§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the projects undertaken by his Department using mice from his Department's mouse-breeding facilities since 1 May 1997. [94468]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 19 October 1999]: Officials in my Department have prepared a list of projects in the following table.
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Use of mice for experimental purposes bred in MAFF laboratories since 1 May 1997 Project SE1804/1818 Transmissibility of BSE to cattle by oronasal exposure to placentae of affected cattle SE1805 Transmissibility of BSE to domestic fowl by injection with brain homogenate SE1806 Transmissibility of BSE to domestic fowl by oral exposure to brain homogenate SE1813/1822 Transmissibility of scrapie to pigs by oral exposure to brain homogenate SE1828 The exposure of British sheep and cattle to mites SE1829 Replication of scrapie and BSE prions in mites SE1901 Pathogenesis of experimental BSE to cattle SE1909 Studies of the cellular and humoral responses of distal ileum mucosa and mesenteric lymph nodes in the pathogenesis of BSE SE1910 Small virus-like particles: immunostaining in experimental scrapie rodent brain: occurrence in brains of animals with natural TSE SE1919 Studies to identify possible homologies between scrapie agents in the British sheep population and the agent of BSE by strain typing in mice SE1929 Studies of BSE in sheep of known PrP genotypes SE1930 Further studies of the effect of oral inoculum dose on attack rate and incubation period of BSE in cattle SE1938 Strain typing of isolates of natural scrapie: correlation with host PrP genotype and pathological phenotype SE1941 Studies to investigate the pathogenicity, phenotype and pathogenesis of endemic scrapie in cattle SE1942 The attack rate and phenotype of scrapie-like disease on transmission to cattle of fresh and rendered pools of scrapie TS4003 Urine chemistry for BSE PV0410 Validation of population census methods for house mice VC0410 Investigations into the use of semiochemicals for vertebrate pest population control VC0407 Development of vertebrate repellents derived from chemical signals VC0405 Development of methods to assess and improve the humaneness of vertebrate trapping techniques PN0922 Assessment of risk to birds and mammals from solid pesticide formulations