Approved grants 2019
On December 13th, the board of the foundation decided which project applications that will receive funding for 2019.
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In the call for applications of 2019 there were eight new and fifteen ongoing projects that were granted funding.
NEW PROJECTS
Project | Main applicant | Year 1 – 2019 | Year 2 – 2020 | Year 3 – 2021 |
The role of glucagon in the pathogenesis of hyperinsulinemia induced laminitis of the horse | Johan Bröjer, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU | 284 000 SEK | – | – |
Identification of Genes With a Negative Effect on Equine Health and Welfare: A framework based on whole-genome sequencing and bioinformatics for horses | Sofia Mikko, SLU | 975 000 SEK | 998 000 SEK | 956 000 SEK |
Is there an equine ”jumper´s knee”? – An investigation of patellar desmopathy as a cause of stifle lameness in sports horses | Marie Rhodin, SLU Cathrine Fjordbakk, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NMBU |
529 000 SEK 413 000 NOK |
544 000 SEK 481 000 NOK |
521 000 SEK 472 000 NOK |
Strongylus vulgaris: Approaches for non-chemical control and novel diagnostic opportunities | Eva Tydén, SLU | 791 000 SEK | 784 000 SEK | 653 000 SEK |
Understanding the aetiology of aquired equine polyneuropathy by studying Schwann cell cultures | Siv Hanche Olsen, NMBU Gittan Gröndahl, National Veterinary Institute, SVA |
353 000 NOK 110 000 SEK |
377 000 NOK 130 000 SEK |
– – |
The equine sector in Norway and Sweden; Impact on land use, economy and the community | Bjørn Egil Flø, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research Anders Larsson, SLU |
294 000 NOK 270 000 SEK |
459 000 NOK 464 000 SEK |
460 000 NOK 426 000 SEK |
Too young to ride? A study of riding school activities for pre-school children from safety and horse welfare perspectives | Susanna Hedenborg, Malmö University Oskar Solenes, Molde University College |
964 000 SEK 957 000 NOK |
985 000 NOK 982 000 NOK |
1 006 000 SEK 1 008 000 NOK |
A Human Side of Horse Welfare | Petra Andersson, University of Gothenburg | 291 700 SEK | 616 000 SEK | 315 000 SEK |
ONGOING PROJECTS
Project | Main applicant | Year 2 – 2019 | Year 3 – 2020 |
Lameness or laterality: when does asymmetry matter? | Marie Rhodin, SLU | 547 500 SEK | – |
A novel prevention strategy to improve welfare of horses affected by insect bite hypersensitivity | Rickard Ignell, SLU | 227 260 SEK | – |
Improving Teaching Methods in Riding Education (Work Package 3: Riding Instructor-Horse) | Charlotte Lundgren, Linköping University | 640 000 SEK | – |
Improving work environment and safety within the horse industry through novel methods and tools | Cecilia Lindahl, RISE | 841 000 SEK | 892 000 SEK |
No hoof no horse? – A study on quality of hooves, performance and health of Standardbred trotters | Lena Holm, SLU (Anna Jansson, SLU) | 1 578 500 SEK | 644 000 SEK |
Vaccination – an alternative to antihelminthic treatment in the horse? | Caroline Fossum, SLU | 749 000 SEK | 776 000 SEK |
’As time goes by’: movement symmetry in trotters and riding horses from rookie to athlete | Marie Rhodin, SLU Eli Hendrickson, NMBU |
506 000 SEK 228 000 NOK |
917 000 SEK 325 000 NOK |
Autologous biological treatments – content and effect on joint inflammation | Maria Löfgren, SLU Cathrine Fjordbakk, NMBU |
718 000 SEK 166 000 NOK |
478 000 SEK – |
Hind limb lameness in horses – why is it so difficult to see and how do we improve detection? | Elin Hernlund, SVA Nils Ivar Dolvik, NMBU |
623 000 SEK 604 000 NOK |
835 400 SEK 695 400 NOK |
Stable cultures in cyberspace | Susanna Hedenborg, Malmö University Aage Radmann, NIH |
659 000 SEK 518 000 NOK |
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Growth cartilage blood supply to the small tarsal joints, versus developmental disease and spavin | Kristin Olstad, NMBU Kerstin Hansson, SLU |
236 000 NOK 204 000 SEK |
250 000 NOK 217 000 SEK |
Objective gait and lameness detection in Icelandic horses | Eli Hendrickson, NMBU Marie Rhodin, SLU |
569 600 NOK 696 800 SEK |
463 600 NOK 664 500 SEK |
Carbohydrates in grass and forages for horses – The good, the bad and the ugly | Rasmus Bovbjerg Jensen, NMBU | 726 000 NOK | 583 000 NOK |
Horse in road traffic | Eva Brustad Dalland, Nord University | 997 000 NOK | 221 000 NOK |
ONGOING PROJECTS – Special directed call
Project | Main applicant | Year 1 | Year 2 |
Pastern dermatitis in Dole and North Swedish Draught horses: occurrence, diagnostics and treatment | Giulio Grandi, SVA Ida Skaar, Norwegian Veterinary Institute |
166 000 SEK | 233 000 kr |