Staff project list

Anne Braad Kudahl

Project manager

CEPROS II - Dubpar Diagnosis, disease dynamics and intervention: Salmonella Dublin and paratuberculosis.

01/01/2003 - 31/12/2006

The goal of this project is to deliver the tools, know-how and inspiration for the control and eradication of paratuberculosis and Salmonella Dublin from Danish cattle herds. A national consensus on intervention strategies and recommendations among participating institutions and companies, should be reached through a thorough discussion of results acquired from several veterinary and agricultural disciplines.

Completion of this goal will be reached by

?development of optimal tools for immunological and bacteriological diagnosis

? immunological and epidemiological research on dynamics of disease development in cattle with progressive paratuberculosis and carrier animals of Salmonella Dub-lin

?epidemiological research and modelling to identify contribution of host factors, environment and in-herd management factors on level of infection and effects of intervention

?intervention studies in selected herds

?generation of a “Manual for Advisors” for intervention against Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis and Salmonella Dublin in field-trials

Højteknologiske kvægbrug –økonomiske og tekniske muligheder og begrænsninger

01/01/2006 - 31/12/2006

The purpose of the project is to inprove the decission sin dairy cattle herds investing in new technology and further to reveal areas in high technology in dairy production requeiring research and development.

To analyse how management strategies evolve ind airy farms using a high level of technology and low labour input and an dairy farms using grazing.

To describe the beais needed for btinging IKT into application in stabes and at the pasture.

To descirbe the expected economic consequences for implementing new technology on different types of dairy production systems.

Paratuberculosis - control, surveillance and eradication

01/05/2007 - 30/04/2010

The aim is to develop specific recommandations and test-strategies which can be used in the proces of eradicating paratuberculosis in cattle including control and surveillance. The effect of paratubersulosis on production losses and spread of the infection will be evaluated in order to motivated the eradication and identify the best ways to control the infection. In addition tools for evaluation of the control programmes will be developed based on repeted diagnostic tests of the herd. These tools will - together with other test types - be used for herd-documentation of freedom from the paratuberculosis infection. The Danish recommandations for control of paratuberculosis will be elaborated and adjusted untill Danish Dairy farmers are able to use them for complete eradicaion of paratuberculosis in their herd.

Project participant

Dairy herds, decision support for herd health consultancy

01/10/2006 - 30/09/2009

The purpose of the project is through a new cooperation among veterinarians, researches and Danish Cattle, to develop a decision support system for economic analyses of improved heatlh i dairy herds. I modern dairy herd new management routines are frequently implemented in the individual herd to take advantage of new opportunities for health monitoring and for prevention of those health problems that are present in the herd. The dairy farmer wants to know the health related as well as the economic related consequences of the alternative opportunities before he decide on which of them to implement. The veterinarian, on the other side, has a need to provide a prognosis for the expected use of medication until his next regular visit in the herd. Prototypes are developed by researchers and professionals in software development and the tools are evaluated in practise by veterinarians in routinely herd health consultancy. Based on these results a web-based tool is developed. It is expected that the tool has national and international potential to promote animal welfare and economy in dairy herds.

Kvægproduktion 2010 - DJF

01/01/2003 - 31/12/2007

To develop decision support tools for different types of managers

To characterise different dairy herds
To develop strategies for promoting animal health and welfare in dairy cattle herds.