Review of the Food-borne Zoonoses Research ... - ARCHIVE: Defra

Salmonella, Cryptosporidium species, Yersinia enterocolitica and
Bovine neosporosis
Monday 26 th November 2007
Venue: Defra, Room LG04/05/06, 1a Page Street, Westminster, London SW1P 4PQ
09:00 – 09:10 Registration and coffee
9.10 – 9.30 Introductions
Molecular Methods
Salmonella
09.30 – 09.45 Project OZ0312: Development of a sensitive and
specific molecular typing method for the epidemiological
study of Salmonella.
09.45 – 10:00 Project OZ0324: New and emerging Salmonella
serovars; epidemiological, risk-based and molecular
approaches to their identification and control.
10.00 – 10.15 Project OZ0311: Conventional versus capillary
electrophoresis of RFLP fragments and PCR products
for sensitive and rapid subtyping of Salmonella.
Poultry – Broilers
10.15 -10.35 Project OZ0314: Role of defined bacterial genes and
host genetic background in intestinal colonisation of
poultry by Salmonella.
Follow-up Project OZ0320: Bacterial and host genes in
Salmonella colonisation in poultry.
10.35 – 10.50 Project OZ0328: A monitoring, control and education
package to assist the turkey industry with reduction of
Salmonella and antimicrobial resistance and achieving
targets.
10.50 – 11.10 Coffee break
Poultry – Layers
11.10 – 11.25
11.25 – 11.45
Project OZ0327: Effect of immunosuppression
associated with point-of-lay on Salmonella infection and
immunity in laying hens.
Project OZ0317: Epidemiological investigations of
Salmonella contamination in table egg production.
Follow-up Project OZ0321: Investigation of the role of
environmental contamination in the epidemiology of
Salmonella infection in egg-laying flock.
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