We are pleased to highlight the participation of Dr. Carla Gomes, representing Animal Health Ireland, a partner in the BioSecure consortium, at the 77th EAAP - European Federation of Animal Science Annual Meeting, held from 7–11 September 2026 in Hamburg, Germany.
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🛡️ Practical biosecurity at a glance! How can we make essential biosecurity measures easier to understand, remember, and apply in daily farm practice? The BioSecure project has developed a new collection of practical infographics. 🔗 Explore and download all the infographics here: lnkd.in/eQqc34jY
📢 Check out our September #newsletter, where you can find the latest updates about our project, along with valuable insights and upcoming events. Learn more:👉 mailchi.mp/biosecure.eu...
🌍 BIOSECURE research at ISESSAH 2026 in Bangkok From 27 to 28 August 2026, scientists from the BIOSECURE partner University of Bologna presented project research at ISESSAH 2026, the conference of the International Society for Economics and Social Sciences of Animal Health, in Bangkok, Thailand.
📊 BIOSECURE partners Natalia Ciria from the University of Barcelona and Egil Fisher from Utrecht University are representing the project at the ModAH Conference 2026, taking place this week in Nantes, France. #BIOSECURE #ModAH2026 #AnimalHealth #DiseaseModelling #RiskAssessment #Epidemiology
📊 Biosecurity assessments generate valuable data—but can those data be easily found, combined, and reused? 👉 Explore the BIOSECURE #guidelines and discover practical steps for making biosecurity-assessment data FAIR: biosecure.eu/results-and-...
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Book Title: Biosecurity for Livestock Diseases in Europe Authors: Alistair Antonopoulos, Evelien Biebaut, Jeroen Dewulf, Johannes Charlier The book is divided into two principal sections: Endemic dise...
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🐄 Can stronger external biosecurity help limit the spread of foot-and-mouth disease between farms? To explore this question, researchers from the University of Copenhagen, a BIOSECURE project partner, together with international collaborators, used the #EuFMDiS model to simulate FMD spread.
🕒 Are 24–72-hour downtime restrictions an effective biosecurity measure for preventing the indirect transmission of pathogens to livestock? But how strong is the scientific evidence supporting this practice? 📄 Discover the main findings in BIOSECURE Practice Abstract #2: lnkd.in/eBi7N4hd
🎉 Join us for the BIOSECURE Final Conference, held alongside the WABA Conference. 🎟️ Just over one month remains to benefit from the early-bird registration fee of €250, available until 15 September 2026. Register through the official WABA registration form: 👉 lnkd.in/eqBaS2uZ
📩 Stay connected with the BIOSECURE Project! Subscribe to our #newsletter to receive the latest project updates, scientific results, news, and upcoming events directly in your inbox (biosecure.eu/results-and-...). #BIOSECURE #Biosecurity #AnimalHealth #OneHealth #HorizonEurope
🔎 Looking for practical support to strengthen biosecurity? The BIOSECURE Project has brought together a wide range of biosecurity-supporting measures from across Europe. 👉 Explore the collection: biosecure.eu/biosecurity-... #BIOSECURE #Biosecurity #AnimalHealth #LivestockFarming #OneHealth
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Biosecurity supporting measures are all materials and practices that aim at supporting the implementation of biosecurity measures in the livestock production. This includes materials and practices con...
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🎙️ Did you know that the Horizon Europe BIOSECURE Project has its own podcast dedicated to farm animal biosecurity? 📈 We're delighted to have reached 2,167 plays & downloads and 581 unique listeners! 🎧 Scan the QR code and join the conversation. #Podcast #Biosecurity #OneHealth #AnimalHealth
📖 Did you know that biosecurity legislation for intensive pig production differs considerably across Europe? 📄 Read our publication: "Large heterogeneity in biosecurity legislation in the intensive pig production across Europe" 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.pr... Explore more biosecure.eu/results-and-...
