M03005: Transmissibility of scrapie to pigs by oral exposure to brain homogenate

Wednesday 25 June 2003

This research project aims to determine whether scrapie can be transmitted to pigs by including infected material in their feed.

Study Duration : April 1995 to March 2005

Contractor : Veterinary Laboratories Agency

This study has two main aims:

01) To determine the transmissibility of scrapie to pigs by oral exposure to brain homogenate from scrapie affected sheep.

02) To determine the principal tissue distribution and titre of agent during the incubation period.

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