Surveillance and biosecurity in animal and public health
Biosecurity and disease surveillance constitute two fundamental pillars for preventing, detecting, and managing health crises in both animal and public health. In a context of increasing interconnection between animal, human, and environmental health—as promoted by the One Health approach—the integration of robust biosecurity measures with efficient surveillance programs is essential to anticipate threats, contain outbreaks, and minimize the consequences of future health crises.
This event is part of the collaboration framework between IRTA-CReSA and the Center for Research in Porcine and Poultry Infections (CRIPA) in Quebec (Canada). During the event, the results of several joint projects will be presented.
IRTA Mas Bové 27.10.2022 Foto Pere Virgili IRTA
Application of data and technologies in animal health and welfare management
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Conference on veterinary epidemiology
In memory of Dr. Sebastian Napp
From IRTA-CReSA we are organizing this scientific day of Veterinary Epidemiology in memory of Dr. Sebastian Napp, head of the Epidemiology and Risk Analysis research line of IRTA's Animal Health Program, who left us this spring.
Calibration course (5 years) for Welfair auditors of fattening pigs and mothers and piglets
The training of qualified auditors in animal welfare inspection according to Welfare Quality protocols is an essential requirement to guarantee the quality of the certification.
IRTA periodically organizes training and qualification courses for auditors in collaboration with the different experts of the Welfare Quality Network.
Farm management strategies with impact on animal health and the emergence of resistant bacteria
Antibiotics have been and will be a necessary tool for the treatment of infectious diseases in production animals. However, the emergence of resistant bacteria has highlighted the need to seek strategies to improve animal health by making responsible use of these compounds. On this day, we will present different studies carried out in the context of the IRTA strategic initiative to reduce the use of antimicrobials in different production species and we will have the opportunity to debate the needs and concerns of the sector regarding the problem of resistances.
EURCAW meeting with the National Reference Centres & Supporting Bodies
The three EURCAWs (EURCAW Pigs, EURCAW Poultry-SFA, and EURCAW Ruminants & Equines) will host the third online meeting with National Reference Centres (NRCs) for Animal Welfare and the Supporting Bodies (SBs) on June 20, 2023. The aim of the meeting is to increase collaboration and facilitate knowledge exchange between NRCs for Animal Welfare, the CAs’ SBs, and the three EURCAWs.
Training course in the Welfare Quality protocols for fattening pigs
Calibration course in swine WQ protocols, for those auditors who are already active. After 5 years all auditors will be required to retake the WQ Network exam, to ensure that their knowledge and consistency remain relevant and that they are familiar with the most up-to-date version of Welfare Quality protocols.
A Catalonia officially free of bovine tuberculosis: control, prevention and risks in a new scenario
The aim of this day is to transfer and share knowledge with the livestock and animal health sector, as well as with society in general, about the implications and challenges arising from the fact that Catalonia has recently become officially free of tuberculosis in the bovine species.
In particular, the actions carried out during the last decades to reach this milestone and the implications of the new status for herds will be reviewed. It will also describe the current situation of animal tuberculosis in Catalonia, the main risks we still face and the preventive and control measures that need to be maintained and strengthened.
The day is aimed at farmers of cattle and small ruminant farms, veterinarians and official veterinarians of sanitation and slaughterhouses, staff of game handling establishments and the hunting sector in general, animal health professionals and human and to all people interested in the situation and control of this disease in general
Current ASF risk situation
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Pest control in fruit trees: phenological models (2nd part)
A model adjusted and validated to the conditions of the territory, is a fundamental tool to determine the best time to carry out interventions intended to control pests in the field.
The project "Updating and validating the phenological models of agricultural pests on the Ruralcat website" aims to update the pest models on the Agrometeorological Models web page of the RuralCat portal of the Generalitat de Catalunya.
At the conference we will talk about the need to do this update and validation for all pests, even if they are well-known pests, such as the carpocapsa. We will also discuss the adjustment achieved with the new model of grapholite in apple and the pests for which prediction models should be developed, taking into account the opinion of users in this regard.
