Anna Catharina Björnsdotter Berge
DVM, MSc, MPVM, PhD
Academic record:International School of Brussels, Belgium
International Baccalaureate June, 1985
Swedish Agricultural University,
Masters of Science Dec. 1991
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Dec. 1991
University of California,
Masters of Veterinary Preventive Medicine Dec. 2000
PhD in Comparative Pathology Dec. 2004
Ghent University, Veterinary Epidemiology Unit
Guest Professor Feb. 2010
Academic Advisor Oct 2015
Languages spoken: Swedish, English, French, Dutch (Flemish), and limited Spanish
Computer proficiency in Word processing, spreadsheets, data handling, statistical software; SAS, SPSS, Stata, StatXact, @Risk, CMA (Comprehensive Meta-Analysis), Powerpoint, Adobe Illustrator.
Professional experience:National Food Administration Veterinary meat inspector June-Aug. 1989
Porcine Health Organization Animal health veterinarian June-Aug. 1990
Swedish Board of Agriculture Large Animal Veterinarian June-Aug. 1991
Swedish Board of Agriculture Large Animal Veterinarian April-Oct.1992
Swedish Board of Agriculture Veterinary Inspector Oct. 92-Aug. 95
National Food Administration Senior Veterinary Inspector Sept. 95-July 98
European Commission National Expert, March 96- Dec 96
University of California, Davis Graduate researcher May 99- Dec 04
University of California, Davis Post doctorate researcher Jan 05 - June 07
Washington State University Post doctorate researcher July 07 – Oct 08
Berge Veterinary Consulting BVBA Director, chief consultant Jan 09 – present
Ghent University Guest Professor Feb 10- Oct 15
Raw Milk Institute Founding Board of Director 2011 – present
Ghent University Academic Scientific Advisor Oct 15-present
Other academic or professional experiences:1985-86 – International School of Brussels: A year of tutoring and mentoring > 30 high school students in mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology.
Feb-April 1995. Veterinary official from an adhesion country to the European Union at The European Commission DG VI/B.II.2
June 1996. ISO 9001 Lead Assessor Course by Lloyds, Campden, United Kingdom
Nov 1996. Wild game disease & meat inspection course by National Food Administration/National Veterinary Institute
March 1996. European Commission exchange program for Official Veterinarians,
1 month in Portugal
Sept 1997. Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), National Food Administration
Sept 1999. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta GA, Diarrheal and Foodborne Disease Branch. 1-month apprenticeship
Sept 2003. Multi-level modeling, Chicago, IL
Sept 2005. CSREES Writing competitive grants workshop, Moscow, Idaho
Sept 2005. Public Health Policy workshop, University of California, Davis, CA
Aug 2006. Microbial Risk Assessment Workshop. Center for Advancement of Microbial Risk Assessment, University of Michigan, MI
Nov 2006-2007. California Agricultural Leadership Fellowship. – A two year program to promote and educate leaders in animal agriculture.
March 2012: Poultry Gut Health workshop. Ghent, Belgium
2011- 2018 Board of Director and Veterinary Epidemiologist at RAWMI, The Raw Milk Institute
Nov 2015. Pennsylvania State University: Dairy Nutrition Workshop
Nov 2017. Pennsylvania State University: Dairy Nutrition Workshop
August 2018: The Science of Artisan Cheese Symposium, Somerset UK
June 2019: Risk Benefit Analysis in Food Safety, EFSA Parma Workshop
Publications-Peer reviewed: Click for Access: Pubmed search: Berge AC
Berge, A.C. Sischo, W.M, Atwill, E.R, 2001, Assessing dynamics of antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in young calves using Cluster analysis techniques. Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, March 28-30.
Berge, A.C., Atwill, E.R, Sischo, W.M, 2003, Assessing dynamics of antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in young calves using cluster analysis techniques. Prev. Vet. Med. 61: 91-102
Scuota, S., Cenci Goga, B.T, Berge, A.C., Vizzani, A., 2003 Valuatione dell’antibiotico resistenza in stipiti di Salmonella isolati in Umbria da fonti umane e non umane mediante l’analisi dei cluster. Proceedings XIII Convegno Nazionale AIVI, Montesilvano (Pe) Italy, 6-8 June 2003.
Berge, A.C., Adaska, J.M., Sischo, W.M. 2004, Using antibiotic susceptibility patterns and pulse field gel electrophoresis to compare historic and contemporary isolates of multi-drug resistant Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Newport. Appl. Env. Epidemiol. 70:318-232
Berge, A.C., Moore, D.E, Lindeque, P, Sischo, W.M., 2005, A Clinical Field Trial in a Calf Ranch Evaluating the Influence of Prophylactic and Therapeutic Antibiotic Use on calf health. J. Dairy Sci. 88:2166-2177
Berge, A.C., Atwill, E.R., Sischo, W.M., 2005, Animal and farm influences on the dynamics of antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in young calves. Prev. Vet. Med. 69:25-38.
Galvão, K., Berge, A.C., Coscioni, A., Villaseñor, M., Sischo, W.M., Santos, J.E.P. 2005, Effect of Feeding Live Yeast Products to Calves with Failure of Passive Transfer on Performance and Patterns of Antibiotic Resistance in fecal Escherichia coli. Repro. Nutrit. Develop. 3: 427-440
Berge, A.C., Epperson, W.B., Pritchard, R.H., 2005 Assessing the effect of single dose florfenicol treatment in feedlot cattle on the antimicrobial resistance patterns in fecal Escherichia coli. Vet. Res. 36:723-734
Berge, A.C. Moore, D.E., Sischo, W.M. 2006 A Clinical Field Trial in a Calf Ranch Evaluating the Influence of Prophylactic and Therapeutic Antibiotic Use on Antibiotic Resistance in Fecal Escherichia coli. Appl. Env. Epidemiol. 72:3872-3878
Berge, A.C., E.L. Dueger, W.M. Sischo, 2006 Comparison of Salmonella enterica serovar distribution and antibiotic resistance profiles in grey water at two municipal water treatment plants. J. Appl. Microbiol.101:1309-1316
Berge, A.C., Moore, D.A. Sischo, W.M., 2006 Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Salmonella enterica in preweaned calves from dairies and calf ranches.
Am. J. Vet. Res. 67(9): 1580-1588
Adaska, J.M., Silva, A., Berge, A.C., Sischo, W.M., 2006. Genetic and Phenotypic Variability in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium Isolated from California Dairy Cattle and Humans, Appl. Env. Epidemiol. 72(10):6632-7.Berge, A.C., W.M. Sischo, A.L. Graigmill, 2006. Antibiotic susceptibility of respiratory pathogens from sheep and goat to some common therapeutic antibiotics. J. Am. Vet. Assoc. 229(8):1279-1281
Bae, W., Hancock, D.D., Call, D.R., Park, J.H., Berge, A.C., Finger, R.M., Sischo, W.M., Besser, T.E., 2007 Dissemination of Clonal, Multidrug Resistant Campylobacter coli Strains among Washington State and California Cattle. Vet. Microbiol. 122:306-315
Berge, A.C., Barnett, S.C, Finger, R.M., Sischo, W.M., 2007 The use of bulk tank milk to monitor trends in antimicrobial resistance on dairy farms. Foodborne Path. Dis.4:397-407.
Berge, A.C., W.M. Sischo, T.E. Besser, 2008, Association between passive transfer and antimicrobial resistance in the enteric flora of calves. World Buiatrics 2008, Budapest, Hungary. Conference proceedings, p 16. http://www.buiatrics.com/
Berge, A.C., Thornburg, E., Adaska, J.M., Moeller, R.B., Blanchard, P.C., 2008 Antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Dublin from dairy source calves in the central San Joaquin Valley, California during the years 1998-2002. J. Vet. Diagn. Invest. Jul;20(4):497-500
Berge, A.C. Thomas D. Glanville, T.D. Patricia D. Millner, P.D, Donald J. Klingborg, D.J. 2009 A review of methods and microbial risks associated with composting of animal carcasses in the United States. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. Jan 1;234(1):47-56.
