RESEARCH GROUP NAME	Animal Health Law and Economics Research Group
Head of the research group
Name	Prof. Dr. László Ózsvári
Academic degree
Organizational unit	Department of Veterinary Forensics and Economy
Email address	[Click to see email]
Members of the research group	Dr. Csaba Csintalan
	Dr. Krisztina Bárdos
	Dr. Marietta Máté
	Adrienn Dr. Farkasné Dr. Gyurcsó*
	Tamás Lámfalusy*
	Dr. Ágnes Sátori
	Katalin Veres*
Brief description of research topics	The research fields of the research group include the economic aspects of animal health management in cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep and goats, bees and aquatic animals, and the assessment of prevalence of infectious animal diseases and the legal and economic aspects of their prevention and control. In the field of state veterinary medicine (veterinary administration), the research group primarily focuses on the biosecurity measures on dairy cattle and pig farms, and as regards to forensic veterinary medicine the veterinarians’ ethical and criminal liability, and their liability for the damages. In addition, veterinary practice management in small, large and mixed animal practices with special regard to business management is also a research area in focus. Furthermore, the research of the “so-called” veterinary soft skills also plays an important role, such as communication and crisis communication in veterinary practices, the maintenance and evaluation of the veterinarians’ mental and emotional health, the differences in salary demand of the veterinarians according to their age, work field, geographical location, etc., and the attitude of other veterinarians and animal owners towards female veterinarians, furthermore, the expectations, perceptions and experiences of female veterinarians when they return to work after maternity leave.
Five outstanding international publications by the research group published in the past 5 years
	1. Ózsvári, L.¸ Harnos A. Lang, Zs.; Monostori, A.; Strain, S.; Fodor, I. (2020): The impact of paratuberculosis on milk production, fertility and culling in large commercial Hungarian dairy herds. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, 778, 7:565324; doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.565324
	2. Ózsvári, L.¸ Lang, Zs.; Monostori, A.; Kostoulas, P.; Fodor, I. (2020): Bayesian estimation of the true prevalence of paratuberculosis in Hungarian dairy cattle herds. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 183. October, 105124 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105124
	3. Ózsvári L., Ivanyos D. (2022): The use of teat disinfectants and milking machine cleaning products in commercial Holstein-Friesian farms. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, section Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.956843
	4. Veres, K., Lang, Zs., Monostori, A., Kostoulas, P., Ózsvári, L. (2024): Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2024, 224 (106133) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2024.106133
	5. Ózsvári, L.; Bárdos, K.; Moroz-Fik, A.; Biernacka, K.; Mickiewicz, M.; Nowek, Z.; Abril, C.E.; Bertoni, G.; Stuen, S.; Petkevičius, S.; Kaba, J.; Czopowicz, M. (2024): First Molecular Characterization of Small Ruminant Lentiviruses in Hungarian Goat Population. Pathogens 2024, Volume 13, Issue 11, 939 https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13110939
Domestic and international grants awarded to the research group that are active or not older than 5 years	Horizon-CL6-2022 BioSecure research grant (ID: 101083923): „Enhanced and cost-effective biosecurity in livestock production”. Duration: 2023-2026.
	RRF-2.3.1-21-2022-00001 research grant: National laboratory for infectious animal diseases, antimicrobial resistance, veterinary public health and food chain safety. Duration: 2022-2026.
	2020-1.1.2-PIACI KFI research grant (No 2020-1.1.2.-PIACI-KFI-2021-00202): Development of natural-based complex feed additives to optimise the poultry microbiome. Duration: 2021-2025.
	ICRAD research grant (CAE-RAPID ID:39), H2020-ERA-NET Grant (No 862605) “Development of a rapid screening test for on-site serological diagnostics of caprine arthritis-encephalitis using individual milk samples”. Duration: 2021-2025.
	COST Action CA20103 research grant: „Biosecurity Enhanced Through Training Evaluation and Raising Awareness (BETTER)”. Duration: 2021-2025.
	COST Action CA18208 research grant: “Novel tools for test evaluation and disease prevalence estimation (HARMONY)”. Duration: 2019-2024.
	COST Action CA17110 research grant: „Standardizing OUtput-based surveillance to control Non-regulated Diseases of cattle in the EU (SOUND-control)”. Duration: 2018-2022.
	VP3-16.1.1.-4.1.5.-4.2.1.-4.2.2-8.1.1.-8.2.1.-8.3.1.-8.5.1.-8.5.2.-8.6.1.-17 research grant (No 3023487898): Precision systems support of circular models in dairy farms. Duration: 2020-2022.
International relations and collaborations	Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW
	Norwegian University of Life Sciences
	University of Bern
	Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
	Ghent University
	TEAGASC-Agriculture and Food Development Authority
	University of Copenhagen
	Autonomous University of Barcelona
	National Veterinary Institute (Sweden)
	Institut National de Recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (INRAE)
	National Veterinary School of Toulouse
	Estonian University of Life Sciences
	University of Bologna
	Utrecht University
	Animal Health and Welfare NI, Dungannon, Northern Ireland
	University of Thessaly
Industrial relations and collaborations	Gemenc Inc.