Welcome to the third issue of the DECIDE newsletter! The newsletter serves as a resource to share recent updates and developments of the DECIDE project, exciting results, milestones and insights into the work within the consortium. This issue includes:  Abattoir Inspect – Visualising Meat Inspection Results for a Healthier Future Recent results and publications Reflections

On 5 February 2025, the seventh webinar in the GBADs & DECIDE Seminar Series took place. Titled “Data Availability, Requirements and Limitations in Global Animal Health Research and Decision-making” this webinar featured three speakers: Emma-Jane Murray – Health and Agricultural Sciences PhD Scholar, University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine; Camille Delavenne – Consultant (DVM,

On 23 January 2025, Angela Bearth from HF Partners (WP5 lead) hosted a workshop titled “Evaluation: Designing Dashboards for Risk Communication and Decision Support” for DECIDE consortium members. The workshop introduced participants to key concepts in cognitive psychology, helping them analyse how users interact with their data tools. It also explored design thinking and user

On January 15–16, 2025, DECIDE hosted its biannual consortium meeting online. Representatives from 19 project partners gathered to share updates, report on progress, and plan the next steps for the final year and a half of the project. The two-day agenda featured detailed presentations and updates from all work packages and data groups, offering valuable

We are excited to announce that the first set of practice abstracts developed by the DECIDE project is now available on EU-FarmBook. EU-FarmBook, a Horizon-funded project, serves as a one-stop platform offering practical knowledge and solutions from EU-funded R&I projects, EIP-AGRI operational groups under the CAP, and other research initiatives. Its success relies on practice-oriented

In July 2024, the DECIDE project proudly welcomed a new consortium member, HF Partners. Based in Switzerland, HF Partners is a research institution and consultancy that supports organisations and authorities in addressing the challenges associated with risks to security and safety. Their mission is to offer effective and pragmatic solutions to make better decisions and

“Monitoring animal diseases and public health: the value of visualisation tools and surveillance data on poultry and swine farms“ – is the title of the sixth edition of the GBADs and DECIDE seminar series hosted by Cecilia Baumberger (University of Buenos Aires) and Maria Costa (SRUC), which took place On Thursday, October 10, 2024. Watch

The annual DECIDE WP2 workshop on state space models for animal health surveillance took place from 23–27 September 2024 at the University of Copenhagen, concentrating on “Dynamic Generalised Linear Models (non-Gaussian)”. Led by Prof. Dr. Anders Ringgaard Kristensen and his team, the workshop hosted 11 participants representing seven DECIDE project partner organisations. DECIDE WP2 workshops

This summer has been eventful for DECIDE in terms of scientific conference participation. Our partners attended seven prestigious conferences, showcasing the project’s latest advancements: 9 – 12 September 2024ECPFL 2024 | Bologna, Italy 1 – 9 September 2024EAAP 2024 | Florence, Italy 27 – 29 August 2024ModAH 2024 | Nantes, France 5 June 2024BFSA Symposium

On June 25-27, a DECIDE General Assembly (GA) meeting took place in Nantes, France, bringing together more than 60 participants. This event was kindly hosted by the Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE) partner. The meeting began with an opening statement and a progress overview from the project coordinator Gerdien van