EcoAntibio Prize Award Ceremony – 2021 Edition
On the occasion of the RFSA Steering Committee meeting on October 27, 2021, the EcoAntibio Prize – 2021 Edition was awarded to the Laureate, Sabine Riffault, Head of the Virology Unit at INRAE, for her publication:
This work presents a new approach for vaccinating cattle against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). This respiratory pathology is the primary cause of antibiotic use in calves due to bacterial superinfections. The vaccine design is interesting, and its single-injection administration method is innovative. This study on a target animal also presents an excellent model for human medicine (animal model).
Sabine Riffault’s video is available here.
From left to right in the photo:
Jean-Pierre Orand (ANSES), Marie-Anne Barthélémy (SIMV), Jennifer Richardson (INRAE), Françoise Dion (RACES DE FRANCE), Sabine Riffault, EcoAntibio Prize Laureate, Pierre-Alexandre Heckly (RACES DE FRANCE), Olivier Espeisse (SIMV/Ceva Santé animale), Floriane Boucher (FNGDS), Mustapha Berri (INRAE), Maxime Jarnoux (DGAL), Jean-Louis Hunault (SIMV).
The jury also wished to grant a special mention to two other publications.
2 Jury Mentions to:
- B Mounaix on “Calf – Double vaccination of mothers and awareness of colostrum distribution: positive impacts on the robustness of beef calves” : The interest of this study lies in its field application. This work, presented as a poster, demonstrates the importance of vaccination and breeding practices in successfully reducing the use of antibiotics. Publication in a scientific journal is hoped for. See also the Idele website section dedicated to the valorization of the VEAU2+ project
Béatrice Mounaix’s video is available via the link.
- Nathan Cebron “Th17-related mammary immunity, but not a high systematic Th1 immune response is associated with protection against E. coli mastitis.” The interest of this work lies in the potential for local immunization of the udder in a major pathology for the bovine industry.
