17th International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics

The GBADs special session is chaired by Dianne Mayberry (CSIRO) who will open the session and Jonathan Rushton (University of Liverpool) will provide an update on the Global Burden of Animal Diseases programme.

10:30 am

Are all animals equal or are some more equal than others - do prices reflect their true value? The session continues with ‘spoken essays’ presenting big ideas on tricky concepts in the economics of animal health.

Peggy Schrobback

11:30 am

Debating the motion “All animals need ideal health"

Mieghan Bruce - Senior Lecturer Veterinary Epidemiology - Murdoch University

Debating the motion “All animals need ideal health"

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm - 12 November 2024

Lunch Break

Session - Break

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 12 November 2024

Cockle Bay Room 1 : 14:00 15:30 Engaging with Indigenous Communities

Session - ISVEE - Cockle Bay Room 1

Chairperson: Anke Wiethoelter, Jaime Gongora

2:00 pm

Indigenous One Health: a cross-sectional study of small livestock holders in southern Chile

Fernando Mardones - Faculty - Universidad Catolica de Chile, Francisca Córdova Bührle - Researcher - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

2:15 pm

Evaluating community-based wildlife health surveillance in the Canadian Arctic: is it an effective surveillance system?

Mohammod Misbah Uddin - Doctoral Student - University of Calgary

2:30 pm

Community-oriented animal health research methods: lessons from the healthy dogs healthy communities project

Jordan Woodsworth - Director - Northern Engagement And Community Outreach - Western College of Veterinary Medicine

2:45 pm

A comparative field efficacy trial of three treatment programs against endo-and ectoparasites in naturally infected dogs

Cam Raw - Lecturer - University of Melbourne

3:00 pm

Embedding principles of community consultation and engagement as part of the cultural competence curriculum of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program, University of Sydney

Jaime Gongora - Associate Professor in Conservation Biology and Animal Genetics - Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney

3:10 pm

Panel Discussion: Working with Indigenous communities

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 12 November 2024

Cockle Bay Room 2 : 14:00 15:30 Epi Between the Cracks

Session - Vet epi between the cracks - Cockle Bay Room 2

Chairperson: Skye Fruean

2:00 pm

Effects of claw horn lesions on the degree of functional coupling in lying and eating behaviours of adult dairy cattle

Matthew Thomas - Research Fellow - University of Nottingham

2:15 pm

The presence of brushes increases activity and reduces visits to the feeder in dairy calves

Francesca Occhiuto - Phd Student - University of Nottingham

The presence of brushes increases activity and reduces visits to the feeder in dairy calves

2:30 pm

Forward planning of the deployment of CattleBCG and the companion diva test in the fight against bovine tuberculosis in Great Britain

Ivelina Miteva - Veterinary Adviser - Animal and Plant Health Agency

2:45 pm

From fundamental to applied research: the use of epidemiological concepts to solve a welfare problem in pig production

Rutu Galea - Phd Candidate - University of Melbourne

3:00 pm

An innovative and reproducible data visualization tool for continued monitoring and surveillance of pig health, welfare, and public health using abattoir data

Maria Costa - Lecturer - SRUC

3:15 pm

From herd level to individual animal recording of the exposure: the use of an application to register maternal behaviour and cow-calf contact for improved welfare in dairy production

Julie Føske Johnsen - Senior Researcher - Norwegian Veterinary Institute

3:20 pm

Relationship between antimicrobial usage and resistance, and animal health and welfare indicators in Swiss dairy cattle

Adrian Minnig - Doctoral Student - University of Bern

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 12 November 2024

Room C3.2 : 14:00 15:30 Epi in a Socially Connected World

Session - Epidemiology in a socially connected world - Room C3.2

Chairperson: Kristen Reyher

2:00 pm

Fuzzy cognitive mapping as a participatory modelling technique to understand factors that affect, and are affected by, bovine respiratory disease

Charlotte Doidge - Research Fellow - University of Nottingham, Jasmeet Kaler - Professor Of Epidemiology And Precision Livestock - University of Nottingham

Fuzzy cognitive mapping as a participatory modelling technique to understand factors that affect, and are affected by, bovine respiratory disease

2:15 pm

Incorporating heterogeneity in farmer disease control behaviour into a livestock disease transmission model

Mike Tildesley - Professor Of Infectious Disease Modelling - University of Warwick

Incorporating heterogeneity in farmer disease control behaviour into a livestock disease transmission model

2:30 pm

Empowering female animal and human health service providers through innovative One Health training

Maria de la Puente Arevalo - Virtual Learning Centers Coordinator - FAO

Empowering female animal and human health service providers through innovative One Health training

2:45 pm

Putting the cart before the horse: mixed-methods participatory investigation of working equid harnessing practices in three selected towns of the Oromia national regional state in Ethiopia

Mathilde Merridale-punter - PhD Researcher (UniMelb); Senior Veterinary Advisor (SPANA) - University of Melbourne; SPANA

3:00 pm

Pastoral Women's Experiences and Perspectives on Their Responsibilities in Livestock Care and Empowerment in PPR Vaccination (Somali Region, Ethiopia)

Valerie Hungerbühler - ECVPH Resident - Veterinary Public Health Institute

Pastoral Women's Experiences and Perspectives on Their Responsibilities in Livestock Care and Empowerment in PPR Vaccination (Somali Region, Ethiopia)

3:15 pm

Infodemiology study: social media data-driven surveillance of the emergence of monkeypox in 2022-2023 worldwide

Nantapatt Pridsadangbud - Ph.D. student - Chulalongkorn University

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 12 November 2024

Room C3.4 : 14:00 15:30 Epidemiology Training

Session - Improving epidemiology teaching and training - Room C3.4

Chairperson: Marnie Brennan

2:00 pm

A participatory approach to enhancing cost-effective biosecurity in Indonesian feedlots

