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Institute for Animal Hygiene and Environmental Health (ITU)
Institution
Section overview
Description
Teaching and research at the Institute of Animal Hygiene and Environmental Health focus Animal-Environment interactions, infectiology, infection prophylaxis and animal welfare in livestock production. In addition to veterinary students, participants in the BS program on equine sciences are trained in relevant aspects of Animal Hygiene ans Environmental protection as well.
The diagnostic services comprise cultural, molecular and serological diagnostics of zoonotic pathogens in livestock animals.
The main areas of research are the development of prophylactic and intervention measures against zoonotic agents and antibiotic resistant microorganisms in animal husbandry. Furthermore, the impact of biocides and herbicides on zoonotic and on environmental microorganisms is studied.
Activities
- Research
Parent institution
Coordinated projects
- Collaborative Project RESET II: dissemination of ESBL / AmpC-producing enterobacteriaceae along the entire broiler chain: Vulnerability Analysis and determination of intervention points
- Collaborative project: Development of future-proof concepts for agricultural buildings with wood - from planning to deconstruction
- Collaborative project: Use of UV/UV-LED radiation for the reduction of microorganisms on eggs - subproject 1
- EsRAM: Development of measures for reduction of antibiotic resistant bacteria along the entire poultry production chain. Subproject 1
- Occurrence of MRSA in the stable air and exhaust air from animal housing-U1
Involved in research projects
- Brucella in fish
- Collaborative project ESBL- and (fluoro-)quinolone resitance in enterobactericeae (RESET). Project IP1 characterization of newly emerging mechanisms for transfer of resistance to ß-lactam antibiotics with extended spectrum (ESBLs) and (fluoro) quinolones in German-Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli isolates from healthy poultry and pigs and products thereof
- CORONA - CORSA - Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 by UVC-light and human tolerance; TP2: In vitro determination of the virucidal effect of UVC radiation of different wavelengths on SARS-CoV-2 (CORSAvir).
- Development of an instrument and method for inhalation of ethereal oils for therapy and prevention in animal husbandry
- Healthy dairy - (A) improve claw health through predictive, orthopedic claw care
- Healthy dairy - (B) Development and testing of a methodology for analyzing and evaluating the animal hygiene, animal welfare and animal health
- Healthy dairy - (C) Improving the calving hygiene by calving in individual boxes
- Identification of European Trichinella species by MALDI-TOF (Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization - time of flight)
- Molecular epidemiology of MRSA from livestock ? detailed characterization and typing of isolates for the deduction of epidemiological correlations
- Reducing NH3 losses from application of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers and increasing nitrogen use efficiency of fertilization
- Spread of antibiotic resistance in an agrarian landscape
- Studies on the microevolution of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Contact
Institute for Animal Hygiene and Environmental Health
(ITU)
Robert-von-Ostertag-Str. 7-13
14163 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)30 8385 1845
Fax: +49 (0)30 83845 1863
Email: tierhygiene(@)vetmed.fu-berlin.de
