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MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

CORE Organic Minimising medicine use in organic dairy herds through animal health and welfare planning - ANIPLAN

A calf welfare plan will be based on the "Organic Cow Comfort Plan" (developed by Bioforsk Økologisk), as well as an ongoing project at the National Veterinary Institute ("Stockmanship and the human-animal relationship: Its effect on the health and welfar e of dairy calves and young stock") and "...

Awarded: NOK 0.94 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Utredning: Kunnskapsstatus knyttet til mattrygghet / smittespredning

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Awarded: NOK 0.20 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Public health aspects and the relationship between Shiga toxin-producing and Enteropathogenic E. coli in the ruminant food production chain

During the human E. coli O103 outbreak in 2006, isolated E. coli O103 without toxin genes (EPEC O103) showed very similar genetic profiles as the human isolates. However, EPEC O103 were isolated from a variety of sheep products from various industrial est ablishments and many of these could not b...

Awarded: NOK 10.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2014

Location: Akershus

TU-Tungt utstyr

Avansert vitenskapelig utstyr - HPLC-MSMS (trippel-kvadrupole) instrument

HPLC-MS instrumenter er en viktig forutsetning for at VI kan oppfylle sine ambisjoner om å være på et nasjonalt og internasjonalt nivå innen FoU på mykologi, mykotoksinkjemi og -toksikologi (fusarium- og penicilliumarter) og miljøtoksikologi, samt innen u tvalgte områder av andre biotoksiner (alg...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

SAFEFOODERA Campylobacter and E.coli - a network project/ CampEc-net

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Awarded: NOK 1.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Development of a vaccine against Staphylococcus aureus mastitis in cattle and buffalo

Mastitis, the inflammation of the mammary gland, is the most significant cause of economic loss to the dairy industry. Staphylococcus aureus is major problem for milk production all over the world, and the number one cause of mastitis in both India and No rway. India has approximately 300 millio...

Awarded: NOK 19,999

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

PES-INST-Prosjektetablererstøtte EU (FoU)

Controlling neglected zoonotic infections; putting people first.

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Awarded: NOK 75,670

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Akershus

PES-INST-Prosjektetablererstøtte EU (FoU)

Pathogen surveillance in aquatic and terrestrial wildlife

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Awarded: NOK 0.30 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Akershus

PES-INST-Prosjektetablererstøtte EU (FoU)

Rapid methods for the determination of contaminants in food and feed

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Awarded: NOK 86,999

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Akershus

MILPAAHEL-Miljøpåvirkning og helse

Health Effects of Dietary DNA from Novel foods

The major fraction of DNA present in the food (dietary DNA) is degraded in the gastrointestinal tract. However, it is a recent and novel finding that a substantial fraction of intact dietary DNA, several hundred base pairs long, is taken up from the gastr ointestinal tract and distributed to bloo...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

USA-joint initiative in food safety: The development of a project proposal on LC-MS/MS for the determination of low levels of food allergens

I en normal populasjon lider 2-5% av befolkningen av matallergi, og blant barn er frekvensen enda høyere (5-7%). En matallergiker må unngå all mat med allergene proteiner og er helt avhengig av at innholdsdeklarasjonen til ferdigfabrikert mat er korrekt. Regelverket for deklarasjon av matallergen...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

A Study of Influenza Viruses in Their Natural Reservoir in Wild Birds in Norway

The major goal of this project is to better understand the dynamics of influenza A virus infections in wild birds in Norway. At the National Veterinary Institute, in the context of the surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1, a large collection of samples is being gathered ...

Awarded: NOK 5.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Rapid DNA-based prediction of mycotoxin levels in food and feed

The major mycotoxin producers in foods in Norway and Europe are members of the genera Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium. Two major classes of mycotoxins produced by Fusarium spp. are trichothecenes and fumonisins. The biosynthetic pathways involve gen es organised in (Tri- and Fum-) gene clus...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Heart and skeletal muscle inflammation (HSMI) in Atlantic salmon: diagnosis, pathogenesis and epidemiology

Heart and skeletal muscle inflammation (HSMI) is a transmissible disease of viral aetiology affecting farmed Atlantic salmon. The disease appears to be spreading rapidly into new areas, and it is important to limit further spread. HSMI is characterized by severe inflammation in heart and red ske...

Awarded: NOK 4.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Technology and methods using high-density microarrays for detection of unknown genetic modifications in plants, fungi and bacteria

To ensure the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) they are subjected to risk assessment prior to release into the environment and use in e.g. food production. Such known GMOs are considered to be as safe as conventional varieties. GMOs for whi ch publicly available descriptions are un...

Awarded: NOK 3.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Akershus

MILGENHEL-Miljø, gener og helse

The mechanisms behind toxic effects of POPs

Environmental exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OP) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) is an emotive and sensitive subject. Questions have been raised among t he scientific community, policy makers an...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

SAM-EU-Samfinansiering EU-kontoret

Development of improved tools for detection of paratuberculosis in livestock, food and for the assessment of the risk of human exposure.

