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Jahresbericht 2018-2019
Contents
1. Preface ............................................................................................................................................. 2
1.1. Gertraud Schüpbach .................................................................................................................... 2
1.2. Hanno Würbel ............................................................................................................................. 3
2. Research .......................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1. Research of the Veterinary Public Health Institute ..................................................................... 4
3. Current research projects and partners .............................................................................................. 5
3. 1. VPHI Epidemiology ...................................................................................................................... 5
3.1.1. Surveillance and Big Data ...................................................................................................... 5
3.1.2. Clinical epidemiology and Animal Health Economics...................................................... 6
3.1.3. One Health....................................................................................................................... 7
3.1.4. Modelling of infectious diseases ..................................................................................... 8
3.1.5. Antimicrobial resistance .................................................................................................. 9
3.1.6. Other topics VPHI-Epidemiology ..................................................................................... 9
3.2. Animal Welfare .......................................................................................................................... 10
3.2.1. Animal Welfare and 3Rs ................................................................................................ 10
3.2.2. Center for proper housing: poultry an rabbits (ZTHZ)................................................... 10
3.2.3. Companion Animal Behaviour ....................................................................................... 12
3.3. Grant Fundings .......................................................................................................................... 13
3.3.1. Grant Fundings VPHI-Epi ..................................................................................................... 13
3.3.2. Grant Fundings VPHI-Animal Welfare ................................................................................. 14
4. Teaching ........................................................................................................................................ 16
4.1. Core curriculum, University of Bern .......................................................................................... 16
4.2. Post graduate Education and Continuing Professional Education ............................................ 16
5. Services .......................................................................................................................................... 17
5.1. Services for the Federal Veterinary Authorities ........................................................................ 17
5.2. Services for the Vetsuisse faculty .............................................................................................. 18
6. Publications ................................................................................................................................... 19
6.1. Publications (peer-reviewed) .................................................................................................... 19
6.1.1. Division VPH/Epidemiolgy ............................................................................................. 19
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6.1.2. VPHI Division Animal Welfare ....................................................................................... 25
6.2. Completed Dissertations & Master (Msc.) Work on research .................................................. 31
6.2.1. Division VPH-Epidemiology ........................................................................................... 31
6.2.2. Division Animal Welfare ................................................................................................ 32
6.3. Awards and Prizes for Research ................................................................................................ 33
6.3.1. Division VPH-Epidemiology ........................................................................................... 33
6.3.2. Division Animal Welfare ................................................................................................ 33
7. The VPHI introduces itself ............................................................................................................. 34
7.1. Org chart 2019 ........................................................................................................................... 34
7.2. Team VPH/Epidemiology ........................................................................................................... 35
7.3. Team Animal Welfare ................................................................................................................ 36
7.4. Secretary and administration .................................................................................................... 37
7.5. Maps and contact address ........................................................................................................ 37
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1. Preface
1.1. Gertraud Schüpbach
Head of the Institute
2019 our institute could celebrate it-s 10th anniversary. While the Swiss
and international landscape of veterinary public health have evolved
considerably during this last decade, many of the topics which triggered
the foundation of the VPHI at the Vetsuisse Faculty have remained
relevant.
Understanding the connections and interactions between the health of humans, animals and the
environment has remained an important motivation for our research. This includes research on
zoonotic diseases and bacteria with antimicrobial resistance, which can be transmitted between
animals and humans. But VPH goes beyond this direct effect of animals on human health.
Promoting the welfare and health of animals benefits humans through good animal-human
relationships, sustainable production of animal products, economic efficiency of farming systems
and safety and security of food supply.
Over the last 10 years, our institute has established excellent collaborations within Switzerland
and internationally. Research in VPH is inter- and transdisciplinary. In recent years, we have
moved towards more collaboration with social sciences to better understand the human factors
which drive implementation of measures to improve animal health. Our research has thus
contributed towards the considerable reduction of antimicrobial usage in animal production in
Switzerland.
At the end of 2019, the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 has brought the attention of humans worldwide
to the potential dangers of zoonotic viruses. The interactions between humans, wildlife and
environment which enabled the emergence of this pathogen have highlighted the importance of a
systems approach towards health. A crisis like this should not be handled by an individual sector,
but rather as a collaborative effort between human medicine, veterinary medicine, social sciences
and many other fields. We have a well-established research collaboration with the City University
of Hong Kong to study the role of wildlife in the transmission of zoonotic pathogens and resistant
bacteria.
I am convinced that these topics will remain equally important in the next decade. We are very
much looking forward to the next 10 years of service, teaching and research in VPH.
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1.2. Hanno Würbel
Head of Division of Animal Welfare
Another two years have just flown by – the biannual report provides a
welcome opportunity to briefly pause and look back. Again, I am very
pleased with the numerous achievements we have made over the last two
years, of which I will mention some of the highlights.
For the Centre for Proper Housing: Poultry and Rabbits (ZTHZ), the opening and takeover of our
new research barn was a particularly important milestone. This new barn is unique of its kind,
and besides offering ideal conditions for experimental research under controlled conditions, it
also creates great opportunities for manifold collaborations. In this respect, it was most gratifying
to obtain funding for a Marie Curie Innovative Training Network (ITN) worth EUR 3.8 Mio. to
study stress in poultry together with 15 international partners from academia and industry. In the
course of this project, 15 PhDs will be trained, 3 of which will be hosted by the ZTHZ. Another
highlight of international significance was the European Layer Training Initiative (ELTI) led by
Michael Toscano. Together with colleagues from The Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden and
Switzerland, this initiative allowed us to train representatives of the North American poultry
industry and support them in the implementation of cage-free housing conditions.
The area of Animal Welfare and 3Rs received a sustained boost by the inauguration of the Swiss
3Rs competence centre (3RCC) in 2018. As the designated 3R coordinator of the University of
Bern, besides research and teaching I am now also heavily engaged in the promotion of the 3Rs
through the 3RCC and – together with the newly established Animal Welfare Office – the
implementation of the 3Rs at our University. Another exciting experience was a workshop
initiated by Bernhard Völkl and supported by the SNSF on the reproducibility of animal research.
Together with a group of international experts in biology, experimental design and biostatistics,
we developed concrete approaches and practical solutions to improve reproducibility, which we
could publish as a Perspective article in the Journal Nature Reviews Neuroscience.
For me the successful habilitations of Bernhard Völkl and Michael Toscano were a special
highlight, which underscores our successful engagement in the promotion of young researchers.
Finally yet most importantly, I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation and
gratitude to my wonderful team of people, whose dedication and commitment is the very basis for
all of these successes.
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2. Research
2.1. Research of the Veterinary Public Health Institute
The World Health Organization defines Veterinary Public Health (VPH) as "the sum of all
contributions to the complete physical, mental and social well-being of humans through an
understanding and application of veterinary medical science". VPH thus promotes human health
by reducing hazards related to animals, animal products, and their environment, and by
supporting positive impacts of animals on humans.
