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Monash University
Footrot vaccine closer than ever
July 16th, 2008
Monash University scientists have started clinical trials to find a successful vaccine against footrot in sheep. The trials have been made possible with funding of $663,000 from Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) The trials over three years are taking place at Monash University's Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Structural and Functional Microbial Genomics and the University of Sydney. Chief investigator Professor Julian Rood said it was an exciting development for his team of researchers. "The trials are the culmination of 8 years of collaborative work on the pathogenic bacterium which causes...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-07-16)
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