Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP140100687

Funding Activity

Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP140100687

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Assessing animal exposure to urticating caterpillar hairs and developing management strategies to reduce the consequence of foetal abortion in mares. Equine Amnionitis and Foetal Loss (EAFL) accounts for about a third of mares aborting in thoroughbred horse studs in southern Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Previous studies have shown that processionary caterpillars and their irritating setae (hairs) can cause EAFL. This project aims to determine the likelihood that other caterpillar species are involved based on hair morphology and a surrogate model system. A full risk assessment of the exposure of mares to these hairs in situ will be undertaken, based on the ecology and biology of the species. Outcomes include a management strategy for EAFL-causing insects and a reduction of EAFL within the industry.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 10-11-2014

End Date: 30-11-2018

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $513,500.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Zoology | Invertebrate Biology | Ecological Applications not elsewhere classified | Animal Protection (Pests and Pathogens)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Environmentally Sustainable Animal Production not elsewhere classified | Horses | Control of Animal Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Environments |

Other Keywords

Animal Protection (Pests and Pathogens) | Control of Animal Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Environments | Ecological Applications not elsewhere classified | Environmentally Sustainable Animal Production not elsewhere classified | Horses | Invertebrate Biology | Zoology

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