VPH is a broad field, and therefore requires a lot of specialized expertise from clinical skills and
ethology to molecular epidemiology and mathematical modelling. It is not possible to cover all
this expertise within a relatively small institute. The institute's strategy is thus to specialize on a
few defined research areas, and cover additional skills via strategic research collaborations, e.g.
with clinicians, social scientists, computer scientists, physicists or molecular epidemiologists. The
Institute is part of the Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH).
The following topics are in the focus of the institute's research:
Division VPH-Epidemiology
1. Surveillance and big data
The focus in this area is on the development and application of new methods for syndrome
surveillance, the integration of multiple data sources, as well as the evaluation and
improvement of monitoring and surveillance programs of the Swiss Veterinary Service.
2. One Health and modelling of infectious diseases
Projects dealing with the joint promotion of human, animal and environmental health are
the focus of this research area. Current projects are concerned with the ecology of rabies and
combined systems for health monitoring in humans and animals.
3. Clinical epidemiology and animal health economics
The focus is on epidemiological and economic models on zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance
and animal diseases. Projects deal with improving animal health, reducing antimicrobial
usage in animals and assessing economic impacts of animal diseases and intervention
programs.
Division Animal Welfare
1. Center for Proper Housing of Poultry and Rabbits (ZTHZ)
The ZTHZ, a joint venture between the University of Bern and the Federal Food Safety and
Veterinary Office (FSVO), focuses on all aspects of housing and welfare for commercial
poultry and rabbit production. Projects are oriented towards application in practice as the
ultimate objective, but also cover basic research into underlying mechanisms of practical
problems.
2. Animal welfare and 3Rs
This group studies the relationships between behavior, cognition, and emotion in view of
identifying valid and reliable behavioural measures of animal welfare. A special focus is on
laboratory animals (mice, rats) and the 3Rs, with studies on how environmental conditions
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affect the behavior and welfare of laboratory animals, and how this relates to the validity
and reproducibility of results from animal experiments.
3. Companion animal behavior
The companion animal behavior group studies behavior, cognition and welfare in companion
animals. Projects focus on individual differences in behavior and cognition, measurement of
emotions, and responsivity to reward in pet dogs, as well as applied studies in the field of
clinical animal behavior.
3. Current research projects and partners
3. 1. VPHI Epidemiology
3.1.1. Surveillance and Big Data
Bayesian approaches for combining and interpreting the results of event detection
algorithms from many varied real time data source
VPHI Staff involved: Céline Faverjon, Luís Pedro Carmo, John Berezowski.
Funding source: Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)
Duration: January 2016 to 2019
Syndromic surveillance system for avian influenza alert in Cuban commercial laying flocks
VPHI Staff involved: Céline Faverjon, John Berezowski
Funding source:
National Centre for Animal and Plant Health (CENSA) in Cuba, and the Swiss Federal Commission
for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS)
Duration: January 2016 - December 2018
PIG DATA: Health Analytics for the Swiss Swine Industry
VPHI Staff involved: Céline Faverjon, Luís Pedro Carmo, John Berezowski, Brian Friker
Funding source: Swiss National Science Foundation
Duration: June 2017 – May 2020
Mapping of clinical data from cattle to data from pathology reports to gain information for
surveillance of animal diseases through text and data mining
VPHI Staff involved: Irene Zühlke, Céline Faverjon, John Berezowski
Funding source: Federal food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)
Duration: September 2017 to 2019
Evaluation of the added value of real-time community based surveillance (CBS) and its
One Health approach for early disease detection and response
VPHI Staff involved: Ranya Özcelik, Brian Friker, Salome Dürr
Funding source: Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office, Wolfermann-Nägeli Foundation
Duration: May 2017 – June 2020
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Standardizing Output-based surveillance to control Non-regulated Diseases of cattle in
the EU
VPHI Staff involved: John Berezowski, Luís Pedro Carmo, Céline Faverjon
Funding source: COST-Action
Duration: 2018 – 2021
Data visualization techniques for more impactful research
VPHI Staff involved: John Berezowski
Funding source: Swiss National Science Foundation
Duration: August 2018
3.1.2. Clinical epidemiology and Animal Health Economics
SAPHIR – Economic evaluation of new PRRS vaccine technologies
VPHI Staff involved: Beat Thomann
Funding source: European Commission-Horizon 2020
Duration: 2018 – 2019
Economic evaluation of the control program for Staphylococcus aureus genotype B in
dairy farms in canton Ticino
VPHI Staff involved: Beat Thomann, Julie Pont
Funding source: Federal food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)
Duration: 2018 – 2020
Smart Animal Health – A method to assess animal health and welfare in farm animals
VPHI Staff involved: Beat Thomann
Funding source: Federal food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) and Federal Office of
Agriculture (FOAG)
Duration: 2019 – 2021
Veterinary services for cattle and pigs in Switzerland: Supply security and herd health
management
VPHI Staff involved: Beat Thomann, Natalie Hool
Funding source: Veterinary Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)
Duration: 2017 – 2019
Consulting, qualitative risk assessment «BVD Virus: transient infection and transmission
potential in natural breeding in Switzerland»
VPHI Staff involved: Julie Pont, Gertaud Schüpbach
Funding source: Federal food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)
Duration: July – August 2019
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A matched case-control study comparing udder health, production and fertility
parameters in dairy farms before and after the eradication of Bovine Virus Diarrhoea in
Switzerland
VPHI Staff involved: Aurélie Tschopp, Gertraud Schüpbach, Sabine Wanda, Beat Thomann
Funding source: Federal food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)
Duration: November 2014 – April 2018
Occurrence and risk-factors of tail biting in Swiss pig farms
VPHI Staff involved: Beatriz Vidondo, Gertraud Schüpbach
Funding source: Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)
Duration: 2018-2020
Assessment of potential neuropathic changes in cattle after heat disbudding
VPHI Staff involved: Beatriz Vidondo
Funding source: Veterinary Public Health Institute
Duration: 2017-2019
Risk factors for the infection with Brachyspira hyodysenteriae in pig herds
VPHI Staff involved: Beatriz Vidondo,
Funding source: Veterinary Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)
Duration: 2018-2019
Carpal, tarsal, and stifle skin lesion prevalence and potential risk factors in Swiss dairy
cows kept in tie stalls: A cross-sectional study
VPHI Staff involved: Beatriz Vidondo
Funding source: Veterinary Public Health Institute, Ruminant clinic
Duration: 2018-2020
Lameness in tied dairy cows is associated with alterations in eating and lying behavior
VPHI Staff involved: Beatriz Vidondo,
Funding source: Veterinary Public Health Institute, Ruminant clinic
Duration: 2018-2020
Effect of visual environmental enrichment on the welfare of farmed rainbow trout
VPHI Staff involved: Beatriz Vidondo
Funding source: Veterinary Public Health Institute, Ruminant clinic
Duration: 2019-2020
3.1.3. One Health
Evaluating One Health initiatives – principles, criteria and indicators.
