H4DC
Health for Dairy Cows
Priority Axis
Technological and Social InnovationSpecific objective
Technological Innovation
Lead partner
YNCREAContact
Start Date
01/03/2019End Date
31/03/2023Project budget
3 715 874 €ERDF amount
2 229 524 €ERDF rate
60%About
Common challenge
Animal diseases such as Cryptosporidiosis can also pose a threat to human health. Human outbreaks can occur from water collected in areas contaminated by bovine stools. In cattle farms, this common illness is difficult to control without good breeding practices, efficient detection tools or effective pharmaceuticals. Young infected animals spread millions of parasites a day and show stunted growth. This disease leads to a higher mortality rate, which further threaten the economic viability of a sector which already faces frequent crises. By reducing the impact of cryptosporidiosis in farms, our project aims to increase farm productivity in a number of different countries, making these businesses more efficient and successful, with a lower impact on human health. For this purpose, this project aims to provide pilot farms, detection tools and technological devices that can accelerate the discovery of new drugs at the lowest possible cost.