Farmers, veterinarians, and other animal health managers in the livestock and aquaculture sectors currently lack information on the prevalence and burden of contagious animal diseases that are not regulated by the European Union. The diseases are estimated to cause a 10-15% reduction in the performance efficiency of livestock farming, resulting in large financial losses and lower sustainability, as well as affecting animal welfare.
DECIDE, a five-year Horizon 2020 project, will develop data-driven decision-support tools that provide robust, early signals of disease emergence and options for diagnostic confirmation. Moreover, options will be provided for controlling the disease along with their implications in terms of disease spread, economic burden and animal welfare.
This partnership garners expertise in veterinary epidemiology and diagnostics, data science, mechanistic and predictive modelling, economics, animal welfare and social sciences. The consortium can also count on ample access to data from national animal health agencies, providers of veterinary services or farm equipment suppliers. This multidisciplinary consortium brings together 20 partners from 11 European countries.
The DECIDE community on Zenodo brings together the project’s open-access research outputs in one accessible and searchable repository, including scientific publications, public deliverables, datasets, presentations and other knowledge resources developed throughout the project.
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On 9 June 2026, the DECIDE consortium will gather in Brussels, Belgium, for its final General Assembly meeting, marking an important milestone as the project approaches its conclusion.
The British Pig & Poultry Fair, organised by the Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE), will take place on 13–14 May 2026 at the NEC in Birmingham, United Kingdom. As a leading event for the pig, poultry and egg sectors, the fair brings together industry stakeholders to explore the latest innovations, research developments and practical solutions shaping modern livestock production
The DECIDE project had a strong and visible presence at the Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (SVEPM) Conference 2026, held on 25 – 27 March in London, UK. With around 300 participants, this year’s edition marked a record attendance and provided an important platform for scientific exchange, collaboration and innovation in veterinary epidemiology. DECIDE partners contributed through poster and oral presentations and a dedicated workshop, demonstrating the project’s progress in developing data-driven decision-support tools for animal health and their pathway towards practical implementation.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101000494.