VPHI Staff involved: John Berezowski
Funding source: Swiss National Science Foundation
Duration: 2017 - 2019
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Network for Evaluation of One Health (NEOH)
VPHI Staff involved: John Berezowski, Luís Pedro Carmo, Ranya Özcelik, Filipe Maximiano,
Charlotte Warembourg
Funding source: COST- European Cooperation in Science and Technology.
Duration: May 2014 – November 2018
The influence of free-roaming dog ecology on the spread and control of zoonotic infectious
diseases
VPHI Staff involved: Charlotte Warembourg, Salome Dürr
Funding source: Veterinary Public Health Institute, Albert-Heim Foundation
Duration: September 2017 – August 2020
3.1.4. Modelling of infectious diseases
SwineNet – The effect of contact network accuracy and risk categorization on dynamic
desease transmission models on the example of the Swiss pig population
VPHI Staff involved: Beatriz Vidondo, Francesco Galli, Salome Dürr
Funding source: Swiss National Science Foundation
Duration: 2019 – 2022
Roaming behavior of domestic dogs and its impact on disease transmission – A stochastic
rabies model in N’Djaména (Chad)
VPHI Staff involved: Aurélie Tschopp, Salome Dürr
Funding source: SpezKo (Vetsuisse, Bern)
Duration: November 2016 – August 2018
Sobol Global Sensitivity Analysis to Determine Effective Rabies Control in Northern
Australia
VPHI Staff involved: Salome Dürr, Beatriz Vidondo,
Funding source: Veterinary Public Health Institute
Duration: August 2017 – December 2019
Investigation of the behaviour of cows using geolocated contact sensors: home ranges and
contact networks of cows on an alpine summering pasture in Switzerland
VPHI Staff involved: Michele Haefeli ,Beatriz Vidondo, Salome Dürr
Funding source: Veterinary Public Health Institute
Duration: November 2017 – September 2019
Role of markets for the early warning of outbreaks in cattle transport networks
VPHI Staff involved: Beatriz Vidondo
Funding source: Veterinary Public Health Institute
Duration: January 2017 – December 2020
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3.1.5. Antimicrobial resistance
AACTING - Network on quantification of veterinary antimicrobial usage at herd level and
analysis, communication and benchmarking to improve responsible usage
VPHI Staff involved: Luís Pedro Carmo
Funding source: JPIAMR
Duration: September 2017 – ongoing
Analysis of udder health and associations with antibiotic consumption in Swiss dairy
farms
VPHI Staff involved: Frank Nägele, Valerie Pucken, Gertraud Schüpbach, Luís Pedro Carmo
Funding source: VPHI and Ruminant Clinic
Duration: January 2018 – March 2019
A field trial to reduce sales of intramammary antimicrobials in veterinary practieces
VPHI Staff involved: Valerie Pucken, Gertraud Schüpbach
Funding source: Veterinary Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)
Duration: 2015 – 2019
One Health Analysis of Antimicrobial Use and Resistance
VPHI Staff involved: Luís Pedro Carmo, Gertraud Schüpbach
Funding source: Federal food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)
Duration: January 2018 – ongoing
Convergence in evaluation frameworks for integrated surveillance of AMR
(CoEval-AMR).
VPHI Staff involved: John Berezowski
Funding source: JPIAMR Network Call on Surveillance 2018
Duration: January 2019 – December 2019.
Reduction of antimicrobial usage on Swiss dairy farms by implementing evidence
based prevention procedures
VPHI Staff involved: Salome Dürr
Funding: Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG)
Duration: 2018 - 2021
3.1.6. Other topics VPHI-Epidemiology
Characteristics of bacterial infections in Swiss farmed and ornamental fish and
possible risk factors
VPHI Staff involved: Gary Delalay, John Berezowski
Funding source: Veterinary Public Health Institute / Centre for Fish and Wildlife Health (FIWI)
Duration: 2017 - 2018
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3.2. Animal Welfare
3.2.1. Animal Welfare and 3Rs
REFINE - Phenotypic plasticity, animal welfare, and the validity of animal experiments
VPHI Staff involved: Hanno Würbel, Jeremy D. Bailoo, Justin A. Varholick, Bernhard Voelkl, Eimear
Murphy, Janja Novak, Marianna Rosso, Maria Boada-Sanã, Sara Hintze, Caorline Baussière, Lucile
Vogt
Founding source: European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant
Duration: July 2013 - June 2018
European Quality in Preclincal Data - EQIPD
VPHI Staff involved: Hanno Würbel, Bernhard Völkl, Janja Novak
Funding source: EU Horizon 2020
Duration: October 2017 – September 2020
Understanding Replication Failure in Animal Research – Lack of Scientific Rigor, Low
Statistical Power or Standardization?
