EADGENE coordinates the activities of 13 partners from 10 European countries, bringing together sufficient expertise and resources to make a real difference to animal and human health. The project started on 1st September 2004 and is funded for 5 years, with a grant of 1.52 M euro's from the EC.

Partners

Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), France
Wageningen University (WUR), NL
Animal Sciene Group Lelystad (ASG-Lelystad), NL
Institute for Animal Health (IAH), UK
Roslin Institute, UK
University of Aarhus Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (formerly DIAS), Denmark
Liege University, Belgium
Ljubljana University, Slovenia
Cordoba University, Spain
Norwegian School of Veterinary Science (NSVS), Norway
Research Institute for the Biology of Farm Animals (RIBFA), Germany
Parco Tecnologico Padano (PTP), Italy
European Forum of Farm Animal Breeders (EFFAB), NL 

The Project

EADGENE is structured into 20 work packages under four main activities:

Research

Integration

Spreading of Excellence

Management

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  Achievements  

Provision of microarray resources
Development of bioinformatics tools
Working groups on Salmonella, mastitis, E.Coli and fish pathogens
Mobilisation of scientists
Technology Transfer working Party
Knowledge Management working Party
Consumer Research and ethical guidance
EADGENE conferences, workshops and courses
EADGENE leaflet
EADGENE poster