Edgar Manzanilla
Principal Research Officer / Head of Pig Development DepartmentResearch Interests
- Ingredients evaluation and feeding systems
- Nutrition, microbiota and immune system interaction
- Prudent antimicrobial use
- Epidemiology and data analysis
Current Projects
Biosecure - Enhanced and cost-effective biosecurity in livestock production.
FARM-CARE – Farm interventions to control antimicrobial resistance.
AMU-Farm - Antimicrobial use on farms in the IoI: a multi-actor, user-centered approach to measuring and changing behaviour.
PIGFEED - Introducing new feeding programs and facilities for Irish finishing pigs.
BM-FARM - Biomarkers and Microbiome in Farms for Antimicrobial Resistance Management.
TPPM - Development of a Swine Simulation Economic Model
ZincO - Examining the impact of the removal of zinc oxide and Antibiotics on the porcine faecal microbiome
AMURAP – Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Animal Production
Education
- Dipl. of the European College of Porcine Health and Management (ECPHM)
- Master in Preventive Veterinary Medicine (MPVM), University of California, Davis
- PhD, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
- Master in Animal Science, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
- Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Professional Membership
- European Association of Porcine Health and Management (EAPHM)
- European Society of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition (ESVCN)
- Editor for Livestock Science and the Irish Veterinary Journal.
- European Innovation Partnership (EIP, European Commission) FG on animal husbandry (reduction of anti-biotic use in the pig sector); FG on Benchmarking; and FG on new feeds for pigs and poultry.