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Project
Acronym: CAPARA 
Name: Goat-parasite interactions: from knowledge to control 
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Project status: From: 2009-01-23 To: 2014-01-05 (Completed)
Contract number: 256/08 
Action line: FA0805 
Type (Programme): MULTILAT 
Instrument: COST 
Project cost: -
Project funding: -
Project coordinator
Organisation Name: Veterinary Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Foundation (NAGREF) 
Organisation adress: NAGREF Campus Thermi, PO Box 60272, 57001 Thermi Thessaloniki 
Organisation country: Grčka 
Contact person name: Dr. Smaragda Sotiraki 
Contact person email: Email 
Croatian partner
Organisation name: Veterinarski fakultet 
Organisation address: Heinzelova 55, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia 
Contact person name: Prof. dr. sc. Albert Marinculić
Contact person tel:
+385 1 2390 362  Contact person fax: +385 1 2441 390 
Contact person e-mail: Email 
Partners
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Short description of project
Goat production is an example of a sustainable production fully integrated within the local rural development. One of the main threats on the outdoor breeding of goats is parasitism. For years, it has been considered that the data obtained on parasite infections in sheep can be directly transferred to goats. Several recent studies in different disciplines have underlined the existence of significant specificities in the goat-parasite interactions. The objective of this proposal is to form a multidisciplinary network in order to provide scientific grounds i) to increase our knowledge on these specificities and ii) to develop adapted strategies to control parasitism in goats in order to improve sustainable rearing. This goal will be achieved by covering 4 scientific fields in goats: a) epidemiology of parasitic infections; b) immune response to endo- and ectoparasites; c) pharmacokinetics of antiparasitic drugs and d) alternatives to chemical drugs. These areas will be utilised to structure 4 main Work Packages.  
Short description of the task performed by Croatian partner
Main/primary objectives. The main objective of the Action is to establish a network of European researchers working on various aspects of goats parasitology and health management to advance towards a better understanding of the different components explaining the specificities of goat-parasite interactions as well as to develop sustainable strategies to control parasitic diseases in goats. Secondary objectives. More specifically, the following goals of the Action have been identified: To propose improved integrated methods of control specifically adapted to goat parasite infections; To provide better recommendations on the use of antiparasitic drugs resulting in reduced drug abuses and improved animal welfare at the farm level; To harmonize drug regulation for a so called minor species other than the main livestock species used in animal production; To improve goat breeding and support EU policy for traditional farming; To preserve the landscape, territory and European culture.  


   

 


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