Berge, A.C., Besser, T.E., Moore, D.A., Sischo, W.M., 2009 Evaluation of the Effects of Oral Colostrum Supplementation during the first 14 Days on the Health and Performance of Preweaned Calves. J. Dairy Sci. Jan;92(1):286-95.
Adhikari, B, Besser, T.E., Gay, J.M. Fox, L.K.,Davis, M.A. Cobbold, R.N., Berge, A.C., Hancock, D.D., 2009 The Role of Animal Movement, Including Off-farm Rearing of Heifers, in the Inter-Herd Transmission of MDR Salmonella. J. Dairy Sci. Sep;92(9):4229-38
Adhikari, B, Besser, T.E., Gay, J.M. Fox, L.K.,Davis, M.A., Cobbold, R.N., Berge, A.C., Hancock, D.D. 2009 Introduction of New Multidrug Resistant Salmonella enterica Strains into Commercial Dairy Herds. J. Dairy Sci. 92(9):4218-28
Berge, A.C., Moore, D.A, Besser, T.E., Sischo, W.M., 2009 Targeting therapy to minimize antimicrobial use in pre-weaned calves: effects on health, growth and treatment costs. J. Dairy Sci. 92(9):4707-14
Berge, A.C., Hancock, D.D., Sischo, W.M., Besser, T.E. 2010 Geographic, farm and animal factors associated with multiple antimicrobial resistance in bovine fecal Escherichia coli in the western United States. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 236(12):1338-44.
Persoons D., Haesebrouck F., Smet A., Herman L., Heyndrickx M., Martel A., Catry B., Berge A.C., Butaye P., Dewulf J., 2011 Risk factors for ceftiofur resistance in Escherichia coli from Belgian broilers. Epidemiol Infect. 139(5):765-71
Van Hoorebeke S., Van Immerseel F., Berge A.C., Persoons D., Schulz J., Hartung J., Harisberger M., Regula G., Barco L., Ricci A., DE Vylder J., Ducatelle R., Haesebrouck F., Dewulf J., Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis in housed laying-hen flocks in Europe. 2010 Epidemiol Infect. 7:1-11.Van Hoorebeke, S., Van Immerseel, F., Berge, A.C., et al. The effect of the housing system on antimicrobial resistance in indicator bacteria in laying hens. Epidemiol Infect. 2011 Oct;139(10):1610-20.
Berge, A.C., Wierup, M., Nutritional solutions to combat Salmonella in monogastric food animal production. Animal (2012), 6:4, pp 557–564, online access
Berge, A.C., Vertenten, G., 2014 A field study to determine prevalence, dairy herd management systems and fresh cow clinical conditions associated with ketosis in western European dairy herds. Journal of Dairy Science, 97:2145–2154 online access One of the 100 most cited paper in JDS since 2014
T. Vanholder, J. Papen, R. Bemers, G. Vertenten and A.C. Berge, 2015, Risk factors for subclinical and clinical ketosis and association with production parameters in dairy cows in the Netherlands, J. Dairy Sci., 98:880–888 online access
Berge, A.C., 2017 A meta-analysis of the inclusion of mannan oligosaccharides in milk or milk replacer fed to dairy calves on daily weight gain in the pre-weaning period. Journal of Animal Research and Nutrition. Vol 1, Issue 4, pp20-27. Online access
Berge A.C., Hassid G, Leibovich H, Solomon D, Haines DM, et al. (2018) A Field Trial Evaluating the Health and Performance of Lambs Fed a Bovine Colostrum Replacement. J Anim Res Nutr Vol No 3: Iss no: 1: 6. Online access
Olson, A., Sischo, W.M., Berge, A.C., Adams-Progar, A., Moore, D.A. 2019 A retrospective cohort study comparing dairy calf treatment decisions by farm personnel with veterinary observations of clinical signs" J. Dairy Sci. Jul;102(7):6391-6403: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31030920
Baars, T., Berge, A.C., Garssen, J., Verster, J., 2019 The impact of raw fermented milk products on perceived health and mood among Dutch adults. Nutrition and Food Science. Online access
Baars, T. Berge, A.C., Gaarsen, Verster, J.C., 2019 Effect of raw milk consumption on perceived health, mood and immune functioning among US adults with a porr and normal health: a retrospective questionnaire based study. Complementary Therapies in Medicine.
Berge, A.C., Baars, T. 2020 Raw milk producers with high levels of hygiene and safety. Epidemiology and Infection. Vol 148 E14 Online access
Damiaans, D., Renault, V., Sarrazin, S., Berge, A.C., Pardon, B., Saegerman, C., Dewulf, J. 2020 A risk-based scoring system to quantify biosecurity in cattle production. Prev Vet Med. Vol 179, p 104992, Online access
Vereecken, M., Dehaeck, B., Berge, A.C., Marien, M., Geerinckx, M., De Gussem, K. 2020. Synergistic effect of a combination of nicarbazin and monensin against coccidiosis in the chicken caused by Eimeria spp. Avian Pathology Apr 20:1-16. Online access
Berge, A.C., 2020 A field study to determine prevalence and fresh cow clinical conditions associated with sub-clinical ketosis in Central Eastern European dairy herds. Anim. Husb. Dairy Vet Sci. Vol 4. 1-4 Online access
Lopez Rodriguez, A., Berge, A.C., Ramage, C., Saltzman, R., Domangue, R.J., Gnozzio, M.J., Muller, A., Sierra, P., Benchaoui, H.A. 2020. Evaluation of the clinical efficacy of a water-soluble formulation of tylvalosin in the control of enzootic pneumonia associated with Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and Pasteurella multocida in pigs. Porcine Health Management 6:39 Online access
Baars T., Wold A., Vuitton D.A., Garssen J., Berge A.C., 2021 Raw Cow Milk Consumption and the Atopic March, Frontiers in Pediatrics. Vol 9, Page 99 Online access
Makoschey, B and Berge, A.C., 2021, Review on bovine respiratory syncytial virus and bovine parainfluenza – usual suspects in bovine respiratory disease – a narrative review. BMC Veterinary Research 17:261 Online access
Berge, A.C., Jozan, T., Levesque, C., Vertenten, G. 2021 A field study evaluating humoral immunity in calves vaccinated with multivalent bovine respiratory pathogen vaccines. Folia Veterinaria. vol.65, no.4, 2021, pp.20-30. https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2021-0034
Sarnino, N.; Berge, A.C.; Chantziaras, I.; Dewulf, J. Estimation of the Production Economic Consequences of Stopping Partial Depopulation in Broiler Production. Animals 2022, 12, 1521. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12121521
Berge, A.C. Insights into calf feeding for optimal future productivity. Publication from International Symposium in Animal Nutrition in Kaposvár, Hungary DOI: 10.54597/mate.0046
Other Publications:Berge, A.C. 2001, Antibiotikaanvändning vid kalvuppfödning i Kalifornien. Svensk Veterinärtidning. 53, Nr 4.
Berge, A.C. 2001, Kalvuppfödningen i USA: Beroende av antibiotika. Nötkött, Nr 3, June.
Berge, A.C. 2004: Spatial, Temporal and Management-Specific Factors Influencing Antibiotic Resistance and Carbohydrate Fermentation Patterns in Bovine Enteric Escherichia coli and the Clinical Consequences of Limiting Antibiotic Use in Pre-weaned Calves. UMI Dissertation Services, ProQuest.
