LinkTADs final dissemination event in China

On 19th October 2016 a special session was organised within the Framework of the 12th Symposium of the Chinese Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, with the aim to showcase LinkTADs accomplishments and to share ideas on how to…

EuFMD Emergency Preparedness Online Training Course

The EuFMD online training course on FMD Emergency Preparation was held over a period of 5 weeks starting on 21 September, 2016. Participation in the course was open to individuals from FAO as well as various Chinese health and research…

CIRAD and SVA visiting SHVRI China as some of LinkTADs project’s final activities

As part of LinkTADs final activities and in order to strengthen further research collaboration between LinkTADs partners, two additional short-term visits that were not scheduled originally in WP7 were implemented in 2016 after completing all planned short-term visits.…

LinkTADs is “Going Viral”: a fruitful debate at EPIZONE’s 10th Annual Meeting on our achievements so far and the next steps in animal health

On 29th September, the Madrid-based conference hosted a one-day session on LinkTADS, featuring several of the project’s partners, as well as the new Project Officer, an animal health expert at the European Commission.…

LinkTADs survey for the Roadmap for strengthening EU-China animal health research cooperation

The work package on supporting policy dialogue in LinkTADs provided a framework for political dialogue and served an important purpose in the networking of policy makers. The goal was to enhance the framework for collaboration between the EU and China…

Synergies between LinkTADs project and the Field Epidemiology Training Programme for Veterinarians (FETPV)

As part of the WP3 of the LinkTADs project, we are really enjoying the interaction with the China FETPV programme. CIRAD, in collaboration with FAO ECTAD China, CAHEC and RVC, has been involved from the very beginning, in the development…

Experiences when organising webinars in China

Over the past two years, LinkTADs has successfully organized several webinars on various topics in the field of animal health, which cover disease outbreak investigation, prevention and control of rabies, surveillance of H7N9 avian influenza and antimicrobial resistance. The selection…

LinkTADs Focal Point Network has started its activities

As LinkTADs entered its third (and final) year of implementation in October 2015, in order to maintain the project’s sustainability in future, Europa Media has been busy developing technical solutions for the activities within the LinkTADs Focal Point Network.…

Impressions on LinkTADs' EU-China cooperation in the second year

As coordinator of WP3 of the LinkTADs project, I really enjoyed the second year of the project. It was really nice to attend the workshop in Qingdao where we used participatory methods to identify future potential collaborations on animal and…

Animal health policy in China and the European Union: a need for harmonisation?

China has quite a different law and regulation system for animal health policy making compared to the European Union (EU). Why is that? It may partially be due to the unique situation of China having huge animal populations (including half…

LinkTADs funding database

Launched in October 2014, LinkTADs platform has proven to attract a number of international researchers specializing in animal health and food security. It was been visited more than 4500 times over the last year.…

LinkTADs webinars - a modern tool to engage external experts into discussions on animal health issues

It is usually impossible to attend all workshops and seminars on the vast array of interesting topics offered these days, either because of budgetary issues or lack of time. In order to overcome this obstacle, numerous technologies have been developed…

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science Making a Strong Contribution to Collaboration on LinkTADs Project

Based on the signed Memorandum of Understanding, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) has strongly contributed to LinkTADs project activities through its two veterinary institutes (HVRI and SHVRI). Activities include workshops, short visits and establishment of collaborative research programs.…

EU-China Science and Technology Cooperation Mechanisms

LinkTADs D5.1

In an era of closer international cooperation, the establishment of partnerships with different regions of the world is mandatory for fruitful and efficient research.…

Policy discussions on African Swine Fever

On 17 November 2014, 40 experts from the EU and Asia met in Beijing for the LinkTADs African Swine Fever Policy Event. In order to improve the preparedness for African Swine Fever (ASF), a deadly disease affecting pigs, FAO, China…

Joint Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology

Established by Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China (HVRI/CAAS) and the National Veterinary Institute, Sweden (SVA)

China and Sweden; two countries wide apart; moreover, the difference in production of pigs is enormous. Can we really learn anything from each other? The answer is:…

Dr. Yuzi Luo’s visit to the National Veterinary Institute of Sweden, October, 2014

As part of the exchange activities within the LinkTADs project. Dr. Yuzi Luo from Harbin Veterinary Research Institute (HVRI) visited the National Veterinary Institute of Sweden (SVA) on October 18-31, 2014.…

Field Epidemiology Training Programme for Veterinarians (FETPV): next steps

The China FETPV programme is a training programme organised by FAO ECTAD and CAHEC aiming at improving epidemiological skills of veterinarians in China. It has been running since 2010, with two cohorts of 35 veterinarians, from national, provincial and municipal…

Summary of the short-term academic visit to the Royal Veterinary College

As part of the LinkTADs project, the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center (CAHEC) organized a short-term academic visit to the RVC for an expert from CAHEC.…

Linking Epidemiology and Laboratory Research on Transboundary Animal Diseases and Zoonoses in China and EU

Shanghai Workshop, April 2014

0n 14-16 April 2014, the Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute (SHVRI) and Harbin Veterinary Research Institute (HVRI) of China Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) jointly organized two workshops within the framework of the LinkTADs project.…

Disease prioritisation in LinkTADs

LinkTADs review of published animal health research

We at RVC were asked to undertake a disease prioritisation task. This was very interesting as we wanted to know which transboundary animal diseases and zoonoses were being studied in China, and in the EU, to see whether there were…