Research: Animal health research club targets livestock diseases

• Localización: Veterinary Record, ISSN-e 2042-7670, Vol. 176, Nº. 15, 2015, págs. 373-373
• Idioma: inglés
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  • MORE than £6 million of funding has been awarded to eight research projects aiming to improve the health of livestock.

    The funding has come from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council's (BBSRC's) Animal Health Research Club (ARC), which is a consortium comprising the BBSRC, the Scottish Government and 12 industry members from the animal breeding, animal health and farming sectors. The aim of the club was to bring together industry and the research community to support research that improves the understanding of resistance to pests and diseases in farmed animals. Industry members of the ARC pay a subscription fee, which allows them to be involved in remit formation and grant decision making.....