Advancing chicken helminthology for sustainable worm control

推进鸡蠕虫学以实现可持续的蠕虫控制

• 批准号: IE230100594
• 负责人: Dr Teka Dewo
• 金额: $ 31.2万
• 依托单位: The University of New England
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Early Career Industry Fellowships
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2023-07-01 至 2026-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/IE230100594
• 关键词: Advancing; chicken; helminthology; sustainable; worm

Worm infections are a serious disease problem in free-range chicken production systems which now dominate egg production in Australia. This project aims to improve the control of worm infections of chickens by developing new tools for poultry researchers, advisors and farmers to use for this purpose. The project expects to develop novel methods for laboratory-based anthelmintic drug resistance testing, maintenance of defined worm strains and diagnosis of infection. It will also determine the effectiveness of mass treatment in the field and the prevalence of anthelmintic resistance. Use of these tools and information will improve worm control and thus the productivity and welfare of free-range chickens in Australia and worldwide.

蠕虫感染是自由放养鸡生产系统中的一个严重疾病问题，目前在澳大利亚的鸡蛋生产中占主导地位。该项目旨在通过为家禽研究人员、顾问和农民开发用于这一目的的新工具，改善对鸡虫感染的控制。该项目预计将开发基于实验室的驱虫药耐药测试、维持已定义的蠕虫菌株和诊断感染的新方法。它还将确定现场大规模治疗的有效性和驱虫药耐药性的流行情况。使用这些工具和信息将改善蠕虫控制，从而提高澳大利亚和世界范围内散养鸡的生产力和福利。