Looking for an academic partner for your discovery projects?
Looking for an academic partner for your discovery projects?
Ghent University offers a unique proposal: the collaboration between veterinarians, physicians and scientists from different disciplines present at Ghent University takes the research to a higher level and creates many opportunities for innovation. At our Faculty of Veterinary Medicine these innovations can be tested in our own facilities and on the target species.
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Ghent University offers a unique proposal: the collaboration between veterinarians, physicians and scientists from different disciplines present at Ghent University takes the research to a higher level and creates many opportunities for innovation. At our Faculty of Veterinary Medicine these innovations can be tested in our own facilities and on the target species.
Check what we can offer in these fields
💡 Remember this study on transmission of diseases from wildlife to pigs?
19 Aug 2025
The Role of Wildlife and Pests in the Transmission of
Pathogenic Agents to Domestic Pigs: A Systematic Review
The processes of globalization, human activities, and the growing popularity of
outdoor ecological pork production contribute to increased interactions between domestic pigs and
wildlife. Wild animals and pests can carry harmful pathogens that pose a threat to domestic pigs,
resulting in economic losses at the local, national, and global levels. However, our understanding
of the specific pathways through which these pathogens are transmitted between these animals is
limited. This review has collected and examined information on the diversity and extent of pathogen
spread from various wild animals and pests to domestic pigs.
👇 📃 Read the full paper in the pdf here below
🎥Must watch! The study was nicely summarized in this video: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeroendewulf_wildlife-and-pests-in-pig-disease-transmission-activity-7358142163076947969-GoZk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAB0uLDYBAWfDvZT1QQzwY46lePPTpKU-qm8