Quantitative Veterinary Epidemiology
The group of Quantitative Veterinary Epidemiology (QVE) of Wageningen University & Research has its core business in generating and disseminating knowledge on the epidemiology of diseases in animals, especially in livestock.
The emphasis is on the transmission of infectious diseases within and between groups of animals and on factors that influence that transmission.
Chair holder
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Modelling the wind-borne spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus between farms
A quantitative understanding of the spread of contaminated farm dust between locations is a prerequisite for obtaining much-needed insight into one of the possible mechanisms of disease spread between farms.
Read moreOur Education
The Chair of Quantitative Veterinary Epidemiology is involved in education at all 3 levels: BSc, MSc and PhD. You can find more information about our education on our education page.
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Our Research
The research of the group mainly focuses on the development of transmission models for infectious agents in livestock, in which knowledge from theoretical biology, veterinary science, animal science, mathematics and statistics are integrated. Such models are supported with data from experiments or from field studies.
Latest publications
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Machine learning to further improve the decision which boar ejaculates to process into artificial insemination doses
Theriogenology 144 (2020). - ISSN 0093-691X - p. 112 - 121.
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Genetic parameters and genomic breeding values for digital dermatitis in Holstein Friesian dairy cattle: Host susceptibility, infectivity and the basic reproduction ratio
Genetics, Selection, Evolution 51 (2019)1. - ISSN 0999-193X
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Dynamics of somatic cell count patterns as a proxy for transmission of mastitis pathogens
Journal of Dairy Science 102 (2019)12. - ISSN 0022-0302 - p. 11349 - 11358.