German recognition for Utrecht animal welfare researcher

The German Academy of Animal Health (Akademie für Tiergesundheit) awards the AfT prize every year, with the aim of supporting excellent clinical or experimental veterinary research by young researchers. This year, Mona Giersberg received the prize - this is the first time since the prize was introduced in 1992 that an animal welfare researcher has been awarded. Research on animal welfare in animal husbandry. Its research focuses on monitoring and improving the welfare of poultry and pigs in livestock farms and pig houses. This involves a combination of animal welfare research, animal ethics and Precision Livestock Farming (PLF). She studies veterinary, agricultural and ethical aspects in an innovative way. To this end, Giersberg knows how to bring together colleagues from different disciplines.