Emma Zalcman - Senior Consultant - Ausvet Pty Ltd

2:15 pm

Historic review of existing veterinary epidemiology training programs

Bei Bei Jia - Assistant Professor - University of Prince Edward Island

2:30 pm

Using learner-centered case studies to demonstrate veterinary workforce development training effectiveness

Mary Katherine O'Brien - Program Director - University Of Minnesota

2:45 pm

Implementing online training for ‘animal disease detectives’ in the Asia-Pacific region: a focus group study

Annette Burgess - Professor Of Medical Education - University Of Sydney

3:00 pm

Agreement and action to transform field epidemiology training in the Asia-Pacific

Jenny-Ann Toribio - Associate Professor - University of Sydney

3:15 pm

Enhancing sustainability of an epidemiology training program through the national statutory body: a case study of Thailand's veterinary profession

Vilaiporn Wongphruksasoong - Veterinary Officer, Senior Professional Level, National Institute of Animal health - Department of Livestock Development

3:20 pm

Improving approaches to adoption of new practices - implementing implementation science

Marnie Brennan - Associate Professor in Epidemiology - University of Nottingham

3:25 pm

Development of frameworks for supporting vet professionals and animal owners to interpret and apply scientific evidence in clinical decision-making

Marnie Brennan - Associate Professor in Epidemiology - University of Nottingham

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 12 November 2024

Room C3.5 : 14:00 15:30 Specific Topic - Avian Influenza

Session - Epidemiologic studies in specific species/topics - Room C3.5

Chairperson: Christopher Hamilton-West

AI focus

2:00 pm

Investigation of risk factors for introduction of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus onto table egg farms in the United States, 2022

Matthew Branan - Mathematical Statistician - USDA-APHIS-NAHMS

2:15 pm

Investigation of risk factors for introduction of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 infection among commercial turkey operations in the United States, 2022: a case-control study

Matthew Branan - Mathematical Statistician - USDA-APHIS-NAHMS

2:30 pm

Modeling transmission risk at the interface of wild birds and domestic poultry

Catherine Lorenz - VMO - USDA

2:45 pm

Early warning system for highly pathogenic avian influenza in Europe

Angus Cameron - Ausvet Europe

3:00 pm

Uncovering the contribution of environmental and ecological factors to predicted highly pathogenic avian influenza risks in wild birds

Liam Brierley - Research Fellow - University of Liverpool

3:15 pm

Joint geo-statistical and epidemic modeling for wild life-domestic bird transmission of HPAI

Alin Morariu - Phd Student - Lancaster University

3:20 pm

Biosecurity investment impacts on highly pathogenic avian influenza control in US turkey operations

Jada Thompson - Associate Professor - University of Arkansas

3:25 pm

Epidemiological and molecular characteristics of avian influenza H5NX in poultry in Vietnam during 2020-2022

Long Thanh Pham - Veterinary Officer - Department of Animal Health

Epidemiological and molecular characteristics of avian influenza H5NX in poultry in Vietnam during 2020-2022

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 12 November 2024

Room C3.6 : 14:00 15:30 Specific Topic - AMR

Session - ISVEE - Room C3.6

Chairperson: Naomi Cogger

AMR focus

2:00 pm

Co-occurrence patterns of potential genetic determinants of antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus suis in a group of swine farms in North America from 2018 to 2023

Ruwini Rupasinghe - Graduate Student Researcher - Center for Animal Disease Modeling and Surveillance

2:15 pm

Tracking the pulse: a comprehensive analysis of antimicrobial usage in Canadian feedlots - unveiling insights from national surveillance efforts

Alyssa Butters - Phd Candidate - University of Calgary

2:30 pm

Simulating AMR salmonella enterica dissemination within and among pastoral dairy cattle herds using a stochastic, agent-based model

Alex Crosbie - Phd Candidate - The University of Melbourne

2:45 pm

Transmission of a multi drug resistant salmonella typhimurium between poultry farms and a nearby dairy herd

Ehud Elnekave - Assistant Professor - The Hebrew University

Transmission of a multi drug resistant salmonella typhimurium between poultry farms and a nearby dairy herd

3:00 pm

Antimicrobial usage, residues and resistance in broiler chickens, Bangladesh

Fatema Jannat - Ms Student - Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

3:15 pm

Detection of multidrug resistant s. infantis clones in humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) in areas with different anthropogenic influence in central Chile

Clara Wiederkehr Bruno - Phd Student - Complutense University of Madrid

3:20 pm

Risk factors and antimicrobial resistance of isolates of Salmonella enterica and shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from backyard production system animals in the Valparaíso and Metropolitana regions, Chile.

Raúl Alegría-Morán - Associate Professor - Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, sede Santiago, Facultad de Recursos Naturales y Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Santo Tomas

3:25 pm

Unravelling the transmission routes of the emerging multidrug resistant Salmonella Muenchen in the broiler production system in Israel

Janet Perry - Phd Student - Hebrew University

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 12 November 2024

Special session: Citizen science

Session - Special sessions - Room C3.3

Chairperson: Joerg Henning, Mark Stevenson

Citizen science describes the formalized public participation in scientific inquiry and research. Citizen science has flourished in recent years due the public’s increased interest in participatory science and a better access to communication and data collection technology, while data collection by members of the public is also being encouraged by researchers due to their need for large-scale datasets. Thus, citizen science projects are increasing in numbers, but volunteer participation in scientific research poses considerable challenges, such as quality assurance, selection and misclassification biases. Citizen science data is being used across disciplines of veterinary research, for example to determine the distribution or the health status of wildlife species, to study the behaviours of dogs, to estimate the abundance of stray cats or to conduct vector surveillance associated with animal hosts.

2:00 pm