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Utrecht Area, Netherlands Netherlands
Occupation
Professor Animal Health Management at Wageningen University
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Medical / Health Care / Pharmaceuticals
About
My goal in professional life is to deliver research that is scientifically sound and challenging, but can also be used to improve the production of products of animal origin. I am particularly interested in dairy production.
My goal in personal life is to be there for my family (my wife Marijke and four children) and to mean something for society around me.
Specialties: My specialty is that I am at the crossroads of veterinary science and social sciences. I am able to translate veterinary management to economic questions and economic theories to veterinary management. Although my field of work covers all farm animals, I am specialized in dairy animals and production diseases. Besides th...
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