Berge, A.C. and Dewulf, J. 2010 An ecological epidemiology approach is necessary to determine the transmission dynamics of antimicrobial resistant zoonotic bacteria in our ecosystem. 2010
One Health Initiative Newsletter, Vol. 3:3: pp 1-3. http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/medicine/One_Health/OHNLSummer2010.pdf
Berge, A.C. and Glanville, T.D., 2010 Composting of animal carcasses; a safe and environmentally sound approach to take care of animal mortalities, 2010 One Health Initiative Newsletter, V. 3:4 pp 13-16.
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Environment/medicine/One_Health/OHNLFall2010.pdf
Also published on http://en.engormix.com/articles_view.aspx?id=1652
Berge, A.C, Kay, Z., Capitalizing on the zero Salmonella ruling in table eggs. World Poultry, No. 10, Vol 26, 2010
Berge, A.C. 2011 Penicillium moulds in silage. How they affect rumen health. Dairy Solutions Newsletter, Issue 7. http://alltech.newsweaver.co.uk/dairysolutions/2hoh37w74f41ti7azakfvp
Berge, A.C., 2011 Silage molds affect rumen health. Bovine Health Quarterly, Feedstuffs, April 11, page 14.
Berge. A.C. 2012 Laying the foundations for immunity in calves. Dairy Topics 11.6
Berge, A.C., 2013 Immunity in a healthy and strong calf begins before birth. Progressive dairyman, USA.
Berge, A.C, en Vertenten G, 2014. Ketosis: A field study to determine prevalence in Western European Countries. Dairy Solutions Newsletter, 21.
Berge, A.C., 2015 Control of Feed Pathogens in the EU: A Novel Opportunity for Effective Safe Feed and Food Feedinfo News Service - 09/07/2015
Berge, A.C. March. 2016. The latest thinking on effective maintenance of good health. International Pig Health Topics
Berge A.C. 2017 The importance of preventive health and vaccination programs in ruminant production: White paper. Online access.
Berge A.C. 2017. Gut health is the key to reducing antimicrobial use. Pig Topics 32.2
Berge, A.C. 2017 Increasing lifetime performance starts with the heifer calf. International Dairy Topics
Berge, A.C. 2017 Prevention of clinical and subclinical mastitis. International Dairy Topics. Online access
Berge A.C. 2018. Antibiotic reduction in animal production. Proagrica,
Berge A.C. 2018. Antibiotic reduction in animal production. FEED. April 2018
Berge A.C. 2018. The growing heifer: is she on track? International Dairy Topics Oct 2018
Berge A.C. 2019 Nutrition and feed are crucial in animal production antibiotic reduction. Feed. 2019.
Berge A.C. 2019 Healthy production systems are sustainable. Pig Progress 2019-09-25
Berge, A.C. 2020. Producing safe pork. International Pig Topics.
Berge, A.C. 2021 A healthy calf gut pays off in the long run. Dairy Global.-Vol. 8. No 3.
Scholarships:
UC Davis, Jastro-Shields: Non-resident tuition fees for PhD graduate studies, 2002.
UC Davis, Dean: Non-resident tuition fees for PhD graduate studies, 2002-2004.
Awards, Peer-reviewer:2002 CRWAD: Best Graduate Student Award Oral Presentation. Association for Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine.
2009 International Society on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics. Reviewer.
2012 International Society on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics. Reviewer.
2014: Research Proposal Review: Welcome Trust Foundation
2015: Research Proposal Review: Welcome Trust Foundation
Peer review: including but not exhaustive list: J. Dairy Sci. Appl. Env. Micro., Prev. Vet. Med., Foodb. Path. Dis., J. Appl. Micro, J. Vet Diagn. Inv., Vet.J. etc.
Invited/main speaker.
1993-1995: Swedish Board of Agriculture, Sweden’s animal health in the European Union. A seminar series for veterinary practitioners, officers and students in all regions of Sweden.
January 1999. International Seminars at UC Davis, Davis, CA, “Animal welfare in Sweden”
February 1999, International Seminars at UC Davis, CA, “The Swedish Salmonella Control Program”
March 2001. Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, The Netherlands, “Assessing dynamics of antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in young calves using Cluster analysis techniques.”
Jan. 2002, North Valley Dairy Day in California., Orland, CA, “Antibiotic resistance in calves.”
March 2002., CDC meeting on Multi-drug Resistant Salmonella Newport, Atlanta, GE, “Using antibiotic susceptibility patterns and PFGE to study the emergence of a unique strain of Salmonella enterica serovar Newport in dairy cattle.”
June 2004. Texas A&M, College Station, TX, “Antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in enteric Escherichia coli in pre-weaned dairy calves.”
Nov. 2004. United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) Committee on Salmonella, Greensboro, NC, “Using antibiotic susceptibility patterns and pulse field gel electrophoresis to compare historic and contemporary isolates of multi-drug resistant Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Newport.” "Time Specific Scientific Papers",
Feb. 2003. International Seminars at UC Davis. CA, “Animal welfare in Sweden and European Union.”
May 2005. Ohio State University: “Antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in enteric Escherichia coli in pre-weaned dairy calves.”
Aug 2005. UC Davis. “The risks of Salmonella and Antibiotic Resistance in pre-weaned calves” and “Risk factors associated with antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in pre-weaned calves.”
Oct. 2005, Calf College, Fresno, Madeira, Chino, California, “Antibiotic resistance and Salmonella in pre-weaned calves. What could be done? What should be done?” and “Raising healthy calves with less antibiotics”
July 2006, Lander Veterinary Clinic, Turlock, CA, “Raising healthy calves with less antibiotic use”.
Dec 2006, Schering-Plough Vet to vet symposium.NE. “Disease and therapy principles in intensive calf rearing systems.”
March 2006-Oct 2006 Expert advice to the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) on calf welfare
Jan 2007. International Seminars at UC Davis, CA. “Animal welfare in Sweden”
March 2007. Visalia, CA. California Laboratory Technician Seminar. Food-related and environmental flow of Salmonella enterica and its impact on human infection.
June 2007, National Carcass Composting Meeting. UC Davis, Ca. “Carcass composting- a literature review”. Expert panelist.
March 2008, Alltech Calf health College. Albany, OR, “The risks of antimicrobial resistance and raising calves with less antimicrobials in feed and for therapy”
July 2008, Alltech Calf health College. OR and WA, “The risks of antimicrobial resistance and raising calves with less antimicrobials in feed and for therapy”
March 2009. Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, London, UK. Co-Chairing (with Prof Jeroen DeWulf) a workshop on the epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance.
May 2009. Alltech Annual Symposium. ‘Protecting animal health and product quality. Do we have a solution for the Salmonella problem in dairy cattle?’
July 2009. International Society for Animal Health. ‘Salmonella, current European perspective.’
Dec 2009. Society of Feed Technology Annual Meeting. ‘Nutritional approaches to reduce Salmonella in pig production’
Dec 2009. Czech Republic ‘Healthy calves this winter’.
March 2010. Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Nantes, FR. Co-Chairing (with Prof Jeroen DeWulf) a workshop on the epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance.
May 2010. Alltech Annual Symposium. ‘Meeting the zero standards for Salmonella in pig meat while feeding the world’
Aug 2010. European Association of Animal Production. ‘Nutritional strategies to combat Salmonella in EU food animal production’. Crete, Greece.
Sept 2010, Russian Ruminant Solutions Seminar, Estonia, ‘Healthy heifers- a good start is essential for future health and production.
Nov 2010, Dairy Solutions Seminar, ‘Increasing lifetime performance of the cow starts with the heifer calf’ Hannover, Germany,
Nov 2010, Russian Technical Poultry Seminar, ‘Salmonella control in poultry, strategy, goals and tools in the European Union, Moscow, Russia.
