In the third episode of Biochat, Professor Dominiek Maes is the guest. This episode focuses on weaning piglets. Dominiek explains why weaning is a challenging period for piglets, at what age weaning can take place, what is possible regarding feed provision, and much more!
You can also listen to the third episode completely free of charge at Spotify.
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Jeroen Dewulf graduated as a veterinarian in 1998 from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Ghent University and obtained his doctorate from the same faculty in 2002 on the epidemiology and control of Classical Swine Fever.
In that same year, he obtained his Master's degree in Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics from Utrecht University. He has also been a diplomat of the European College of Veterinary Public Health since 2005 and is the founder and chairman of the board of the Centre for Antibiotic Use and Resistance in Animals (AMCRA) in Belgium.
Since 2014, Jeroen Dewulf has been a Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology at Ghent University.
Dominiek Maes graduated as a veterinarian from Ghent University in 1993. He obtained a Master's in Animal Production from Ghent University in 1995, a Master's in Veterinary Epidemiology and Herd Health from Utrecht University in 1998, and a PhD on respiratory diseases in pigs from Ghent University in 1998.
He worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Minnesota (USA). In 2003, he became an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Ghent University, and in 2012, he became a full professor. Since 2003, he has headed the Pig Health Care Unit. He has served as chair of the Belgian section of the IPVS, the European College of Porcine Health Management, and the European Board of Veterinary Specialisation.
His research focuses on pig health management, including production and reproduction.