VPHI Staff involved: Hanno Würbel, Ivana Jaric, Marianna Rosso, Janja Novak, Nicole Suttter
Funding source: Swiss National Science Foundation
Duration: November 2018 – October 2022
Pferdefütterung mittels Slowfeeding-Systemen
VPHI Staff involved: Hanno Würbel, Maria Roig-Pons
Funding source: Agroscope
Duration: November 2019 – January 2023
3.2.2. Center for proper housing: poultry an rabbits (ZTHZ)
Smart Animal Health – A method to assess animal health and welfare in farm animals
VPHI Staff involved: Hanno, Würbel, Michael Toscano, Sabine Gebhardt
Funding source: Federal food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)
Duration: January 2019 – June 2021
Exploring the proximate factors affecting movement and location patterns and their
relation to health and welfare in poultry
VPHI Staff involved: Michael Toscano, Yamenah Gomez
Funding source: Swiss National Science Foundation
Duration: November 2019 – October 2024
Variations in stress responsivity in hens: matching birds to environment - Chickenstress
VPHI Staff involved: Michael Toscano, Klara Grethen, Vivian Witjes, Alex Johny, Yamenah Gomez,
Ariane Stratmann
Funding source: EU Horizon 2020
Duration: May 2019 – December 2022
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Describing and understanding piling and smothering events in loose-housed laying hen
flocks
VPHI Staff involved: Michael Toscano, Ariane Stratmann, Jakob Winter
Funding source: Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO), Swiss National Science
Foundation
Duration: August 2017 – March 2021
Improving the transition between rear and lay environments to improve welfare and
productivity of aviary-housed laying hens
VPHI Staff involved: Michael Toscano, Ariane Stratmann
Funding source: Michigan State University
Duration: July 2017 – April 2019
Assessing the means to improve the welfare of laying hens during aviary catching and
handling for removal
VPHI Staff involved: Michael Toscano, Hanno Würbel, Christopher Gerpe
Funding source: Federal food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)
Duration: March 2016 – February 2019
Validation of automated welfare assessment for poultry
VPHI Staff involved: Sabine Gebhardt, Michael Toscano, Ariane Stratmann
Funding source: ANIHWA ERA-Net
Duration: December 2015 – February 2019
An objective approach to understanding effects of keel bone fracture on the welfare of
laying hens and providing solutions to reduce their occurrence and severity
VPHI Staff involved: Michael Toscano, Christina Rufener
Funding source: Federal food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)
Duration: June 2015 – May 2018
Ca and Hy-D effect on the incidence of Keel Bone Damage
VPHI Staff involved: Michael Toscano
Funding source: DSM Nutritional Products AG
Duration: April 2018 – March 2019
Reduction of aggression-based injuries by improvement of management of breeding does
VPHI Staff involved: Michael Toscano, Sabine Gebhardt, Michèlle Braconnier
Funding source: Federal food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)
Duration: May 2018 – April 2020
Open Philanthropy Project: Developing and implementing a pilot project for US egg
producers, equipment installers und USDA
VPHI Staff involved: Michael Toscano, Yamenah Gomez
Funding source: Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Duration: November 2018 – November 2019
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Evaluating novel methods to evaluate poultry and rabbit housing, welfare and compliance
of functional areas using modern, smart farming technology
VPHI Staff involved: Michael Toscano, Yamenah Gomez, Laura Candelotto
Funding source: Federal food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)
Duration: April 2019 – May 2022
Wissenschaftliche Untersuchung von Zehenpicken-Ausbrüchen bei Schweizer
Legehennen
VPHI Staff involved: Sabine Gebhardt, Michael Toscano
Funding source: Federal food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)
Duration: May 2019 – December 2019
LAP Methode: Untersuchung der LAP Methode für die Betäubung von Geflügel (LAP = Low
atmosheric Pressure) mit einem Verhaltenstest
VPHI Staff involved: Michael Toscano, Sabine Gebhardt
Funding source: Federal food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO), Humane Slaughter
Association
Duration: August 2018 – February 2020
3.2.3. Companion Animal Behaviour
Dog Behaviour Decoded – Emotional Expressions in Canis familiaris
VPHI Staff involved: Stefanie Riemer, Hanno Würbel, Annika Huber
Funding source: Paul Schwab Foundation
Duration: September 2016 – September 2019
Reward sensitivity in dogs – risk factor for addictive behaviour and key to trainability
VPHI Staff involved: Stefanie Riemer, Alja Mazzini
Funding source: Swiss National Science Foundation
Duration: January 2018 – December 2021
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3.3. Grant Fundings
3.3.1. Grant Fundings VPHI-Epi
Funding Agency Funding Amount Duaration
(CHF)
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Equipment 62'856 2018
R'Equip
Zinsstag, J, Dürr S, Vidondo, B and others
Georeferenced contact sensors for analyzing
the dynamics of animal and human
populations in relation to disease control
Swiss Federal Veterinary Office (FSVO) PostDoc 158’000 01/18-
Schüpbach G, Thomann B Resident 09/21
Economic evaluation of the control program
for Staphylococcus aureus genotype B in dairy
farms in canton Ticino
Swiss Federal Veterinary Office (FSVO) Doctorand 120‘567 04/18-
Wechsler, B, Nathues, H, Vidondo, B 05/20
Effects of different forms of advice and
intervention measures on the occurrence of
tail-biting in fattening pigs on Swiss farms
Swiss Federal Veterinary Office (FSVO) PostDoc 75'390 06/18-
Schüpbach G. 12/19
Expertise Tierschutzvollzug
Schweizerische Vereinigung der PostDoc 75'390 06/18-
Kantonstierärzte 12/19
Schüpbach G
Expertise Tierschutzvollzug
EU-COST Meetings 162'000 10/18-
I Santman-Berendes, B Pinoir, J Berezowski et STSMs 10/22
al.
Standardizing Output-based surveillance to
control Non-regulated Deseases of cattel in the
EU. COST Action (SOUND-control) CA17110
Swiss Federal Veterinary Office (FSVO) PostDoc 21'000 01/19-
Schüpbach G 04/19
Expertise Berechnung Benchmarks für IS-ABV
Swiss Federal Veterinary Office (FSVO), Post Doc 1'468'000 01/19-
Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) 06/21
Schüpbach G, Würbel H. et al.
Smart Animal Health – A method to assess
animal health and welfare in farm animals
Nachwuchsförderungs-Projektpool Uni Workshop 5'000 01/19-
Bern 12/19
Winter J, Özcelik R, Warembourg C, Bremhorst
A,
Maximiano F
Early Career Scientists Transdisciplinary
Workshop
EU Joint Programming Initiative on Meetings- 55'000 01/19-
Antimicrobial Resistance STSMs 12/19
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B Häsler, Cécile Aenishaenslin, … J
Berezowski et al.
Convergence in evaluation frameworks for
integrated surveillance of AMR (CoEval-AMR)
Zoo Zürich Resident 11'200 03/19-
Schüpbach G 05/19
Risikoabschätzung Import Rhinozeros
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Phd, Post Doc 487'940 04/19-
Dürr S 03/22
The effect of network accuracy and risk
categorization on dynamic disease
transmission models on the example of the
Swiss pig population
Swiss Federal Veterinary Office (FSVO) PostDoc 40'000 06/19-
Schüpbach G. 10/19
Implementierung und Validierung der Formeln
für die Auswertung der Daten von IS ABV
Nachwuchsförderungs-Projektpool Uni Workshop 3'920 06/19-
Bern 06/20
Faverjon C, Carmo L
Creative problem solving in health sciences
Swiss Federal Veterinary Office (FSVO) Dr.med. vet. 165'617 09/19-
Alsaaod M, Steiner A, Kuhnert P, Dürr S 03/21
Field validation of the disinfectant footbath
solution Desintec Hoofcare Special D for use
during the planned nationwide Swiss footrot
control program
3.3.2. Grant Fundings VPHI-Animal Welfare
Funding Agency Funding Amount Duaration
(CHF)
Albert Heim Stiftung Consumables 20'000 01/18-
Dürr S, Riemer S 08/20
Free-roaming domestic dog ecology and its
implication on infectious disease spread
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) 1 PhD, 308'000 01/18-
Riemer S Consumables 12/21
Reward sensitivity in dogs – risk factor for
addictive behaviour and key to trainability
DSM (Industrial Partner) 60% Postdoc, 109'000 02/18-
Toscano MJ Consumables 02/19
The effect of calcium particle size and 25-
hydroxycholecalciferol on susceptibility to
keel bone fracture and general bone health
Swiss Federal Veterinary Office (FSVO) 20% Postdoc, 197'000 05/18-
Toscano MJ, Gebhardt SG 1 PhD, 04/20
Reduction of aggression-based injuries in Consumables
breeding does by improvement of management
Foundation for Food and Agricultural 1 PhD, 432'000 06/18-
Research 05/22
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Blatchford R, Horback KM, Tarlton J, Toscano 1 Postdoc,
MJ, Millman S, Makagon M Consumables
Impact of the rearing environment on keel
bone integrity and spatial awareness of laying
hens
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) 1 Postdoc, 700'000 09/18-
Würbel H 1 PhD, 08/22
Understanding Replication Failure in Animal Consumables
Research – Lack of Scientific Rigor,
Low Statistical Power, or Standardization?
