Projects
Climate Resilient and Safe Maritime Ports. University of Antwerp
Rationalisation of antimicrobial use for respiratory tract infections in calves Ghent University
Respiratory tract infections are the leading indication for antimicrobial use in food producing animals, in particular calves. Because detection of diseased animals in large groups in a limited time frame is very difficult, and because respiratory infections spread rapidly, today antimicrobial group therapy (metaphylaxis) is common practiced. This mass medication highly contributes to antimicrobial resistance levels on farms. In this project ...
Demonstration of intelligent decision support for pandemic crisis prediction and management withinand across European borders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The Horizon2020 research project STAMINA responds to the European concern for public health with a focus on pandemics. The aim is to develop tools that can support the (crisis) policy around an outbreak of a pandemic. The technical tools can be used for both prediction and management of pandemics at different levels: national, regional, inside and outside the EU borders. STAMINA is intended to ...
Optimising feedback of computerized meat inspection findings and Precision Livestock Farming monitors on farm to improve pig health, welfare and carcass quality KU Leuven
Previous work has validated carcass lesions as a diagnostic tool for pig health and welfare and confirmed that such information, supplemented with data on lung health, would be invaluable in informing herd health and welfare management plans. One of the knowledge gaps identified was in the design of intervention strategies to address the information provided by the abattoir on carcass and lung lesions. Our hypothesis is that there is a ...
Radiation Belt Environmental Indicators for the Safety of Space Assets KU Leuven
The SafeSpace project aims at advancing space weather nowcasting and forecasting capabilities and, consequently, at contributing to the safety of space assets through the transition of powerful tools from research to operations (R2O). This will be achieved through the synergy of five well-established space weather models (CNRS/CDPP solar disturbance propagation tool, KULeuven EUHFORIA CME evolution model, ONERA Neural Network tool, IASB ...
Trust in Governance and Regulation in Europe (TiGRE). University of Antwerp
Trust in Governance and Regulation in Europe (TiGRE). University of Antwerp
Investigation into how the quantification of bird behaviour can be used to improve the welfare and productivity of confined animals KU Leuven
The doctoral research consists of two research projects, in which it will be investigated how cameras can be applied to monitor welfare and productivity in bird species. More specifically, it will be investigated to which extent camera-based automatic recognition and quantification of behaviour provide a means for timely monitoring of welfare and productivity and subsequent specific management to improve both welfare and productivity. ...