The human factor: Are we ready to eradicate PRRS?
Farmer profiling to understand their objections or willingness towards PRRS elimination using the ADKAR change management model.
The pig sector events all around the world
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Pig health: news and articles on PRRS, PCV2, biosecurity, etc, Pig disease guide, atlas of pathology, clinical cases…
Biocheck.UGent is an independent, risk-based, scientific scoring system for assessing the quality of your on-farm biosecurity.
A visual and practical step-by-step guide on how to perform a necropsy on a pig.
All the information about ASF: how to recognize the disease, how it is transmitted, pictures of lesions, latest news, guides, etc.
Description of the most important diseases and conditions in pigs
Images of major swine diseases
Pig disease diagnostic tool
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Simulator that calculates the amount of drug to add to the water when using a flow dispenser.
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Pig Prices by countries. Pork production and trade. News of the pig market and the raw materials
The latest slaughter pig prices in the most important pig markets. Check the evolution of the historical prices in charts and in several currencies.
Latest quotations for the main commodities used in pig feed. Historical graphs with the pig price and estimated feed price.
Figures & trends in pig numbers, pork production and pork trade.
Global production and trade data for the most important raw materials
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Articles on nutrition and pig feeding, characteristics of raw materials and additives for pig feed. Prices of raw materials
Latest quotations for the main commodities used in pig feed. Historical graphs with the pig price and estimated feed price.
Technical sheets of the main raw materials and additives used in swine feed. They include a comparison of nutritional values from various sources, product
Global production and trade data for the most important raw materials
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to diagnose problems with the feed conversion ratio. Click on the flowchart or on the buttons within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
A biweekly newsletter with the latest developments in swine nutrition
Articles on genetics and pig reproduction: genetic improvement, genomics, artificial insemination, use of hormones
Compare production data, calculate the number of sow, nursery, and finishing spaces, and visualize your tasks on the work schedule by type of BMS.
Tool that allows you to calculate the replacement rate in your farm
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to find out why your farrowing rate is less than ideal. Click on the flowchart or on the buttons found within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
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Management, pig farm management, work planning in each production stage: management in gestation, grow finish, batch farrowing
Compare production data, calculate the number of sow, nursery, and finishing spaces, and visualize your tasks on the work schedule by type of BMS.
Tool that allows you to calculate the replacement rate in your farm
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
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Design of facilities and equipment for pig farms: building design, climate control, feeding systems, etc.
Biocheck.UGent is an independent, risk-based, scientific scoring system for assessing the quality of your on-farm biosecurity.
Environmental Footprint Calculator along the pork value chain.
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to explore which slurry management strategy best fits your situation. Click on the flow chart or on the buttons within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
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What makes us stand out is the quality and independence of our contents. Find out about the authors who make it possible. Our goal is to generate a virtual community of advanced users in the sector.
Academic qualifications
DVM 1993 (Ghent University)
MS Animal Production 1995 (Ghent University)
MSc Epidemiology and Herd Health 1998 (Utrecht University)
PhD 1998 (Ghent University) (thesis: respiratory disease in pigs: epidemiology and vaccination against M. hyopneumoniae)
Dipl ECVPH 2003
Dipl ECPHM 2005
Current Professional Activities
Full-time Professor: Swine Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Ghent University
Main research areas:
- Sow production and reproduction
- M. hyopneumoniae and respiratory diseases (epidemiology, pathogenesis, control)
- Salmonella in swine
- Antibiotic use and resistances
Teachings (theoretical and practical):
- Health and epidemiology in pig production
- Swine reproduction
- Veterinary public health of livestock
- Livestock housing
Professional experience
2000-2001 Postdoctoral research. Department of Clinical and Population Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, US.
Research on "Quality Assurance and Pre-harvest Food Safety in the Pig Industry"
2001-2003 Assistant Professor. Department of Reproduction, Obstetrics and Herd Health - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Ghent University
2003-2012 Associate Professor in Swine Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Ghent University
2012-… Full-time Professor in Swine Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Ghent University
Director of the Institute for Continuing Professional Development. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University (2012-‘15)
>180 International scientific articles published in specialised journals.
>300 national and international presentations during conferences
Memberships:
- Vice-president of the European Board of Veterinary Specialization (EBVS) (2013-‘15)
- Former President of the European College of Porcine Health Management (ECPHM) (2013-‘16)
- President of the IPVS Belgian branch (2008-‘16)
- Section Editor of Livestock Science (2012-…)
- European Association of Porcine Health Management (EAPHM). Board member (2010-’12)
- American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) – Member since 1998
- AASV International e-letter - Representative for Belgium since 2001
- Flemish Society for Epidemiology and Economy – Secretary 2003-‘11; board member 2011-‘13
- European Pig Producers (Belgian branch): member since 2010.
Updated CV 11-Jan-2014
Farmer profiling to understand their objections or willingness towards PRRS elimination using the ADKAR change management model.
Detection of lung lesions in slaughtered pigs also allows estimation of economic losses.
Collecting data at the slaughterhouse is a common method to obtain information on health and productive parameters, mainly from the last weeks of a pig’s life.
Cross-sectional sampling (different age groups during one herd visit) has the advantage that results are obtained quickly.
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