(Austrian hail insurance, March 14, 2025): For the first time, the Austrian hail insurance, Austria’s largest animal insurer, has one Sponsorship award at the Veterinary University of Vienna forgive. The award ceremony was found in the ceremonial setting at the Veterinary University under the presence of Rector AO. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Petra Winter instead of. “As Austria’s largest animal insurer, it is our great concern to promote science in a targeted manner and to support young talents. Because livestock farming faces enormous challenges. Animal diseases float like a sword of Damocles over the domestic stables. With this funding award, as Austria’s largest animal insurer, we would like to appreciate innovative research that contribute to improving or securing income security in livestock farming as well as promoting animal health and animal welfare and thus providing future -oriented solutions for practice, ”explains,” explains Dr. Kurt WeinbergerCEO of the Austrian hail insurance.
Science meets economy
“The transfer of scientific knowledge into practice is essential for the further development of livestock farming. It is a valuable recognition for the scientific excellence of our students and researchers that the promotional award of the Austrian hail insurance is now also awarded at our university. In addition, funding prices such as this strengthen the connection between science and practice, ”emphasizes Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Petra WinterRector of the Veterinary University of Vienna, the importance of the award.
The winners
Dr. Kerstin Hofer dealt in their work entitled “Infection Sepidemiological Studies on the Proof and the Distribution of Salmonella Dublin in Austrian dairy farms ”with the prevalence and effective detection methods for S. Dublin. This pathogen represents increasing health risks for animals and in individual cases for people in Austria. The main goal was therefore the seroprevalence of S. To record Dublin in selected regions (Salzburg and Tyrol) and to evaluate various test methods to develop a future surveillance strategy.
Mag. Roland Kreuzer With his diploma thesis, the goal was to create an inventory of the pathogen C. Burnetii in Eastern Austrian dairy farms (Carinthia, Styria, Lower Austria). Farmers were able to take part in the study through sets made available for tank milk sampling. The results show that 68.30 % of the Coxiella Burneti Bureti companies have antibodies in the region examined. It was also possible to determine that Coxiella Burnetii has a significantly higher prevalence.
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