Opening Plenary // Livestock Health in a Changing Climate
- How is climate change expanding the threat of livestock diseases like bluetongue and African Swine Fever across Europe?
- What lessons can be learned from recent outbreaks of avian influenza, foot-and-mouth disease, and others to strengthen EU response?
- How can early warning systems, improved diagnostics, and real-time disease surveillance improve outbreak prevention and control?
- How effective is vaccination in the field and what roles do vaccines, farm-level biosecurity, and genetic innovation play in building healthier, more resilient herds?
- What coordinated strategies and partnerships are needed to embed animal health in EU policy and boost cross-sector collaboration?