Open Philanthropy Project 60% Postdoc, 151'000 11/18-
Toscano M travel, 11/19
Funding to support the European Layer consumables
Training Initiative (ELTI)
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) consumables 14'000 02/19-
Völkl B 03/19
Workshop: Variation in in-vivo experiments:
the norm of reaction and reproducibility
Swiss Federal Veterinary Office (FSVO) 20% Postdoc, 191'000 04/19-
Toscano M, Gomez Y 1 PhD, 08/22
Evaluating novel methods to evaluate poultry consumables
and rabbit housing, welfare
and compliance of functional areas using
modern, smart farming technology
Humane Slaughter Association consumables 12'000 05/19-
Toscano M 12/19
Supporting construction of a hypobaric testing
chamber
EU Horizon 2020 Marie Curie Fund consumables 844'000 05/19-
Smulders T + 19 Partners (incl. Toscano M) 04/23
Variations in stress responsivity in hens:
matching birds to environment –
The ChickenStress European Training Network
(ETN)
Swiss Federal Veterinary Office (FSVO) 10% Postdoc, 31'000 08/19-
Toscano M Consumables 02/20
Comparison of effective stunning methods in
poultry
Swiss Federal Veterinary Office (FSVO) 20% Postdoc, 60'000 08/19-
Toscano M consumables 02/20
Zehen-picken Ausbrüchen bei Schweizer
Agroscope Liebefeld-Posieux (ALP-Haras) 1 Phd, 253'000 11/19-
Würbel H Consumables 01/23
Pferdefütterung mittels Slowfeeding-Systemen
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) 20% Postdoc, 645'000 11/19-
Toscano M 1 PhD, 10/24
Exploring the proximate factors affecting Consumables
movement and location patterns
and their relation to health and welfare in
poultry
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4. Teaching
4.1. Core curriculum, University of Bern
Biostatistics and Epidemiology
1st Year, Vetsuisse-Faculties, University of Bern & Zürich
Responsible lecturers: Prof. Dr. Gertraud Schüpbach, Prof. Paul Torgerson
Ethology, Animal Welfare and Animal Husbandry
1st Year, Vetsuisse-Faculties, University of Bern & Zürich
Responsible lecturers: Prof. Dr. Hanno Würbel
Veterinary Public Health I - Clinical Epidemiology
3rd Year, Vetsuisse-Faculty, University of Bern
Responsible lecturer: Prof. Dr. Salome Dürr, Prof. Dr. Gertraud Schüpbach
Veterinary Public Health II - Animal Disease Control and Animal Welfare Legislation
4th Year, Vetsuisse Faculties, University of Bern & Zürich
Block coordination: Beat Thomann, Prof. Dr. Gertraud Schüpbach
4.2. Post graduate Education and Continuing Professional Education
Short course in Statistics with NCSS
The VPH Institute organizes two statistics courses per year, each lasting two days. Around 25
Master's students, PhD students and postdocs, primarily from the Vetsuisse faculty were
introduced to data management and data analysis with the software NCSS (www.ncss.com).
Course language: English
Graduate School: Introduction to Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summer Course
Within the framework of this two-week summer course offered by the GCB, more than 20 PhD
students from each graduate school as well as doctoral students and postdocs were introduced
to the basics of epidemiological study planning and statistical evaluation in 2016 and 2017.
Course language: English
Internal Residency training sessions in Epidemiology and Biostatistics
The VPHI runs an active residency program at the European College for Veterinary Public Health
(ECVPH), and with 3-5 "on site" residents is one of the institutions with the highest density of
residency in Europe. So far, all residents who have completed their training at the VPHI have
completed the exams at the first attempt.
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Training of official veterinarians
The VPHI teaches the topics monitoring and surveillance systems, risk assessment and
epidemiological outbreak investigation within the framework of the Swiss official
veterinary training and is also represented on the examination board (Gertraud
Schüpbach).
5. Services
5.1. Services for the Federal Veterinary Authorities
In cooperation with the Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO),
VPHI also conducts applied research and implementation projects on topics relevant for the
veterinary service. It prepares risk assessments, is involved in the contingency planning, and
provides scientific expertise. In 2018 and 2019, the institute provided services on the following
topics:
Risk assessment on the transmission of bovine virus diarrhoea virus via natural
insemination and "leasing bulls"
Staff involved: Julie Pont, Gertraud Schüpbach
Duration: March 2019 – July 2019
Import risk assessment for importing a rhinoceros from Israel to Switzerland
Staff involved: Susanne Küker, Gertraud Schüpbach
Duration: December 2018 – May 2019
Update of import risk assessment for the surveillance for demonstrating freedom from
disease
Staff involved: Susanne Küker, Gertraud Schüpbach
Duration: February 2018 – May 2018
Analysis of supply and demand for large animal veterinarians
Staff involved: Natalie Hool, Beat Thomann, Gertraud Schüpbach
Duration: June 2017 – December 2019
Survey on herd health consulting for cattle and swine farms
Staff involved: Natalie Hool, Beat Thomann, Gertraud Schüpbach
Duration: June 2017 – December 2019
Survey on one health structures in Switzerland
Staff involved: Susanne Küker, Gertraud Schüpbach
Duration: July 2019 – November 2019
Working group on control of footrot in sheep
Staff involved: Salome Dürr, Gertraud Schüpbach
Duration: ongoing
Working group on control of Staph. aureus genotype B and pilot control program in the
canton Ticino
Staff involved: Beat Thomann, Gertraud Schüpbach
Duration: ongoing
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Support for the revision of technical directives for African Swine Fever
Staff involved: Susanne Küker
Duration: July 2019 – November 2019
One health analysis of antimicrobial usage and antimicrobial resistance
Staff involved: Philipp Bless, Luís Pedro Carmo
Duration: January 2018 – June 2018
Expertise on methods for defining benchmarks for antimicrobial usage in animals
Staff involved: Luís Pedro Carmo
Duration: November 2018 – March 2019
Development of harmonized protocols for the enforcement of the animal welfare
legislation
Staff involved: Ramon Bucher, Elif Hanic, Gertraud Schüpbach
Duration: June 2018 – March 2020
Analysis of surveillance data of sentinel equine practitioners (Equinella)
Staff involved: Ranya Özcelic, Salome Dürr
Duration: October 2018 – June 2019
Expertise on risks related to animal trade and the contact network between farms in
Switzerland
Staff involved: Aurélie Tschopp, Beatriz Vidondo
Duration: August 2017 – August 2018
5.2. Services for the Vetsuisse faculty
The VPHI offers epidemiological statistical advice for researchers of the Vetsuisse Faculty of Bern.