March 2011, Latin America Poultry Technical Seminar, ‘The European Union approach to Salmonella control in poultry’, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
May 2012: Russian Technical Ruminant Seminar: The future of your dairy: the heifer calf. Bulgaria,
October 2012: Chico State University Hazards and biosecurity in raw milk dairy farms. California, USA
Feb 2013: Estonian Technnical Seminar Healthy heifers for future production. Estland
Oct 2013: Slovakian Technical Seminar on Heifer Health: Healthy calves for future production. Slovakia
Jan 2014: Society of Feed Technologists: Poultry Seminar: Strategies to reduce food-borne pathogens from poultry production. Birmingham, UK
Feb 2014: Heifer production seminar series in Slovakia
April 2014: Healthy Heifers for future productivity: Seminar series in Romania
July 2014: Gut health in a future non-antibiotic pig production system. Seminar series in Germany and Austria.
July 2014: Calf audit systems: Technical and Practical 3-day workshop. Senec Slovakia
Oct 2014: Calf audit systems: Technical and Practical 3-day workshop: Senec Slovakia
Nov 2014: Calf audit systems: Technical and practical 2-day workshop: Izmir, Turkey
Nov 2014: Pennsylvania State University: Workshop on safe and hygienic raw milk production
Dec 2014: Healthy heifers: Russian Dairy News 2-day workshop, Tula region, Russia
Feb 2015: Healthy heifers for future production: Russian Dairy News 2-day workshop, Tula region, Russia
March 2015: Pig Diseases. Host, organizer and speaker and invited speakers from Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
July 2015: Calf and heifer audit systems: Technical and Practical 3-day workshop: Senec Slovakia
Sept 2015: The biology of raw milk: 60th Annual CCDEH Conference,“Strong Foundation – Sustainable Future”
Oct 2015: Healthy heifers for future production: Russian Dairy News 2-day workshop, Tula region, Russia
March 2016: Healthy heifers for future production: Russian Dairy News 2-day workshop, Moscow region, Russia
April 2015: Calf and heifer audit systems: Technical and Practical 2-day workshop: Nitra Slovakia
May 2016. Alltech Antimicrobial Reduction Program. Presentation in Dublin, Ireland.
June 2016: Calf and heifer audit systems: Technical and Practical 2-day workshop: Nitra Slovakia
Oct 2016: Raw Milk Safety: Microbial risk assessment, Umeå, Sweden.
Oct 2016: Healthy heifers for future production: Russian Dairy News 2-day workshop, Moscow region, Russia
Oct 2016: WEBINAR. Review webinar on antibiotic reduction in pigs. Pig Progress.
Feb 2017: Calf and Heifer health and productivity: Denmark and Norway.
April 2017: Healthy heifers for future production: Russian Dairy News 2-day workshop, Moscow region, Russia and Ural region
May 2017: Calf and Heifer health and productivity: On farm workshops in Tvååker and Hjo, Sweden.
May 2017: Game bird gut health, UK
June 2017: Calf and heifer audit systems: Technical and Practical 2-day workshop: Nitra Slovakia
Aug 2017: Heifer health: Romania
Aug 2017: Raising healthy heifers for future productivity: Presentations at Agrovision, Trondheim, No.
Sept 2017: Heifer health and productivity. 2 day workshop at Ekoniva APK, Voronezh, Russia
Oct 2017: Healthy heifers for future productivity: Italy
Oct 2017: Antimicrobial reduction in pig production: Romania
Oct 2017: Obehandlad mjölk: säker produktion: Särimmer, Sweden
Nov 2017: RAWMI. The family Cow presentation, Pennsylvania, USA.
May 2018: Healthy Heifers for future productivity: Alltech Dairy Seminars, Porto, Portugal
April 2018: Antimicrobial reduction in pig production: BSAS, Dublin, Ireland
June 2018: Antimicrobial reduction in Pig Production. Alltech Pig Production meeting, Lisbon, Portugal
Aug 2018: The Healthy Holistic Dairy Production. Artisan Cheesemakers Organisation, Somerseth, UK
Oct 2018: Raw milk, can it be made safe? Conference of the European College of Veterinary Public Health. Perugia Italy.
Oct 2018. Heifer health and productivity. Dairy news Workshop. at Ekoniva APK, Voronezh, Russia
Oct 2018: Antimicrobial reduction in Pig Production in Europe, The 2nd Alltech China Pig Symposium: Quangzou, China.
Nov 2018: Gestion des Veaux. Ciney, Belgium
Dec 2018: Salmonella control in poultry production. Russia.
Jan 2019: Successful heifer rearing for future productivity, Estonia
Feb 2019: Gestion des Veaux. Bretagne, Puy de Domes, France
June 2019 : Workshop on raw milk production, Raw Milk Producers Association, UK
Aug 2019: The importance of vaccination in preventive health programs in ruminants, Uppsala, Sweden
Oct 2019: Healthy calves, Makrofarm Workshop, Izmir, Turkey
Oct 2019: Raw milk programs in EU and raw milk benefits, Särimmer, Sweden
Oct 2019: Hazards of raw milk and mitigation measures, Farm Artisan Cheese in Europe Network, Valencia, Spain
Nov 2019: Heifer Health and Future productivity: Dairy News Workshop, St. Petersburg, Russia
Jan 2020: Salmonella Control and Antibiotic Reduction in Poultry: Symposium, Moscow, Russia
Oct 2020: Cryptosporidiosis. MSD Animal Health Young stock school. Online webinar
March 2021: Salmonellosis in Dairy Cattle: Alltech Technical team webinar
March 2021: The Healthy Dairy Production system: how to reduce antibiotic use. Alltech technical team webinar
March 2021: How to reduce disease challenges in preweaning calves. Latvia Webinar
April 2, 2021: The healthy preweaning dairy calf. VIC Group Russia, Webinar at New realities of dairy farming. Effective tools to reduce costs in modern production conditions.
April 2021: Raising healthy calves for future productivity. Leningrad Region Dairy Webinar
Jan-June 2021: Calf and heifer audit systems: Webinar 5 part workshop series
Aug 30, 2021 The Healthy Dairy Calf: effective calf management during the first 6 months. National Livestock Farming Foundation. Webinar.
Oct 2021: Antimicrobial reduction programmes in pig production in Europe. Alltech Russian Pig Health Workshop, Yerevan, Armenia. Webinar
Jan-June 2022: Calf and heifer audit systems: Webinars 5 part workshop series
May 2022: Webinar: The Healthy Dairy Calf. MSD youngstock programme
June 2022: Antimicrobial reduction and Salmonella control programmes in poultry production in Europe. Alltech Russian Poultry Health Workshop, Yerevan, Armenia
Sept 2022. The effect of colostrum supplementation during the first 5 days of life on calf morbidity, enteric pathogens, weight gain and immunological response. World Buiatrics Symposium, Madrid, Spain.
Sept 2022. A field study evaluating humoral immune response in calves vaccinated with two multivalent respiratory vaccines. World Buiatrics Symposium, Madrid, Spain.
Sept 2022. Prevalence, biosecurity and risk management of bovine coronavirus infections on dairy farms in Europe. World Buiatrics Symposium, Madrid, Spain.
Sept 2022. Prevalence, biosecurity and risk management of bovine coronavirus infections on dairy farms in Europe. 12th Interntational Congress for Veterinary Virology, Ghent, Belgium.
Sept 2022. Insights into calf feeding for optimal future productivity. Kaposvar Hungary.
Sept 2022: Antimicrobial reduction and Salmonella control programmes in poultry production in Europe. Alltech Russian Workshop, Belarus, Webinar
Masters and PhD involvement, Expert opponent.
PhD Expert Panel
Sept 2012: Dr. Part Pardon, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
December 2012: Dr Josefine Elving, Pathogen behaviour in organic waste. SLU, Department of veterinary medicine.
May 2015: Dr. Anna Duse, Swedish Agricultural University, Uppsala, Sweden.
May 2022: Dr. Miriam VanderMeulen. Master thesis. The use of kefir in post-weaning piglets. Ghent University, Belgium.
