Influenza roadmap:
Control Strategies
Roadmap for the development of disease control strategies for influenza
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Genetic selection
Genetic selection
Research Question
- To breed animals more resistant to infections
Research Gaps and Challenges
- Improve resistance to infection by selective breeding or genetic modification
Solution Routes
- Application of immunogenetic study findings to generating more resistant commercial poultry species
- Translation of recent findings on possible innate immune determinants of susceptibility in avian species into generation of more resistant
breeds
Projects
What activities are planned or underway?
Impact of host age on viral and bacterial communities in a waterbird population.
Planned Completion date 01/11/2022
Source Countries:
Netherlands
Association of biosecurity and hygiene practices with avian influenza A/H5 and A/H9 virus infections in turkey farms.
Planned Completion date 14/03/2024
Source Countries:
Netherlands