We impart know-how on the topics of study design, calculations on power and required sample
size as well as statistical data analysis. Depending on research questions and data structures, our
coaches explain and accompany simple descriptive data analyses to complex multivariate and
multilevel regression models, and thus enable the development of research proposals, projects,
theses and publications. We contribute to the writing of both project proposals and manuscripts
and answer the statistical questions from the reviewers on the international peer-review process.
We make sure that the analysis is performed correctly, the statistical methods are clearly
described and the results are properly presented, thus increasing the quality of the published
publications.
In 2018 and 2019, more than 70 research projects (including 9 master students, 24 doctoral
students, 8 PhD students, 1 resident, 3 habilitands and 19 publications) were supervised by
VPHI staff.
In recent years, the consultancy work has resulted in an average of 16 publications per year.
Around two thirds of these were joint projects with the clinics of the Vetsuisse Faculty in Bern.
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6. Publications
6.1. Publications (peer-reviewed)
6.1.1. Division VPH/Epidemiolgy
Balmer M, Alsaaod M, Boesiger M, Studer E, O'Brien R, Schuepbach-Regula G,
Steiner A. Short communication: Risk factors for sonographically detectable udder
edema in overbagged cows at dairy shows. J Dairy Sci. 2019 Jan;102(1):660-665.
doi: 10.3168/jds.2018-15150. Epub 2018 Oct 19. PubMed PMID: 30343925.
Berezowski J, Akkina J, Del Rio Vilas VJ, DeVore K, Dorea FC, Dupuy C, Maxwell
MJ, Singh VV, Vial F, Contadini FM, Streichert LC. One Health Surveillance:
perceived benefits and workforce motivations. Rev Sci Tech. 2019
May;38(1):251-260. doi: 10.20506/rst.38.1.2957. Review. PubMed PMID: 31564726.
Berezowski J, Rüegg SR, Faverjon C. Complex System Approaches for Animal
Health Surveillance. Front Vet Sci. 2019 May 16;6:153. doi:
10.3389/fvets.2019.00153. eCollection 2019. Review. PubMed PMID: 31157247;
PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6532119.
Cadetg R, Vidondo B, Nathues H, Schüpbach-Regula G, Zeeh F. [Retrospective
study on the eradication of Swine Dysentery (Brachyspira hyodysenteriae) in
Switzerland]. Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 2019 Apr;161(4):217-230. doi:
10.17236/sat00202. German. PubMed PMID: 30942189.
Carmo LP, Bouzalas I, Nielsen LR, Alban L, Martins da Costa P, Müntener C,
Schüpbach G, Abreu Y, Magouras I. Expert opinion on livestock antimicrobial usage
indications and patterns in Denmark, Portugal and Switzerland. Vet Rec Open. 2018
Sep 11;5(1):e000288. doi: 10.1136/vetreco-2018-000288. eCollection 2018. PubMed
PMID: 30245833; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6144899.
Carmo LP, Nielsen LR, Alban L, da Costa PM, Schüpbach-Regula G, Magouras I.
Veterinary Expert Opinion on Potential Drivers and Opportunities for Changing
Antimicrobial Usage Practices in Livestock in Denmark, Portugal, and Switzerland.
Front Vet Sci. 2018 Mar 1;5:29. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2018.00029. eCollection 2018.
PubMed PMID: 29546044; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5837977.
Collineau L, Carmo LP, Endimiani A, Magouras I, Müntener C, Schüpbach-Regula
G, Stärk KDC. Risk Ranking of Antimicrobial-Resistant Hazards Found in Meat in
Switzerland. Risk Anal. 2018 May;38(5):1070-1084. doi: 10.1111/risa.12901. Epub
2017 Oct 3. PubMed PMID: 28973821.
Cruz AM, Vidondo B, Ramseyer AA, Maninchedda UE. Effect of trotting speed on
kinematic variables measured by use of extremity-mounted inertial measurement
units in nonlame horses performing controlled treadmill exercise. Am J Vet Res.
2018 Feb;79(2):211-218. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.79.2.211. PubMed PMID: 29359977.
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Delalay G, Berezowski J, Diserens N, Schmidt-Posthaus H. Characteristics of
bacterial isolates in Swiss farmed and ornamental fish from a retrospective study
from 2000 to 2017. Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 2019 Jan;161(1):43-57. doi:
10.17236/sat00193. PubMed PMID: 30602431.
Falzon LC, Lechner I, Chantziaras I, Collineau L, Courcoul A, Filippitzi ME,
Laukkanen-Ninios R, Peroz C, Pinto Ferreira J, Postma M, Prestmo PG, Phythian CJ,
Sarno E, Vanantwerpen G, Vergne T, Grindlay DJC, Brennan ML. Quantitative
Outcomes of a One Health approach to Study Global Health Challenges. Ecohealth.
2018 Jan 12. doi: 10.1007/s10393-017-1310-5. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
PubMed PMID: 29330676.
Faverjon C, Berezowski J. Choosing the best algorithm for event detection
based on the intended application: A conceptual framework for syndromic
surveillance. J Biomed Inform. 2018 Sep;85:126-135. doi:
10.1016/j.jbi.2018.08.001. Epub 2018 Aug 6. PubMed PMID: 30092359
Faverjon C, Bernstein A, Grütter R, Nathues C, Nathues H, Sarasua C, Sterchi
M, Vargas ME, Berezowski J. A Transdisciplinary Approach Supporting the
Implementation of a Big Data Project in Livestock Production: An Example From
The Swiss Pig Production Industry. Front Vet Sci. 2019 Jul 4;6:215. doi:
10.3389/fvets.2019.00215. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31334252;
PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6620609.
Faverjon C, Carmo LP, Berezowski J. Multivariate syndromic surveillance for
cattle diseases: Epidemic simulation and algorithm performance evaluation. Prev
Vet Med. 2019 Nov 15;172:104778. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.104778.
Epub 2019 Sep 21. PubMed PMID: 31586719.
Faverjon C, Schärrer S, Hadorn DC, Berezowski J. Simulation Based Evaluation
of Time Series for Syndromic Surveillance of Cattle in Switzerland. Front Vet
Sci. 2019 Nov 5;6:389. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00389. eCollection 2019. PubMed
PMID: 31781581; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6856673.
