Tiergesundheit und Tierschutz
The Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) provides scientific advice on all aspects of animal diseases and animal welfare. Its work chiefly concerns food producing animals, including fish.
AHAW Panel Members are scientists from across Europe with expertise in:
- Risk assessment, quantitative risk assessment, modelling
- Microbiology and pathology (applied to infectious diseases of food-producing animals, including aquatic animals)
- Epidemiology
- Animal welfare
- Animal production (husbandry, housing and management, animal transport and stunning and killing of animals)
Panel Members
Mitglieder des AHAW-Gremiums, 2018-2021
Plenary meetings
Netzwerke
Was sind die Netzwerke der EFSA?
Die Netzwerke der EFSA bestehen aus auf nationaler Ebene benannten Organisationen der EU-Mitgliedstaaten, die über Fachwissen in den vom Netzwerk abgedeckten Fachbereichen verfügen. Vertreter der Kommission und anderer Organisationen (auch von außerhalb der EU), die über besonderes Fachwissen verfügen, können ebenfalls zur Teilnahme an der Arbeit der EFSA-Netzwerke eingeladen werden.
Die Netzwerke werden von der EFSA geleitet und von den zuständigen EFSA-Referaten unterstützt. Ihr Ziel ist es, die wissenschaftliche Zusammenarbeit im Rahmen des Auftrags der EFSA durch Folgendes zu erleichtern:
- Koordination von Aktivitäten,
- Austausch von Informationen,
- Entwicklung und Umsetzung gemeinsamer Projekte,
- und Austausch von Fachwissen und bewährten Verfahrensweisen.
- Beschluss über die Einrichtung und den Betrieb Europäischer Netzewerke wissenschaftlicher Organisationen, die in den Bereichen des Auftrags der Behörde tätig sind (nur auf EN)(35,46 KB)
Animal Health Network
The objectives of the Animal Health Network focus on promoting evidence-based risk assessment practices and methodologies, as well as research initiatives. It advocates for harmonised data collection and surveillance activities in the area of animal health, including all associated subgroups. The network aims to improve data quality for animal health risk assessment purposes, promote best practices, and enhance cooperation and partnerships in the field of animal health improving dialogue on new scientific developments and research activities.
- Terms of referencelast updated: 21 May 2025
- Network and Subgroup Memberslast updated: 23 May 2025
Animal Welfare Network
The objectives of the Animal Welfare Network focus on facilitating and promoting the harmonisation of animal welfare assessment practices and methodologies. It aims to enhance cooperation and strengthen partnerships between EFSA and EU Member States in the field of animal welfare. The network focuses on promoting and protecting animal welfare by sharing best practices in animal welfare assessment and identifying common research and data needs to support advancements in animal welfare risk assessment ensuring alignment and knowledge exchange between EFSA and EU Member States.
- Terms of referencelast updated: 21 May 2025
- Network and Subgroup Memberslast updated: 23 May 2025
Risk Assessment in Animal Health and Welfare (former Animal Health and Welfare Network)
As of May 2025, the Animal Health and Welfare Network has been divided into two separate networks: the Animal Health Network and Animal Welfare Network.
Veterinary Entomology Network
The Network on Veterinary Entomology (NVE) aims to strengthen collaboration and exchange of information among involved stakeholders to support the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases (VBDs) in the Member States (MS) of the EU and in neighbouring countries. Given that VBDs require a one-health approach in their prevention and control, the network will work closely together with the Operational Contact Points (OCPs), nominated by the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC), representing the entomologists working in the human public health sector. Together they will constitute the One-Health VectorNet Entomological Network (OHVEN).
- Terms of Referencelast updated: 15 April 2025
- List Memberslast updated: 25 October 2024
- Meetings: agendaslast updated: 3 April 2025
- Meetings: minuteslast updated: 30 January 2025