Prof. dr. Dominiek Maes
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Academic Qualifications
- DVM 1993 (Ghent University)
- MS Animal Production 1995 (Ghent University)
- MSc Epidemiology and Herd Health 1998 (Utrecht University)
- PhD 1998 (Ghent University)
- Diplomate European College of Veterinary Public Health (ECVPH) since 2003
- Diplomate European College of Porcine Health Management (ECPHM) since 2005
Current Professional Activities
Full professor Porcine Health Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Ghent University
Main research areas
- hyopneumoniae & respiratory disease (epidemiology, pathogenesis, control)
- Sow reproduction and production
- Salmonella in pigs
- Antimicrobial use and resistance
Teaching (including clinical teaching)
- Swine herd health and epidemiology – 2nd and 3rd Master
- Swine reproduction and production – 2nd and 3rd Master
- Veterinary public (pre-harvest phase) health in farm animals – 2nd Bachelor
- Animal housing – 3rd Bachelor
Professional Experience
- 2000-2001 Post-doctoral researcher Department of Clinical and Population Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, U of Minnesota, US.
- Research on "Quality Assurance and Pre-harvest Food Safety in the Pig Industry"
- 2001-2003 Assistant Professor Department of Reproduction, Obstetrics and Herd Health - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Ghent University
- 2003-2012 Associate Professor Swine Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Ghent University
- 2012-… Full professor Porcine Health Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Ghent University
300 Publications international peer-reviewed scientific journals
540 presentations during national and international conferences
Promotor of 31 completed PhD theses
H-index (August 2018): 39
Memberships
- European Board of Veterinary Specialization (EBVS) vice-president (2013-’15), president (2015-‘17), past-president (2017-’19)
- Eur. College of Porcine Health Management (ECPHM); vice-president (2007-‘10), president (2010-’13), past-president (2013-‘16)
- IPVS Belgian branch: president (2008-‘12 and 2012-‘16), past-president (2016-’20)
- Editor in Chief of the scientific journal Porcine Health Management (2016-‘19)
- Section Editor of the scientific journal Livestock Science (2012-…)
- Chair Committee for Internationalization Fac Vet Med UGent (2016-…)
- Director Institute for Continuing Professional Development, Fac Vet Med UGent (2012-‘16)
- Eur. Ass. of Porcine Health Management (EAPHM) Board member (2010-’12)
- American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) – Member since 1998
- AASV International e-letter - Representative for Belgium since 2001
- Flemish Society for Epidemiology and Economy – secretary since 2003-‘11; board member 2011-‘13
- International Research Programme on Comparative Mycoplasmology (IRPCM), standing committee of the International Organization of Mycoplasmology (IOM) – Chair of porcine section (2013-‘15) –member of board (since 2014)