Föhn M, Murer S, Hochstrasser R, Schüpbach-Regula G, Zanolari P. [Deer
farming in Switzerland - Current epidemiological situation with focus on
husbandry, management and nutrition]. Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 2018
Nov;160(11):641-648. doi: 10.17236/sat00181. German. PubMed PMID: 30379131.
Friker B, Morach M, Püntener S, Cernela N, Horlbog J, Stephan R.
Assessing the microbiological quality of raw goats’ and ewes’ tank milk samples in
Switzerland. Int Dairy J. 2020; 102:104609. doi:10.1016/j.idairyj.2019.104609.
Greber D, Locher I, Kuhnert P, Butty MA, Holdener K, Frey J, Schüpbach-Regula
G, Steiner A. Pooling of interdigital swab samples for PCR detection of virulent
Dichelobacter nodosus. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2018 Mar;30(2):205-210. doi:
10.1177/1040638717733508. Epub 2017 Nov 4. PubMed PMID: 29105601;
PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6505860.
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Hartmann S, Riklin A, Müntener C, Schüpbach-Regula G, Nathues C, Sidler X.
[Use of antibiotics in Swiss piglet production and fattening farms]. Schweiz Arch
Tierheilkd. 2019 Dec;161(12):797-808. doi: 10.17236/sat00236. German. PubMed
PMID: 31782734.
Haspeslagh M, Gerber V, Knottenbelt DC, Schüpbach G, Martens A, Koch C. The
clinical diagnosis of equine sarcoids-Part 2: Assessment of case features typical
of equine sarcoids and validation of a diagnostic protocol to guide equine
clinicians in the diagnosis of equine sarcoids. Vet J. 2018 Oct;240:14-18. doi:
10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.08.010. Epub 2018 Sep 1. PubMed PMID: 30268326
Hool N, Schüpbach-Regula G, Thomann B. [Study on the current situation in farm
animal medicine]. Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 2019 Jan;161(1):33-42. doi:
10.17236/sat00192. German. PubMed PMID: 30602430.
Huber D, Amsler E, Vidondo B, Kaeser R, Wespi B, Sieme H, Burger D. Increase
of pregnancy rate after multiple periovulatory inseminations in mares. Tierarztl
Prax Ausg G Grosstiere Nutztiere. 2019 Feb;47(1):18-24. doi: 10.1055/a-0803-1211.
Epub 2019 Feb 26. PubMed PMID: 30808027.
Hug PJ, Cap VH, Honegger J, Schüpbach-Regula G, Schwarz A,
Bettschart-Wolfensberger R. Optimization of analgesia for piglet castration under
isoflurane anaesthesia with parenteral butorphanol, meloxicam or intratesticular
lidocaine. Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 2018 Jul;160(7-8):461-467. doi:
10.17236/sat00169. PubMed PMID: 29989553.
Küker S, Faverjon C, Furrer L, Berezowski J, Posthaus H, Rinaldi F, Vial F.
The value of necropsy reports for animal health surveillance. BMC Vet Res. 2018
Jun 18;14(1):191. doi: 10.1186/s12917-018-1505-1. PubMed PMID: 29914502; PubMed
Central PMCID: PMC6006731.
Koch C, Martens A, Hainisch EK, Schüpbach G, Gerber V, Haspeslagh M. The
clinical diagnosis of equine sarcoids - Part 1: Assessment of sensitivity and
specificity using a multicentre case-based online examination. Vet J. 2018
Dec;242:77-82. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.08.009. Epub 2018 Sep 1. PubMed PMID:
30195623.
Lepori V, Mühlhause F, Sewell AC, Jagannathan V, Janzen N, Rosati M, Alves de
Sousa FMM, Tschopp A, Schüpbach G, Matiasek K, Tipold A, Leeb T, Kornberg M. A
Nonsense Variant in the ACADVL Gene in German Hunting Terriers with Exercise
Induced Metabolic Myopathy. G3 (Bethesda). 2018 May 4;8(5):1545-1554. doi:
10.1534/g3.118.200084. PubMed PMID: 29491033; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5940147.
Maurer T, Stoffel MH, Belyaev Y, Stiefel NG, Vidondo B, Küker S, Mogel H,
Schäfer B, Balmer J. Structural characterization of four different naturally
occurring porcine collagen membranes suitable for medical applications. PLoS One.
2018 Oct 3;13(10):e0205027. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205027. eCollection 2018.
PubMed PMID: 30281664; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6169977.
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Mehinagic K, Pilo P, Vidondo B, Stokar-Regenscheit N. Coinfection of Swiss
cattle with bovine parainfluenza virus 3 and Mycoplasma bovis at acute and
chronic stages of bovine respiratory disease complex. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2019
Sep;31(5):674-680. doi: 10.1177/1040638719861686. Epub 2019 Jun 27.
PubMed PMID: 31246162; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6727125.
Nägele F, Pucken V, Bodmer M, Schouwey S, Schüpbach-Regula G, Carmo L.
[Analysis of udder health in relation to antimicrobial usage in Swiss dairy
farms]. Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 2019 Oct;161(10):666-676. doi:
10.17236/sat00229. German. PubMed PMID: 31586929
Peter R, Müntener C, Demuth D, Heim D, Stucki F, Mevissen M, Gerspach C,
Kaske M, Steiner A, Meylan M, Bodmer M, Schüpbach-Regula G, Feldmann M, Naegeli
H. [AntibioticScout.ch: Decision support for the prudent use of antimicrobials:
Application in cattle]. Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 2018 Apr;160(4):219-226. doi:
10.17236/sat00154. German. PubMed PMID: 29615380.
Pucken VB, Schüpbach-Regula G, Gerber M, Salis Gross C, Bodmer M. Veterinary
peer study groups as a method of continuous education-A new approach to identify
and address factors associated with antimicrobial prescribing. PLoS One. 2019 Sep
19;14(9):e0222497. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222497. eCollection 2019. PubMed
PMID: 31536527; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6752762.
Racine J, Vidondo B, Ramseyer A, Koch C. Complications associated with closed
castration using the Henderson equine castration instrument in 300 standing
equids. Vet Surg. 2019 Jan;48(1):21-28. doi: 10.1111/vsu.12960. Epub 2018 Oct 27.
PubMed PMID: 30367692.
Richard OK, Springer S, Finzel J, Theuß T, Wyder M, Vidondo B, Posthaus H.
Application of an Endothelial Cell Culture Assay for the Detection of
Neutralizing Anti-Clostridium Perfringens Beta-Toxin Antibodies in a Porcine
Vaccination Trial. Toxins (Basel). 2019 Apr 15;11(4). pii: E225. doi:
10.3390/toxins11040225. PubMed PMID: 30991691;
PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6520926.