DVM, MSc, MPVM, PhD
Academic record:International School of Brussels, Belgium
International Baccalaureate June, 1985
Swedish Agricultural University,
Masters of Science Dec. 1991
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Dec. 1991
University of California,
Masters of Veterinary Preventive Medicine Dec. 2000
PhD in Comparative Pathology Dec. 2004
Ghent University, Veterinary Epidemiology Unit
Guest Professor Feb. 2010
Academic Advisor Oct 2015
Languages spoken: Swedish, English, French, Dutch (Flemish), and limited Spanish
Computer proficiency in Word processing, spreadsheets, data handling, statistical software; SAS, SPSS, Stata, StatXact, @Risk, CMA (Comprehensive Meta-Analysis), Powerpoint, Adobe Illustrator.
Professional experience:National Food Administration Veterinary meat inspector June-Aug. 1989
Porcine Health Organization Animal health veterinarian June-Aug. 1990
Swedish Board of Agriculture Large Animal Veterinarian June-Aug. 1991
Swedish Board of Agriculture Large Animal Veterinarian April-Oct.1992
Swedish Board of Agriculture Veterinary Inspector Oct. 92-Aug. 95
National Food Administration Senior Veterinary Inspector Sept. 95-July 98
European Commission National Expert, March 96- Dec 96
University of California, Davis Graduate researcher May 99- Dec 04
University of California, Davis Post doctorate researcher Jan 05 - June 07
Washington State University Post doctorate researcher July 07 – Oct 08
Berge Veterinary Consulting BVBA Director, chief consultant Jan 09 – present
Ghent University Guest Professor Feb 10- Oct 15
Raw Milk Institute Founding Board of Director 2011 – present
Ghent University Academic Scientific Advisor Oct 15-present
Other academic or professional experiences:1985-86 – International School of Brussels: A year of tutoring and mentoring > 30 high school students in mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology.
Feb-April 1995. Veterinary official from an adhesion country to the European Union at The European Commission DG VI/B.II.2
June 1996. ISO 9001 Lead Assessor Course by Lloyds, Campden, United Kingdom
Nov 1996. Wild game disease & meat inspection course by National Food Administration/National Veterinary Institute
March 1996. European Commission exchange program for Official Veterinarians,
1 month in Portugal
Sept 1997. Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), National Food Administration
Sept 1999. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta GA, Diarrheal and Foodborne Disease Branch. 1-month apprenticeship
Sept 2003. Multi-level modeling, Chicago, IL
Sept 2005. CSREES Writing competitive grants workshop, Moscow, Idaho
Sept 2005. Public Health Policy workshop, University of California, Davis, CA
Aug 2006. Microbial Risk Assessment Workshop. Center for Advancement of Microbial Risk Assessment, University of Michigan, MI
Nov 2006-2007. California Agricultural Leadership Fellowship. – A two year program to promote and educate leaders in animal agriculture.
March 2012: Poultry Gut Health workshop. Ghent, Belgium
2011- 2018 Board of Director and Veterinary Epidemiologist at RAWMI, The Raw Milk Institute
Nov 2015. Pennsylvania State University: Dairy Nutrition Workshop
Nov 2017. Pennsylvania State University: Dairy Nutrition Workshop
August 2018: The Science of Artisan Cheese Symposium, Somerset UK
June 2019: Risk Benefit Analysis in Food Safety, EFSA Parma Workshop
Publications-Peer reviewed: Click for Access: Pubmed search: Berge AC
Berge, A.C. Sischo, W.M, Atwill, E.R, 2001, Assessing dynamics of antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in young calves using Cluster analysis techniques. Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, March 28-30.
Berge, A.C., Atwill, E.R, Sischo, W.M, 2003, Assessing dynamics of antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in young calves using cluster analysis techniques. Prev. Vet. Med. 61: 91-102
Scuota, S., Cenci Goga, B.T, Berge, A.C., Vizzani, A., 2003 Valuatione dell’antibiotico resistenza in stipiti di Salmonella isolati in Umbria da fonti umane e non umane mediante l’analisi dei cluster. Proceedings XIII Convegno Nazionale AIVI, Montesilvano (Pe) Italy, 6-8 June 2003.
Berge, A.C., Adaska, J.M., Sischo, W.M. 2004, Using antibiotic susceptibility patterns and pulse field gel electrophoresis to compare historic and contemporary isolates of multi-drug resistant Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Newport. Appl. Env. Epidemiol. 70:318-232
Berge, A.C., Moore, D.E, Lindeque, P, Sischo, W.M., 2005, A Clinical Field Trial in a Calf Ranch Evaluating the Influence of Prophylactic and Therapeutic Antibiotic Use on calf health. J. Dairy Sci. 88:2166-2177
Berge, A.C., Atwill, E.R., Sischo, W.M., 2005, Animal and farm influences on the dynamics of antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in young calves. Prev. Vet. Med. 69:25-38.
Galvão, K., Berge, A.C., Coscioni, A., Villaseñor, M., Sischo, W.M., Santos, J.E.P. 2005, Effect of Feeding Live Yeast Products to Calves with Failure of Passive Transfer on Performance and Patterns of Antibiotic Resistance in fecal Escherichia coli. Repro. Nutrit. Develop. 3: 427-440
Berge, A.C., Epperson, W.B., Pritchard, R.H., 2005 Assessing the effect of single dose florfenicol treatment in feedlot cattle on the antimicrobial resistance patterns in fecal Escherichia coli. Vet. Res. 36:723-734
Berge, A.C. Moore, D.E., Sischo, W.M. 2006 A Clinical Field Trial in a Calf Ranch Evaluating the Influence of Prophylactic and Therapeutic Antibiotic Use on Antibiotic Resistance in Fecal Escherichia coli. Appl. Env. Epidemiol. 72:3872-3878
Berge, A.C., E.L. Dueger, W.M. Sischo, 2006 Comparison of Salmonella enterica serovar distribution and antibiotic resistance profiles in grey water at two municipal water treatment plants. J. Appl. Microbiol.101:1309-1316
Berge, A.C., Moore, D.A. Sischo, W.M., 2006 Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Salmonella enterica in preweaned calves from dairies and calf ranches.
Am. J. Vet. Res. 67(9): 1580-1588
Adaska, J.M., Silva, A., Berge, A.C., Sischo, W.M., 2006. Genetic and Phenotypic Variability in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium Isolated from California Dairy Cattle and Humans, Appl. Env. Epidemiol. 72(10):6632-7.Berge, A.C., W.M. Sischo, A.L. Graigmill, 2006. Antibiotic susceptibility of respiratory pathogens from sheep and goat to some common therapeutic antibiotics. J. Am. Vet. Assoc. 229(8):1279-1281
Bae, W., Hancock, D.D., Call, D.R., Park, J.H., Berge, A.C., Finger, R.M., Sischo, W.M., Besser, T.E., 2007 Dissemination of Clonal, Multidrug Resistant Campylobacter coli Strains among Washington State and California Cattle. Vet. Microbiol. 122:306-315
Berge, A.C., Barnett, S.C, Finger, R.M., Sischo, W.M., 2007 The use of bulk tank milk to monitor trends in antimicrobial resistance on dairy farms. Foodborne Path. Dis.4:397-407.
Berge, A.C., W.M. Sischo, T.E. Besser, 2008, Association between passive transfer and antimicrobial resistance in the enteric flora of calves. World Buiatrics 2008, Budapest, Hungary. Conference proceedings, p 16. http://www.buiatrics.com/
Berge, A.C., Thornburg, E., Adaska, J.M., Moeller, R.B., Blanchard, P.C., 2008 Antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Dublin from dairy source calves in the central San Joaquin Valley, California during the years 1998-2002. J. Vet. Diagn. Invest. Jul;20(4):497-500
Berge, A.C. Thomas D. Glanville, T.D. Patricia D. Millner, P.D, Donald J. Klingborg, D.J. 2009 A review of methods and microbial risks associated with composting of animal carcasses in the United States. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. Jan 1;234(1):47-56.
