Projects
Effects of faecal microbiota transplant therapy on infectious diarrhoea in foals
Diarrhoea is common in foals and can lead to marked morbidity and also death, particularly when infectious agents are involved. A major limitation of current treatment strategies is an inability to directly influence the disruption in the intestinal bacterial microbiota: this is a critical challenge and therapeutic goal. This project will investigate the safety, clinical efficacy and metagenomic effects on the microbiota of faecal microbiota transplant (FMT) in foals with bacterial diarrhoea. The research outcomes will benefit the Australian Thoroughbred industry through development of evidence-based strategies for the management of bacterial diarrhoea in foals, to reduce the impacts of disease and advance foal health and welfare.
