Approved grants 2019
On December 13th, the board of the foundation decided which project applications that will receive funding for 2019.
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 |
