Frank Pasmans

TL;DR: A global, quantitative assessment of the amphibian chytridiomycosis panzootic demonstrates its role in the decline of at least 501 amphibian species over the past half-century and represents the greatest recorded loss of biodiversity attributable to a disease.

TL;DR: The incidence of Clostridium perfringens-associated necrotic enteritis in poultry has increased in countries that stopped using antibiotic growth promoters and the use of probiotic and prebiotic products has been suggested, but are not available for practical use in the field at the present time.

TL;DR: There are indications that SE survives the attacks with the help of antimicrobial molecules during the formation of the egg in the hen's oviduct and inside the egg, which appears to require a unique combination of genes encoding for improved cell wall protection and repairing cellular and molecular damage, among others.

TL;DR: A unique chytrid fungus is isolated and characterized, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans sp.

TL;DR: It is possible to decrease chicken carcass and egg contaminations by adding organic acids to the feed or drinking water at appropriate times and to use probiotic and prebiotic bacteria to achieve beneficial effects.