Topics
Antimicrobial Resistance
- Transmission along the food and feed production chain
- Antibiotic stewardship (human vs. veterinary medicine)
Sustainable Animal Production & Environmental Health
- Environmental aspects of animal production (manure, aerosols, etc.)
- Outdoor farming
- Insect farming (for feed and food)
- Fish farming
Disaster Management and Epidemics/Pandemics Preparedness
- Epidemic and pandemic preparedness
- Management/control of epizootics
- Effects of climate change on (animal) health
Animal Welfare
- Animal welfare in developing countries
- Target conflicts: animal welfare, food safety, environmental protection
- Implementation strategies of new animal welfare legislation
- Animal welfare during transport and slaughter
Innovation Technology for Animal and Food Production
- Disinfection and decontamination strategies/techniques
- Feed additives
- Novel keeping systems in animal husbandry
Infectious and Transboundary Diseases
e.g.
- Zoonotic diseases
- Non-zoonotic infectious animal diseases
- Avian influenza
- African swine fever (ASF)
- Lumpy skin disease
- Streptococcus suis infections
- Anthrax
- Rabies