Customized training: Exporting healthy animals and safe food to the European Union Good health is in the interest of animals and contributes to sustainable farming. This meets the goals of a society which is looking for environmentally-friendly food that is safe and healthy. As your partner in animal health, Royal GD has the knowledge and passion to support these goals with our high-quality and independent products and services. The European Union is an upcoming market for export. Royal GD is able to support clients to profit from this opportu-
nity by offering you training with a focus on healthy animals and food safety in the EU. In an online training, GD Academy gives the opportunity to enhance your knowledge in the field of food safety. This training can be customized by choosing the topics mentioned below: 1.
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Introducing Mattheus Hekman At the start of 2022, Mattheus Hekman joined the Business Development department of Royal GD. He is responsible for projects, sales and support for the MEA region. As he has previously been working within the Bovine Division of our company, he will bring his experience with infectious diseases and knowledge of large-scale dairy farming to the team. This will help support projects in dairy farming worldwide. His mission for 2022 is to share the knowledge and experience of Royal GD with disease control programmes worldwide and especially within the MEA region. He looks forward to meeting you!
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General aspects of the poultry industry: such as general healthcare and EU regulations for production. EU reproduction sector: core breeding stock, importance of maternal antibodies and vaccination. EU layer sector: an introduction to the monitoring programme and quality hallmark ‘better life label’. EU broiler sector: emphasis on various housing systems, risks and diseases of the various systems. Monitoring programmes: official Dutch monitoring programmes such as Avian Influenza, NDV, Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Salmonella Pullorum/ Gallinarum and Zoonotic salmonella. Requirements of laboratory tests, interpretation of monitoring lab results: sensitivity and specificity.
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Biosecurity: more about hygiene, how to keep the pathogens out and how to follow the best guidelines. Salmonella: an introduction to salmonella in layers, breeders and broilers.
This programme is suitable for a broad audience. Feel free to contact us to hear about the possibilities. CONTACT US AT GDACADEMY@GDANIMALHEALTH.COM
Meet our experts at VIV Europe 2022 Join us at VIV Europe 2022. Our team is looking forward to seeing you at booth 10.D030 to share ideas on how you can benefit from our animal health expertise combined with diagnostics, applied research studies and disease control programmes. During our daily ‘Meet the expert’ sessions, from 13.00 to 18.00
(CEST), you can sit down with one of our experts: • • •
May 31: Prof. dr. Ynte Hein Schukken June 1: Manon Houben, DVM June 2: Prof. Sjaak de Wit, DVM, PhD, DipECPVS
Interested? Please contact support@ gdanimalhealth.com to make an appointment. VIV Europe is scheduled for 31 May-2 June at Jaarbeurs Exhibition Centre in Utrecht, the Netherlands. MORE INFORMATION WWW.GDANIMALHEALTH.COM/VIV2022