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Awarded: NOK 0.82 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2014

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Gizzard inflammation in broiler chickens and slaughter turkeys

Gizzard erosion and ulceration has been described as a health problem in commercial poultry in many reports, and from different regions of the world. We have recently detected that a condition affecting the gizzard is commonly found in randomly sampled li ve broilers and slaughter turkeys in Norw...

Awarded: NOK 7.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2013

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Biofilm, water quality and food production - Improving the water quality for prevention of food spoilage and foodborne diseases

Bacteria, moulds and yeasts constitute a great challenge and a significant quality problem for food industry, leading to a major economic impact for the producers due to cleaning, reduced shelf life and loss of products. Many foodborne pathogens are also waterborne pathogens. Increased knowledge ...

Awarded: NOK 3.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Safe and cost-effective production of dry-cured meat with reduced mould growth

Mould contamination on dry-cured meat is periodically a significant quality problem leading to a major economic impact for the producers due to cleaning and loss of products. In addition the mould growth may represent a health risk for the staff due to th e allergenic potential of the moulds and ...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

NA - Epidemiologisk validering av diagnostiske analysemetoder og karakterisering av virulensfaktorer knyttet til ILA-virusets HE-protein

I dette prosjektet skal det forberedes og utarbeides søknader om forskningsprosjekt med reelle samarbeidspartnere fra USA og Canada i tråd med signaler gitt på den trilaterale workshoppen innen ? Marine Fish Aquaculture? som ble avholdt i Washington DC 2. -3. november 2005. Emner for forskningspr...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2007

Location: Akershus

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

NA Developm of a Renibacterium salmoninarum-host model to increase understanding of immunity to- and virulence of- an intracellular pathogen

This project proposes the use of Renibacterium salmoninarum as a model for infection strategies of intracellular bacterial fish pathogens and will be relevant for other important fish pathogens including piscichlamydia salmonis (epitheliocystis agent), pi scirickettsia salmonis and the newly disc...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2007

Location: Oslo

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

NA - Antigen and immune cell dynamics characterising protective immunity in salmonids - basis for improved vaccine strategies

The aim of the present Project Establishment Support application is to establish collaboration between important research communities in the USA and Norway. The collaboration will initially manifest itself as a joint research project application to the No rwegian Research Council, aiming to addre...

Awarded: NOK 70,000

Project Period: 2006-2007

Location: Oslo

SAM-EU-Samfinansiering EU-kontoret

Heat-generated food toxicants, identification, characterisation and risk minimisation

Contract No FOOD-CT-3003-506820, 18 December 2003

Awarded: NOK 0.22 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2007

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Improved goat herd health - closing in on the goal

In Norway, caprine paratuberculosis is endemic in several regions in Norway and 5-10 % of the goat herds have official restrictions because of paratuberculosis. Thus, the disease can have a substantial negative impact on the economy of goat farming. In t he endemic regions, paratuberculosis has ...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

FORNY-3-Kommersialisering av FoUresultater

Infrastrukturmidler 2006 - Veterinærinstituttet

Veterinærinstituttet har besluttet å implementere kommersialisering i instituttets strategiske planlegging, med hovedmål at kommersiell evaluering og utnyttelse av egne forskningsresultater blir en innarbeidet del av instituttets kjernevirksomhet. Veterin ærinstituttet vil styrke sitt fokus på ve...

Awarded: NOK 0.17 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2007

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Pancreas disease in Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout; pathogenesis and risk factors (187087)

Pancreas disease is an emerging viral disease that affects farmed rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon in sea water. In regions where the disease is endemic, the economic impact is significant. An expansion of affected areas and a few outbreaks at previously un-affected sites show the potential for...

Awarded: NOK 9.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

The parasite fauna of wild and reared cod: transmission of parasites?

Parasites may move freely between fish hosts kept in net pens and surrounding wild fish stocks. The background prevalence and intensity of the different parasite species will determine the infection pressure on net-penned populations of naive juvenile fis h. Knowledge of the natural infection lev...

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Cardiomyopathy (CMS) in Atlantic salmon: pathogenesis and experimental transmissibility.

Cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS) has been diagnosed in Norway since 1985. It affects Atlantic salmon and primarily large farmed fish in seawater that are close to harvest. The economic impact is therefore significant. In spite of the serious impact, the caus e(s) is still unknown. Infectious etiolog...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

SIP-LMD-SIP finansiert av Landbruksog matdepartementet

Improving preparedness through research

The goal of the National Veterinary Institute (NVI) is deliver decision support of good quality for decisions made within the area of animal health and welfare and food safety. According to the political signals and the needs seen, the NVI will intensify the work on preparedness related to all it...

Awarded: NOK 12.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

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