Rüegg SR, Welby S, Yassin H, Van der Stede Y, Nafzger R, Saatkamp H,
Schüpbach-Regula G, Stärk KDC. Optimising cost-effectiveness of freedom from
disease surveillance-Bluetongue Virus Serotype 8 as an example. Prev Vet Med.
2018 Nov 15;160:145-154. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.02.009.
Epub 2018 Feb 13. PubMed PMID: 29525235.
Rufener C, Berezowski J, Maximiano Sousa F, Abreu Y, Asher L, Toscano MJ.
Finding hens in a haystack: Consistency of movement patterns within and across
individual laying hens maintained in large groups. Sci Rep. 2018 Aug
17;8(1):12303. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-29962-x. PubMed PMID: 30120253;
PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6098140.
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Sauer FJ, Bruckmaier RM, Ramseyer A, Vidondo B, Scheidegger MD, Gerber V.
Diagnostic accuracy of post-ACTH challenge salivary cortisol concentrations for
identifying horses with equine glandular gastric disease. J Anim Sci. 2018 Jun
4;96(6):2154-2161. doi: 10.1093/jas/sky074. PubMed PMID: 29762691;
PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6095231.
Schmidli FE, Stein VM, Aikawa T, Boudrieau RJ, Jeandel A, Jeffery N, Jurina K,
Moissonnier P, Rupp S, Vidondo B, Forterre F. Fractures of the Second Cervical
Vertebra in 66 Dogs and 3 Cats: A Retrospective Study. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol.
2019 May;32(3):200-206. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1678542. Epub 2019 May 17.
PubMed PMID: 31100766.
Schmidli FE, Stein VM, Aikawa T, Boudrieau RJ, Jeandel A, Jeffery N, Jurina K,
Moissonnier P, Rupp S, Vidondo B, Forterre F. Fractures of the Second Cervical
Vertebra in 66 Dogs and 3 Cats: A Retrospective Study. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol.
2019 May;32(3):200-206. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1678542. Epub 2019 May 17.
PubMed PMID: 31100766.
Schmitt K, Lehner C, Schuller S, Schüpbach-Regula G, Mevissen M, Peter R,
Müntener CR, Naegeli H, Willi B. Antimicrobial use for selected diseases in cats
in Switzerland. BMC Vet Res. 2019 Mar 14;15(1):94. doi:
10.1186/s12917-019-1821-0. PubMed PMID: 30871537; PubMed Central PMCID:
PMC6417182.
Schnyder P, Schönecker L, Schüpbach-Regula G, Meylan M. Effects of management
practices, animal transport and barn climate on animal health and antimicrobial
use in Swiss veal calf operations. Prev Vet Med. 2019 Jun 1;167:146-157. doi:
10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.03.007. Epub 2019 Mar 12. PubMed PMID: 30948232.
Schnyder P, Schönecker L, Schüpbach-Regula G, Meylan M. [Transport of veal
calves from birth farms to veal farms and calf management in Swiss dairy farms].
Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 2019 Jul;161(7):453-462. doi: 10.17236/sat00214. German.
PubMed PMID: 31298214.
Schönecker L, Schnyder P, Overesch G, Schüpbach-Regula G, Meylan M.
Associations between antimicrobial treatment modalities and antimicrobial
susceptibility in Pasteurellaceae and E. coli isolated from veal calves under
field conditions. Vet Microbiol. 2019 Sep;236:108363. doi:
10.1016/j.vetmic.2019.07.015. Epub 2019 Jul 22. PubMed PMID: 31500731.
Seghers, Tamara Kim; Maninchedda, Ugo Ettore; Vidondo, Beatriz; Ramseyer,
Alessandra; Cruz Madorran, Antonio Manuel (2018).
Effect on kinematic gait variables of two methods of inertial measurement unit
sensor attachment to the extremities of horses under controlled conditions of
treadmill exercise in sound horses at the walk and trot: A pilot study.
Pferdeheilkunde, 34(4), S. 333-340.
Hippiatrika Verlagsgesellschaft 10.21836/PEM20180403
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L. Straub*, G. R. Williams*, B. Vidondo*, K. Khongphinitbunjong, G. Retschnig,
A. Schneeberger, P. Chantawannakul, V. Dietemann, P. Neumann. 2019.
Neonicotinoids and ubiquitous mites synergistically impact honeybees.
Scientific Reports 9, Article number: 8159 (*) These authors contributed equally.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44207-1
Stebler R, Carmo LP, Heim D, Naegeli H, Eichler K, Muentener CR. Extrapolating
Antibiotic Sales to Number of Treated Animals: Treatments in Pigs and Calves in
Switzerland, 2011-2015. Front Vet Sci. 2019 Sep 20;6:318. doi:
10.3389/fvets.2019.00318. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31616676;
PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6763737.
Sterchi M, Faverjon C, Sarasua C, Vargas ME, Berezowski J, Bernstein A,
Grütter R, Nathues H. The pig transport network in Switzerland: Structure,
patterns, and implications for the transmission of infectious diseases between
animal holdings. PLoS One. 2019 May 31;14(5):e0217974. doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0217974. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31150524;
PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6544307.
Stutz JC, Vidondo B, Ramseyer A, Maninchedda UE, Cruz AM. Effect of three
types of horseshoes and unshod feet on selected non-podal forelimb kinematic
variables measured by an extremity mounted inertial measurement unit sensor
system in sound horses at the trot under conditions of treadmill and soft
geotextile surface exercise. Vet Rec Open. 2018 Jun 18;5(1):e000237. doi:
10.1136/vetreco-2017-000237. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 29955366;
PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6018867.
Vidondo B. Amplification of the basic reproduction number in cattle farm
networks. PLoS One. 2018 Apr 19;13(4):e0191257. doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0191257. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 29672512;
PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5909513.
Vidondo B, Stettler S, Stojiljkovic A, Mogel H, Gaschen V, Spadavecchia C,
Casoni D, Stoffel MH. Assessment of potential neuropathic changes in cattle after
cautery disbudding. Res Vet Sci. 2019 Oct;126:9-16. doi:
10.1016/j.rvsc.2019.08.003. Epub 2019 Aug 6. PubMed PMID: 31419617.
Vidondo B, Voelkl B. Dynamic network measures reveal the impact of cattle
markets and alpine summering on the risk of epidemic outbreaks in the Swiss
cattle population. BMC Vet Res. 2018 Mar 13;14(1):88. doi:
10.1186/s12917-018-1406-3. PubMed PMID: 29534711; PubMed Central PMCID:
PMC5851077.
Wagmann N, Spadavecchia C, Morath-Huss U, Schüpbach-Regula G, Zanolari P.
Evaluation of anaesthesia and analgesia quality during disbudding of goat kids by
certified Swiss farmers. BMC Vet Res. 2018 Jul 9;14(1):220. doi:
10.1186/s12917-018-1544-7. PubMed PMID: 29986699; PubMed Central PMCID:
PMC6038348.
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