Bakum Fieldstation for Epidemiology
In 1991 the field station of the School of Veterinary Medicine Hannover was founded. It is situated some 150 km west of Hanover in the region of Germany with the highest density of pig herds and poultry flocks. Its major task is teaching the students rubber boot epidemiology and preventive veterinary medicine mainly in pig herds. There is a close cooperation with veterinary practitioners, pig farmers and abattoirs of the region. Research work is concentrated on pig and poultry husbandry with special regard to herd and flock health improvement, quality assurance systems from conception to consumption and animal welfare on the farm, during transport, and at slaughter. Particular attention is paid to such subjects as salmonellosis in pigs and poultry, respiratory diseases in pigs, and information systems on animal health through the production line from breeding and fattening until slaughter and meat processing. The students work at the station for one week, and they are mainly on farms and in abattoirs, but also in the laboratory and the dissection hall of the field station.
Parent institution:
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (TiHo) Details of TiHo
Address
Bakum Fieldstation for Epidemiology
Büscheler Str. 9
49456 Bakum
Lower Saxony
Phone: +49 (0) 4446 / 9599 - 110
Fax: +49 (0) 4446 / 9599 - 112
email: ruth.ording(@)tiho-hannover.de
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Animal health index
- Risk oriented meat analysis
- Salmonella combat
Coordinated projects
- Alternative method of sampling as a benchmark for a risk-based residue testing of pigs Details of Alternative method of sampling as a benchmark for a risk-based residue testing of pigs
- Development of intra-prevalence herds of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) in pigs in breeding and farrowing operations (L1) Details of Development of intra-prevalence herds of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) in pigs in breeding and farrowing operations (L1)
- Establishment of documentation and information systems to optimize animal health, food safety and animal welfare in vertically coordinated chains of food production Details of Establishment of documentation and information systems to optimize animal health, food safety and animal welfare in vertically coordinated chains of food production
- Joint project: Epidemiological study on the development of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) in organic pig farms Details of Joint project: Epidemiological study on the development of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) in organic pig farms
- Meat juice multi serology - Development of a 'pig-specific microarrays' as a monitoring tool or for setting up a monitoring system with multi serological meat juice as sample material to minimize pathogenic / zoonotic pathogens in the food chain Details of Meat juice multi serology - Development of a 'pig-specific microarrays' as a monitoring tool or for setting up a monitoring system with multi serological meat juice as sample material to minimize pathogenic / zoonotic pathogens in the food chain
- Project abandonment of the docking of tails, the economic consequences Details of Project abandonment of the docking of tails, the economic consequences
- Scientific decision support on 'Time and course of colonization with MRSA in pigs and factors to this (L2)' Details of Scientific decision support on 'Time and course of colonization with MRSA in pigs and factors to this (L2)'
Involved in research projects:
- Characterization of Methicillin-resistent Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) - isolates in respect of the presence of enterotoxin producing genes Details of Characterization of Methicillin-resistent Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) - isolates in respect of the presence of enterotoxin producing genes
- Cross Border Integrated Quality Assurance in meat chains - Tools for the intercompany quality and health management Details of Cross Border Integrated Quality Assurance in meat chains - Tools for the intercompany quality and health management
- Joint project: Epidemiological study on the development of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) in organic pig farms Details of Joint project: Epidemiological study on the development of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) in organic pig farms