Project Partner, Germany
P5 Institute for Parasitology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover, Foundation, Hanover, Germany
Represented by: Prof. Dr. Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna
Institut für Parasitologie, Zentrum für Infektionsmedizin, TiHo Hannover: http://www.tiho-hannover.de/einricht/parasit/index.htm
The Institute for Parasitology at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover is fully equipped with state of the art molecular, immunological and classical parasitological laboratories, large animal facilities (up to 80 calves and 100 sheep per years) and a faculty owned research farm with a large cattle herd available. For more than 10 years, continued research on anthelmintic resistance focussed on diagnostic, epidemiology, immunology, molecular mechanisms has been undertaken. The Institute’s special expertise lies in diagnostic methods for anthelmintic resistance including several in vivo and in vitro techniques. These include qualitative and quantitative real-time PCR and quantitative real-time sequencing (Pyrosequencing™). Recent projects involved the investigation of the field prevalence of anthelmintic resistance in sheep, cattle and horses, the characterisation of molecular markers for anthelmintic resistance, development of molecular methods for the assessment of the status of anthelmintic resistance in nematode field populations. As working group chairman the Institute coordinates a COST funded (COST action B16) international co-operation with more than ten other parasitological institutes. Within this project a process for the standardization of anthelmintic resistance detection tests has been initiated.
P16 Plantamedium Ltd., Everswinkeler Str 7, 48231 Warendorf, Germany
Represented by: Ivonne Buchholz and Dr. Sandra Schmidt
Plantamedium GmbH: www.plantamedium.de
Plantamedium Ltd is an advertising and public relations agency, specialising in the fields of agriculture, nutrition, health and environmental issues as well as animal health, animal husbandry and animal nutrition. The team of highly qualified veterinarians, agricultural scientists, editorial journalists and graphic artists is proficient in project management and offers professional solutions for classic advertising, corporate identity/corporate design, trade fairs/exhibitions and event marketing, internet concepts/TV and radio spots, public relations, media co-operations, media planning and -service, market research and promotions.
P17 Fränz & Jaeger Ltd., Schurzeller Str. 27, 52074 Aachen, Germany
Represented by: Dipl. Ing. Thomas Fränz
Fränz & Jaeger Ltd. provides services in the areas of automation solutions for postal services, airport logistics, conveyor, warehouse systems, state of the art transfer systems and - in close cooperation with FIBUS, Hamburg - for interdisciplinary research in the fields of environmental control and measurement, flow analysis and visualization, and digital image processing and analysis. In respect to animal studies Fränz & Jaeger Ltd is involved in two different projects: the first, a study in cooperation with the University Bochum, deals with motion studies of large mammals and aims to learn more about the motion of large dinosaurs. The second involves the development of methods for analysis of 3-dimensional body contours for automatic segmentation and the recognition of tattoo stamps on the animal bodies for registration in meat processing companies.