Code
178BW0611
Duration
01 October 2010 → 05 January 2016
Funding
Regional and community funding: IWT/VLAIO
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Social sciences
- Applied economics
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Agriculture, land and farm management
Keywords
helminths
farm-specific
decision support
Project description
This research focussing on the development of a decision support system for the implementation of farm-specific strategies to fight economic important infectious diseases in dairy farming.
A farm-specific approach would be needed in which epidemiological en economic information are combined. A case study will be focused on helminth infections, that despite subtle productions losses could have substantial economic impact.