Berge, A.C., Besser, T.E., Moore, D.A., Sischo, W.M., 2009 Evaluation of the Effects of Oral Colostrum Supplementation during the first 14 Days on the Health and Performance of Preweaned Calves. J. Dairy Sci. Jan;92(1):286-95.
Adhikari, B, Besser, T.E., Gay, J.M. Fox, L.K.,Davis, M.A. Cobbold, R.N., Berge, A.C., Hancock, D.D., 2009 The Role of Animal Movement, Including Off-farm Rearing of Heifers, in the Inter-Herd Transmission of MDR Salmonella. J. Dairy Sci. Sep;92(9):4229-38
Adhikari, B, Besser, T.E., Gay, J.M. Fox, L.K.,Davis, M.A., Cobbold, R.N., Berge, A.C., Hancock, D.D. 2009 Introduction of New Multidrug Resistant Salmonella enterica Strains into Commercial Dairy Herds. J. Dairy Sci. 92(9):4218-28
Berge, A.C., Moore, D.A, Besser, T.E., Sischo, W.M., 2009 Targeting therapy to minimize antimicrobial use in pre-weaned calves: effects on health, growth and treatment costs. J. Dairy Sci. 92(9):4707-14
Berge, A.C., Hancock, D.D., Sischo, W.M., Besser, T.E. 2010 Geographic, farm and animal factors associated with multiple antimicrobial resistance in bovine fecal Escherichia coli in the western United States. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 236(12):1338-44.
Persoons D., Haesebrouck F., Smet A., Herman L., Heyndrickx M., Martel A., Catry B., Berge A.C., Butaye P., Dewulf J., 2011 Risk factors for ceftiofur resistance in Escherichia coli from Belgian broilers. Epidemiol Infect. 139(5):765-71
Van Hoorebeke S., Van Immerseel F., Berge A.C., Persoons D., Schulz J., Hartung J., Harisberger M., Regula G., Barco L., Ricci A., DE Vylder J., Ducatelle R., Haesebrouck F., Dewulf J., Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis in housed laying-hen flocks in Europe. 2010 Epidemiol Infect. 7:1-11.Van Hoorebeke, S., Van Immerseel, F., Berge, A.C., et al. The effect of the housing system on antimicrobial resistance in indicator bacteria in laying hens. Epidemiol Infect. 2011 Oct;139(10):1610-20.
Berge, A.C., Wierup, M., Nutritional solutions to combat Salmonella in monogastric food animal production. Animal (2012), 6:4, pp 557–564, online access
Berge, A.C., Vertenten, G., 2014 A field study to determine prevalence, dairy herd management systems and fresh cow clinical conditions associated with ketosis in western European dairy herds. Journal of Dairy Science, 97:2145–2154 online access One of the 100 most cited paper in JDS since 2014
T. Vanholder, J. Papen, R. Bemers, G. Vertenten and A.C. Berge, 2015, Risk factors for subclinical and clinical ketosis and association with production parameters in dairy cows in the Netherlands, J. Dairy Sci., 98:880–888 online access
Berge, A.C., 2017 A meta-analysis of the inclusion of mannan oligosaccharides in milk or milk replacer fed to dairy calves on daily weight gain in the pre-weaning period. Journal of Animal Research and Nutrition. Vol 1, Issue 4, pp20-27. Online access
Berge A.C., Hassid G, Leibovich H, Solomon D, Haines DM, et al. (2018) A Field Trial Evaluating the Health and Performance of Lambs Fed a Bovine Colostrum Replacement. J Anim Res Nutr Vol No 3: Iss no: 1: 6. Online access
Olson, A., Sischo, W.M., Berge, A.C., Adams-Progar, A., Moore, D.A. 2019 A retrospective cohort study comparing dairy calf treatment decisions by farm personnel with veterinary observations of clinical signs" J. Dairy Sci. Jul;102(7):6391-6403: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31030920
Baars, T., Berge, A.C., Garssen, J., Verster, J., 2019 The impact of raw fermented milk products on perceived health and mood among Dutch adults. Nutrition and Food Science. Online access
Baars, T. Berge, A.C., Gaarsen, Verster, J.C., 2019 Effect of raw milk consumption on perceived health, mood and immune functioning among US adults with a porr and normal health: a retrospective questionnaire based study. Complementary Therapies in Medicine.
Berge, A.C., Baars, T. 2020 Raw milk producers with high levels of hygiene and safety. Epidemiology and Infection. Vol 148 E14 Online access
Damiaans, D., Renault, V., Sarrazin, S., Berge, A.C., Pardon, B., Saegerman, C., Dewulf, J. 2020 A risk-based scoring system to quantify biosecurity in cattle production. Prev Vet Med. Vol 179, p 104992, Online access
Vereecken, M., Dehaeck, B., Berge, A.C., Marien, M., Geerinckx, M., De Gussem, K. 2020. Synergistic effect of a combination of nicarbazin and monensin against coccidiosis in the chicken caused by Eimeria spp. Avian Pathology Apr 20:1-16. Online access
Berge, A.C., 2020 A field study to determine prevalence and fresh cow clinical conditions associated with sub-clinical ketosis in Central Eastern European dairy herds. Anim. Husb. Dairy Vet Sci. Vol 4. 1-4 Online access
Lopez Rodriguez, A., Berge, A.C., Ramage, C., Saltzman, R., Domangue, R.J., Gnozzio, M.J., Muller, A., Sierra, P., Benchaoui, H.A. 2020. Evaluation of the clinical efficacy of a water-soluble formulation of tylvalosin in the control of enzootic pneumonia associated with Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and Pasteurella multocida in pigs. Porcine Health Management 6:39 Online access
Baars T., Wold A., Vuitton D.A., Garssen J., Berge A.C., 2021 Raw Cow Milk Consumption and the Atopic March, Frontiers in Pediatrics. Vol 9, Page 99 Online access
Makoschey, B and Berge, A.C., 2021, Review on bovine respiratory syncytial virus and bovine parainfluenza – usual suspects in bovine respiratory disease – a narrative review. BMC Veterinary Research 17:261 Online access
Berge, A.C., Jozan, T., Levesque, C., Vertenten, G. 2021 A field study evaluating humoral immunity in calves vaccinated with multivalent bovine respiratory pathogen vaccines. Folia Veterinaria. vol.65, no.4, 2021, pp.20-30. https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2021-0034
Sarnino, N.; Berge, A.C.; Chantziaras, I.; Dewulf, J. Estimation of the Production Economic Consequences of Stopping Partial Depopulation in Broiler Production. Animals 2022, 12, 1521. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12121521
Berge, A.C. Insights into calf feeding for optimal future productivity. Publication from International Symposium in Animal Nutrition in Kaposvár, Hungary DOI: 10.54597/mate.0046
Other Publications:Berge, A.C. 2001, Antibiotikaanvändning vid kalvuppfödning i Kalifornien. Svensk Veterinärtidning. 53, Nr 4.
Berge, A.C. 2001, Kalvuppfödningen i USA: Beroende av antibiotika. Nötkött, Nr 3, June.
Berge, A.C. 2004: Spatial, Temporal and Management-Specific Factors Influencing Antibiotic Resistance and Carbohydrate Fermentation Patterns in Bovine Enteric Escherichia coli and the Clinical Consequences of Limiting Antibiotic Use in Pre-weaned Calves. UMI Dissertation Services, ProQuest.
