Aims:
The overall goal of the project is to improve the well-being of animals by identifying new diseases that significantly impair the health of animals. The project concentrates on the study of hereditary diseases. The objectives are to describe new diseases so that affected animals can be indentified, to study the pathogenesis and inheritability of the disease and to find the genes responsible for it. In companion animals hereditary diseases are very important and markedly affect the life-span and quality of life. In addition the hereditary diseases of animals can be used to study the pathogenesis of human diseases.
Keywords:
animal welfare, genetic disorders, pathology
Responsible project leader:
Anttila, Marjukka, Research Professor, Finnish Food Authority, Veterinary Bacteriology and Pathology Unit
Person at Finnish Food Authority responsible for the project:
Anttila, Marjukka, Research Professor, Veterinary Bacteriology and Pathology Unit
Research group:
Vidgrén, Gabriele, Senior Researcher, Finnish Food Authority, Veterinary Bacteriology and Pathology Unit;
Dillard, Kati, Researcher, Finnish Food Authority, Veterinary Bacteriology and Pathology Unit
In cooperation with:
University of Helsinki, Biomedicum;
Turku University
Project status:
In progress
Year of commencement:
2013
Year of completion:
2020
Publications:
Vidgren, G., Vainio-Siukola, K., Honkasalo, S., Dillard, K., Anttila, M., Vauhkonen, H.
Primary hyperoxaluria in Coton de Tulear.
Animal Genetics 2012: Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 356-361.
Anttila, M., Dillard, K., Vainio-Siukola, K.
Disturbance of post-natal lung development in Norwich terriers, Experimental Biology 2012 Congress, 21 – 25.4.2012, California, USA.