funding.

Project details
Main funding source
Rural development 2014-2020
Agricultural sectors
Pigs

EUR 91 071.00

Total budget

Total contributions including EU funding.

EUR 91 071.00

EU contribution

Any type of EU funding.

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Ressourcen

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Contacts

Andy McGowan

Project coordinator

Project partners

  • SRUC

    Project partner

    Eilidh Corr eilidh.corr@sruc.ac.uk 01463 246066 Epidemiology Research Unit Plot 10, An Lòchran Inverness Campus Inverness IV2 5NA Researcher

  • SAC Consulting

    Project partner

    Calum Johnston calum.johnston@sac.co.uk 01224 711055 SAC Consultin,gFerguson Building, Craibstone Estate, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, AB21 9YA Innovation support agent

  • Quality Meat Scotland

    Project partner

    Allan Ward award@qmscotland.co.uk 0131 510 7920 Quality Meat Scotland, The Rural Centre, Ingliston, Newbridge, EH28 8NZ Adviser

  • GW Pig Consultants

    Project partner

    Grace Webster grace.webster@gwpigconsultants.co.uk 01651 873302 GW Pig Consultants, 4 Gownor Steading, Oldmeldrum, Inverurie, AB51 0AD Adviser