Berge, A.C. and Dewulf, J. 2010 An ecological epidemiology approach is necessary to determine the transmission dynamics of antimicrobial resistant zoonotic bacteria in our ecosystem. 2010
One Health Initiative Newsletter, Vol. 3:3: pp 1-3. http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/medicine/One_Health/OHNLSummer2010.pdf
Berge, A.C. and Glanville, T.D., 2010 Composting of animal carcasses; a safe and environmentally sound approach to take care of animal mortalities, 2010 One Health Initiative Newsletter, V. 3:4 pp 13-16.
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Environment/medicine/One_Health/OHNLFall2010.pdf
Also published on http://en.engormix.com/articles_view.aspx?id=1652
Berge, A.C, Kay, Z., Capitalizing on the zero Salmonella ruling in table eggs. World Poultry, No. 10, Vol 26, 2010
Berge, A.C. 2011 Penicillium moulds in silage. How they affect rumen health. Dairy Solutions Newsletter, Issue 7. http://alltech.newsweaver.co.uk/dairysolutions/2hoh37w74f41ti7azakfvp
Berge, A.C., 2011 Silage molds affect rumen health. Bovine Health Quarterly, Feedstuffs, April 11, page 14.
Berge. A.C. 2012 Laying the foundations for immunity in calves. Dairy Topics 11.6
Berge, A.C., 2013 Immunity in a healthy and strong calf begins before birth. Progressive dairyman, USA.
Berge, A.C, en Vertenten G, 2014. Ketosis: A field study to determine prevalence in Western European Countries. Dairy Solutions Newsletter, 21.
Berge, A.C., 2015 Control of Feed Pathogens in the EU: A Novel Opportunity for Effective Safe Feed and Food Feedinfo News Service - 09/07/2015
Berge, A.C. March. 2016. The latest thinking on effective maintenance of good health. International Pig Health Topics
Berge A.C. 2017 The importance of preventive health and vaccination programs in ruminant production: White paper. Online access.
Berge A.C. 2017. Gut health is the key to reducing antimicrobial use. Pig Topics 32.2
Berge, A.C. 2017 Increasing lifetime performance starts with the heifer calf. International Dairy Topics
Berge, A.C. 2017 Prevention of clinical and subclinical mastitis. International Dairy Topics. Online access
Berge A.C. 2018. Antibiotic reduction in animal production. Proagrica,
Berge A.C. 2018. Antibiotic reduction in animal production. FEED. April 2018
Berge A.C. 2018. The growing heifer: is she on track? International Dairy Topics Oct 2018
Berge A.C. 2019 Nutrition and feed are crucial in animal production antibiotic reduction. Feed. 2019.
Berge A.C. 2019 Healthy production systems are sustainable. Pig Progress 2019-09-25
Berge, A.C. 2020. Producing safe pork. International Pig Topics.
Berge, A.C. 2021 A healthy calf gut pays off in the long run. Dairy Global.-Vol. 8. No 3.
Scholarships:
UC Davis, Jastro-Shields: Non-resident tuition fees for PhD graduate studies, 2002.
UC Davis, Dean: Non-resident tuition fees for PhD graduate studies, 2002-2004.
Awards, Peer-reviewer:2002 CRWAD: Best Graduate Student Award Oral Presentation. Association for Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine.
2009 International Society on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics. Reviewer.
2012 International Society on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics. Reviewer.
2014: Research Proposal Review: Welcome Trust Foundation
2015: Research Proposal Review: Welcome Trust Foundation
Peer review: including but not exhaustive list: J. Dairy Sci. Appl. Env. Micro., Prev. Vet. Med., Foodb. Path. Dis., J. Appl. Micro, J. Vet Diagn. Inv., Vet.J. etc.
Invited/main speaker.
1993-1995: Swedish Board of Agriculture, Sweden’s animal health in the European Union. A seminar series for veterinary practitioners, officers and students in all regions of Sweden.
January 1999. International Seminars at UC Davis, Davis, CA, “Animal welfare in Sweden”
February 1999, International Seminars at UC Davis, CA, “The Swedish Salmonella Control Program”
March 2001. Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, The Netherlands, “Assessing dynamics of antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in young calves using Cluster analysis techniques.”
Jan. 2002, North Valley Dairy Day in California., Orland, CA, “Antibiotic resistance in calves.”
March 2002., CDC meeting on Multi-drug Resistant Salmonella Newport, Atlanta, GE, “Using antibiotic susceptibility patterns and PFGE to study the emergence of a unique strain of Salmonella enterica serovar Newport in dairy cattle.”
June 2004. Texas A&M, College Station, TX, “Antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in enteric Escherichia coli in pre-weaned dairy calves.”
Nov. 2004. United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) Committee on Salmonella, Greensboro, NC, “Using antibiotic susceptibility patterns and pulse field gel electrophoresis to compare historic and contemporary isolates of multi-drug resistant Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Newport.” "Time Specific Scientific Papers",
Feb. 2003. International Seminars at UC Davis. CA, “Animal welfare in Sweden and European Union.”
May 2005. Ohio State University: “Antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in enteric Escherichia coli in pre-weaned dairy calves.”
Aug 2005. UC Davis. “The risks of Salmonella and Antibiotic Resistance in pre-weaned calves” and “Risk factors associated with antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in pre-weaned calves.”
Oct. 2005, Calf College, Fresno, Madeira, Chino, California, “Antibiotic resistance and Salmonella in pre-weaned calves. What could be done? What should be done?” and “Raising healthy calves with less antibiotics”
July 2006, Lander Veterinary Clinic, Turlock, CA, “Raising healthy calves with less antibiotic use”.
Dec 2006, Schering-Plough Vet to vet symposium.NE. “Disease and therapy principles in intensive calf rearing systems.”
March 2006-Oct 2006 Expert advice to the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) on calf welfare
Jan 2007. International Seminars at UC Davis, CA. “Animal welfare in Sweden”
March 2007. Visalia, CA. California Laboratory Technician Seminar. Food-related and environmental flow of Salmonella enterica and its impact on human infection.
June 2007, National Carcass Composting Meeting. UC Davis, Ca. “Carcass composting- a literature review”. Expert panelist.
March 2008, Alltech Calf health College. Albany, OR, “The risks of antimicrobial resistance and raising calves with less antimicrobials in feed and for therapy”
July 2008, Alltech Calf health College. OR and WA, “The risks of antimicrobial resistance and raising calves with less antimicrobials in feed and for therapy”
March 2009. Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, London, UK. Co-Chairing (with Prof Jeroen DeWulf) a workshop on the epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance.
May 2009. Alltech Annual Symposium. ‘Protecting animal health and product quality. Do we have a solution for the Salmonella problem in dairy cattle?’
July 2009. International Society for Animal Health. ‘Salmonella, current European perspective.’
Dec 2009. Society of Feed Technology Annual Meeting. ‘Nutritional approaches to reduce Salmonella in pig production’
Dec 2009. Czech Republic ‘Healthy calves this winter’.
March 2010. Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Nantes, FR. Co-Chairing (with Prof Jeroen DeWulf) a workshop on the epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance.
May 2010. Alltech Annual Symposium. ‘Meeting the zero standards for Salmonella in pig meat while feeding the world’
Aug 2010. European Association of Animal Production. ‘Nutritional strategies to combat Salmonella in EU food animal production’. Crete, Greece.
Sept 2010, Russian Ruminant Solutions Seminar, Estonia, ‘Healthy heifers- a good start is essential for future health and production.
Nov 2010, Dairy Solutions Seminar, ‘Increasing lifetime performance of the cow starts with the heifer calf’ Hannover, Germany,
Nov 2010, Russian Technical Poultry Seminar, ‘Salmonella control in poultry, strategy, goals and tools in the European Union, Moscow, Russia.
