SAFE-ICE: research, innovation and business support for a low-carbon economy

The SAFE-ICE Cluster unites 20 partners from the coastal regions adjoining the Channel and the North Sea, of France, England, Belgium and the Netherlands. The mix of partners highlights the group’s triple helix approach to exploring key issues from multiple perspectives with universities, public bodies and private organisations all being represented. The SAFE-ICE Cluster work is set within a backdrop of various European policies and strategies and an evolving market

Uterine torsion in the mare: a review and three case reports

When a mare exhibits signs of colic during the last trimester of gestation, uterine torsion should always be part of the differential diagnosis. Uterine torsion is an infrequently occurring but serious complication in pregnant mares. In this article a review is given of the appearance, causes, symptoms, diagnostic examinations, treatment options and prognosis for the mare, as well as for her foal. At the end, three unusual cases are described

SAFE-ICE: recherche, innovation et soutien aux entreprises dans une économie bas carbone

Le cluster SAFE-ICE réunit 20 partenaires provenant des régions côtières de la Manche et de la mer du Nord, de France, d’Angleterre, de Belgique et des Pays-Bas. Le mélange de partenaires souligne l’approche en « triple hélice » du groupe pour explorer les questions clés à partir de points de vue multiples avec les universités, les pouvoirs publics et les organisations privées, tous étant représentés. Le travail du cluster SAFE-ICE se situe dans un contexte de politiques et de stratégies européennes diverses et d’un marché en évolution

SAFE-ICE: onderzoek, innovatie en bedrijvenondersteuning in een koolstofarme economie

De SAFE-ICE -cluster verenigt 20 partners uit Frankrijk, België, het Verenigd Koninkrijk en Nederland die actief zijn in de kustregio’s langs het Kanaal en de Noordzee. Deze mix van partners is een afspiegeling van de drievoudige helix-benadering die SAFE-ICE hanteert om de hoofdthema’s te onderzoeken vanuit het perspectief van de universiteiten, openbare instellingen en privé-organisaties die allen vertegenwoordigd zijn in de cluster. Het werk van SAFE-ICE situeert zich in de context van verschillende Europese beleidsplannen en – strategieën en een evoluerende marktomgeving

Hydrops uteri bij een Belgisch witblauwe vaars gepaard gaand met een mandibulair vasculair hamartoma bij het kalf

An 8 months pregnant Belgian blue heifer was presented because of an excessive swelling of the abdomen. Clinical examination revealed that the heifer was suffering from a hydrops uteri and parturition was induced. The calf, born by caesarean section, had a big red colored mass on its mandible. Necropsy and histology identified the swelling as a vascular hamartoma

An E2 sub-unit marker vaccine does not prevent horizontal or vertical transmission of classical swine fever virus.

&lt;p&gt;An experimental infection with classical swine fever (CSF) virus in E2 sub-unit marker vaccine vaccinated gilts was conducted in order to evaluate the effect of vaccination on virus transmission and course of the disease. Therefore, clinical signs as well as horizontal and vertical virus transmission were monitored in two inoculated, non-vaccinated and 10 vaccinated conventional gilts, housed in individual sow boxes. Within 10 days post-inoculation, all vaccinated gilts became infected. Depending on the definition of the infectious period, two different estimates of R0 were calculated (R0=14.8 and 3.3), both significantly larger than 1 (P&lt;0.01). In three out of the eight vaccinated pregnant gilts vertical virus transmission occurred, resulting in infected offspring. Based on the results of this experiment, it can be concluded that double vaccination with an E2 sub-unit marker vaccine only protects pregnant gilts from the clinical course of the disease but does not prevent horizontal nor vertical spread of the CSF virus.&lt;/p&gt;</p