📖 Interested in #HPAI prevention? Explore our BIOSECURE publication, where Timothée Vergne and colleagues share insights into evolving prevention strategies for a changing epidemiological landscape. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... P.S.🖼️ The accompanying image is an AI-generated
Effective #biosecurity is not only about what we recommend, but it is about ensuring that farmers understand why the measures matter and how they can realistically implement them on their farms. This is one of the key messages from our Podcast, Episode #11 with Dr. Edgar Manzanilla lnkd.in/d7n3X8Sh
🇪🇺 Did you know that one of the key outcomes of the BIOSECURE project is a book? 📘 "Biosecurity for Livestock Diseases in Europe" is a practical, evidence-based resource developed through the collaboration of the BIOSECURE project and Discontools. 📖 Learn more or order your copy: lnkd.in/eTQTb39y
🚛 We are delighted to highlight another valuable outcome of the BIOSECURE project! Developed by our partners at Biocheck.Ugent, the Biosecurity Assessment Tool – Transport of Live Animals has now been available 👉 biocheckgent.com/en/questionn... Ready to get started?
📚Can digital technologies help prevent the spread of infectious diseases between livestock farms? One of the solutions developed by our partner ADA is Biorisk®External 📖 Read the publication: lnkd.in/dQk2-bKq 🔎 Explore all BioSecure publications and other project outputs: lnkd.in/eXs58xE3
We are delighted to see our partner from Ghent University, Laura Courtens, actively #disseminating the results of our project during the Zoetis PRRSpectief Route. It was the perfect setting to discuss how #BiocheckUgent can be used not only to assess #biosecurity but also as a #communication tool.
📢 Have you registered for the BioSecure Final Conference? The BioSecure Final Conference will be held as a dedicated session during the 2nd World Animal Biosecurity Association (WABA) Conference. 🔗 Registration is quick and easy via the WABA website: lnkd.in/eHqQkMZ2 💡 Early-bird 15 September 2026.
📚 Did you know that the BioSecure project has a dedicated Publications section (lnkd.in/eXs58xE3) where you can explore the scientific outputs of our research? One of these publications explores how veterinarians perceive infectious livestock diseases. 📖 Read the publication: lnkd.in/ejxgxwcP
We're pleased to share that our partner, Animal Health Ireland, represented by Dr. Carla Gomes, presented BioSecure research at the Science for Animal Welfare conference held from 23 to 25 June in London, UK, with the poster "Animal Welfare and Biosecurity on Farm: Views from Actors in the Field."
Last week, BioSecure partners from Animal Data Analytics, S.L., Ghent University, Biocheck.Ugent and Teagasc came together at IPVS 2026 in Vietnam to present the BioSecure project, share our outreach activities and key results, and engage with the international pig health and biosecurity community.
We are pleased to highlight the contribution of the Ghent University team at the IPVS 2026 - The 28th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress in Vietnam, where they presented research conducted within the BIOSECURE project addressing key challenges in swine biosecurity.
🧩🤝 Who shapes biosecurity in your country? When we think about biosecurity, we often focus on farms, veterinarians, or policymakers. But effective biosecurity depends on a much wider network of stakeholders. Today, we are highlighting Practice Abstract developed by Teagasc, Ireland (biosecure.eu).
📢 Welcome to our Practice Abstract Series! Today, we are highlighting a Practice Abstract from Utrecht University (the Netherlands) 🔦 Illuminating the Unseen: Methods to Show Hidden Pathogen Introduction Routes 📚 Discover all our Practice Abstracts lnkd.in/eXs58xE3
📢 Check out our June #newsletter, where you can find the latest updates about our project, along with valuable insights and upcoming events. Learn more:👉 mailchi.mp/biosecure.eu...
🐄🚜 The most effective biosecurity measures are different for each farm. This poster, developed within the BIOSECURE project ( biosecure.eu) by Natalia Ciria and colleagues from UAB (Spain), presents the FarmR!SK, which helps tailor recommendations to the specific risks and context of each farm.
🎙️New episode of the BioSecure Podcast! In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Alberto Allepuz and Natalia Ciria from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.They presented FarmR!SK (farmrisk.eu), a novel, quantitative, risk-based biosecurity decision-support tool. 🎧 lnkd.in/d_W3g9Nq
🚨 SAVE THE DATE: BIOSECURE FINAL CONFERENCE 📄 Call for Abstracts Participants are invited to submit their abstracts via the official WABA system wababiosecurity.com/annual-meeti.... ⏳ Submission deadline: 15 June 2026. 💡 Early bird registration is available at €250 until 15 September 2026.
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