March 2011, Latin America Poultry Technical Seminar, ‘The European Union approach to Salmonella control in poultry’, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
May 2012: Russian Technical Ruminant Seminar: The future of your dairy: the heifer calf. Bulgaria,
October 2012: Chico State University Hazards and biosecurity in raw milk dairy farms. California, USA
Feb 2013: Estonian Technnical Seminar Healthy heifers for future production. Estland
Oct 2013: Slovakian Technical Seminar on Heifer Health: Healthy calves for future production. Slovakia
Jan 2014: Society of Feed Technologists: Poultry Seminar: Strategies to reduce food-borne pathogens from poultry production. Birmingham, UK
Feb 2014: Heifer production seminar series in Slovakia
April 2014: Healthy Heifers for future productivity: Seminar series in Romania
July 2014: Gut health in a future non-antibiotic pig production system. Seminar series in Germany and Austria.
July 2014: Calf audit systems: Technical and Practical 3-day workshop. Senec Slovakia
Oct 2014: Calf audit systems: Technical and Practical 3-day workshop: Senec Slovakia
Nov 2014: Calf audit systems: Technical and practical 2-day workshop: Izmir, Turkey
Nov 2014: Pennsylvania State University: Workshop on safe and hygienic raw milk production
Dec 2014: Healthy heifers: Russian Dairy News 2-day workshop, Tula region, Russia
Feb 2015: Healthy heifers for future production: Russian Dairy News 2-day workshop, Tula region, Russia
March 2015: Pig Diseases. Host, organizer and speaker and invited speakers from Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
July 2015: Calf and heifer audit systems: Technical and Practical 3-day workshop: Senec Slovakia
Sept 2015: The biology of raw milk: 60th Annual CCDEH Conference,“Strong Foundation – Sustainable Future”
Oct 2015: Healthy heifers for future production: Russian Dairy News 2-day workshop, Tula region, Russia
March 2016: Healthy heifers for future production: Russian Dairy News 2-day workshop, Moscow region, Russia
April 2015: Calf and heifer audit systems: Technical and Practical 2-day workshop: Nitra Slovakia
May 2016. Alltech Antimicrobial Reduction Program. Presentation in Dublin, Ireland.
June 2016: Calf and heifer audit systems: Technical and Practical 2-day workshop: Nitra Slovakia
Oct 2016: Raw Milk Safety: Microbial risk assessment, Umeå, Sweden.
Oct 2016: Healthy heifers for future production: Russian Dairy News 2-day workshop, Moscow region, Russia
Oct 2016: WEBINAR. Review webinar on antibiotic reduction in pigs. Pig Progress.
Feb 2017: Calf and Heifer health and productivity: Denmark and Norway.
April 2017: Healthy heifers for future production: Russian Dairy News 2-day workshop, Moscow region, Russia and Ural region
May 2017: Calf and Heifer health and productivity: On farm workshops in Tvååker and Hjo, Sweden.
May 2017: Game bird gut health, UK
June 2017: Calf and heifer audit systems: Technical and Practical 2-day workshop: Nitra Slovakia
Aug 2017: Heifer health: Romania
Aug 2017: Raising healthy heifers for future productivity: Presentations at Agrovision, Trondheim, No.
Sept 2017: Heifer health and productivity. 2 day workshop at Ekoniva APK, Voronezh, Russia
Oct 2017: Healthy heifers for future productivity: Italy
Oct 2017: Antimicrobial reduction in pig production: Romania
Oct 2017: Obehandlad mjölk: säker produktion: Särimmer, Sweden
Nov 2017: RAWMI. The family Cow presentation, Pennsylvania, USA.
May 2018: Healthy Heifers for future productivity: Alltech Dairy Seminars, Porto, Portugal
April 2018: Antimicrobial reduction in pig production: BSAS, Dublin, Ireland
June 2018: Antimicrobial reduction in Pig Production. Alltech Pig Production meeting, Lisbon, Portugal
Aug 2018: The Healthy Holistic Dairy Production. Artisan Cheesemakers Organisation, Somerseth, UK
Oct 2018: Raw milk, can it be made safe? Conference of the European College of Veterinary Public Health. Perugia Italy.
Oct 2018. Heifer health and productivity. Dairy news Workshop. at Ekoniva APK, Voronezh, Russia
Oct 2018: Antimicrobial reduction in Pig Production in Europe, The 2nd Alltech China Pig Symposium: Quangzou, China.
Nov 2018: Gestion des Veaux. Ciney, Belgium
Dec 2018: Salmonella control in poultry production. Russia.
Jan 2019: Successful heifer rearing for future productivity, Estonia
Feb 2019: Gestion des Veaux. Bretagne, Puy de Domes, France
June 2019 : Workshop on raw milk production, Raw Milk Producers Association, UK
Aug 2019: The importance of vaccination in preventive health programs in ruminants, Uppsala, Sweden
Oct 2019: Healthy calves, Makrofarm Workshop, Izmir, Turkey
Oct 2019: Raw milk programs in EU and raw milk benefits, Särimmer, Sweden
Oct 2019: Hazards of raw milk and mitigation measures, Farm Artisan Cheese in Europe Network, Valencia, Spain
Nov 2019: Heifer Health and Future productivity: Dairy News Workshop, St. Petersburg, Russia
Jan 2020: Salmonella Control and Antibiotic Reduction in Poultry: Symposium, Moscow, Russia
Oct 2020: Cryptosporidiosis. MSD Animal Health Young stock school. Online webinar
March 2021: Salmonellosis in Dairy Cattle: Alltech Technical team webinar
March 2021: The Healthy Dairy Production system: how to reduce antibiotic use. Alltech technical team webinar
March 2021: How to reduce disease challenges in preweaning calves. Latvia Webinar
April 2, 2021: The healthy preweaning dairy calf. VIC Group Russia, Webinar at New realities of dairy farming. Effective tools to reduce costs in modern production conditions.
April 2021: Raising healthy calves for future productivity. Leningrad Region Dairy Webinar
Jan-June 2021: Calf and heifer audit systems: Webinar 5 part workshop series
Aug 30, 2021 The Healthy Dairy Calf: effective calf management during the first 6 months. National Livestock Farming Foundation. Webinar.
Oct 2021: Antimicrobial reduction programmes in pig production in Europe. Alltech Russian Pig Health Workshop, Yerevan, Armenia. Webinar
Jan-June 2022: Calf and heifer audit systems: Webinars 5 part workshop series
May 2022: Webinar: The Healthy Dairy Calf. MSD youngstock programme
June 2022: Antimicrobial reduction and Salmonella control programmes in poultry production in Europe. Alltech Russian Poultry Health Workshop, Yerevan, Armenia
Sept 2022. The effect of colostrum supplementation during the first 5 days of life on calf morbidity, enteric pathogens, weight gain and immunological response. World Buiatrics Symposium, Madrid, Spain.
Sept 2022. A field study evaluating humoral immune response in calves vaccinated with two multivalent respiratory vaccines. World Buiatrics Symposium, Madrid, Spain.
Sept 2022. Prevalence, biosecurity and risk management of bovine coronavirus infections on dairy farms in Europe. World Buiatrics Symposium, Madrid, Spain.
Sept 2022. Prevalence, biosecurity and risk management of bovine coronavirus infections on dairy farms in Europe. 12th Interntational Congress for Veterinary Virology, Ghent, Belgium.
Sept 2022. Insights into calf feeding for optimal future productivity. Kaposvar Hungary.
Sept 2022: Antimicrobial reduction and Salmonella control programmes in poultry production in Europe. Alltech Russian Workshop, Belarus, Webinar
Masters and PhD involvement, Expert opponent.
PhD Expert Panel
Sept 2012: Dr. Part Pardon, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
December 2012: Dr Josefine Elving, Pathogen behaviour in organic waste. SLU, Department of veterinary medicine.
May 2015: Dr. Anna Duse, Swedish Agricultural University, Uppsala, Sweden.
May 2022: Dr. Miriam VanderMeulen. Master thesis. The use of kefir in post-weaning piglets. Ghent University, Belgium.