Star_Chaser
Well-Known Member
Not sure if this will be of interest or if already posted but I got an update through this morning from the Animal Health Trust and this was one of the topics:
Pilot Vaccine Trial Announced for Equine Grass Sickness
We are thrilled to announce that we have recently launched a small pilot trial of a vaccine to protect against equine grass sickness (EGS) with support from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh.
EGS has been recognised for over 100 years and is a debilitating and often fatal disease affecting predominantly grazing horses, ponies and donkeys. The pilot study has enrolled 100 horses and ponies in preparation for a full vaccine trial that is likely to commence in 2014 and involve at least 1000 horses and ponies, subject to securing funding. We have great hopes that these vaccine trials will mark an enormous breakthrough in the prevention of this devastating disease.
Dr Jo Ireland of the Animal Health Trust said: “This is a very exciting development for equine grass sickness research, and while there is still a lot of work to do before launching the full nationwide vaccine trial, this initial pilot study will help us to ensure that the trial design will be practical to perform on a larger scale. We have been delighted by the huge amount of support and enthusiasm already shown by owners and veterinary surgeons.”
We would really appreciate your support in getting the full vaccine trial up and running. For further information about EGS and to make a donation, please visit the Equine Grass Sickness Fund website.
http://www.equinegrasssickness.co.uk/
http://www.grasssickness.org.uk/
Pilot Vaccine Trial Announced for Equine Grass Sickness
We are thrilled to announce that we have recently launched a small pilot trial of a vaccine to protect against equine grass sickness (EGS) with support from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh.
EGS has been recognised for over 100 years and is a debilitating and often fatal disease affecting predominantly grazing horses, ponies and donkeys. The pilot study has enrolled 100 horses and ponies in preparation for a full vaccine trial that is likely to commence in 2014 and involve at least 1000 horses and ponies, subject to securing funding. We have great hopes that these vaccine trials will mark an enormous breakthrough in the prevention of this devastating disease.
Dr Jo Ireland of the Animal Health Trust said: “This is a very exciting development for equine grass sickness research, and while there is still a lot of work to do before launching the full nationwide vaccine trial, this initial pilot study will help us to ensure that the trial design will be practical to perform on a larger scale. We have been delighted by the huge amount of support and enthusiasm already shown by owners and veterinary surgeons.”
We would really appreciate your support in getting the full vaccine trial up and running. For further information about EGS and to make a donation, please visit the Equine Grass Sickness Fund website.
http://www.equinegrasssickness.co.uk/
http://www.grasssickness.org.uk/
