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Oana-Maria Balmoș
@oanamariabalmos.bsky.social
DVM | MSc | PhD
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Interest in Animal Health and Welfare.
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Our scientists reviewed the latest evidence and made recommendations to improve welfare, focusing on housing, diet, and wellbeing.

Read the findings in an easy-to-understand format:
🔗 europa.eu/!7vH3W9

#AnimalWelfare #BeefCattle #Farming
August 18, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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🍊 Summer markets are full of tempting souvenirs - but some may carry more than flavour.

Plants, seeds, fruit and soil can hide pests that threaten biodiversity.

📸 Snap a photo. Try the flavours

🌱 Leave plants where they grow

🔗 More: efsa.europa.eu/plh4l/travelling-and-plants

#PlantHealth4Life
July 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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🌟 EFSA’s BROWARD Call is OPEN! 🌟 🐔📊

🔍 Collect ABMs on-farm & at slaughter
⚗️ Experimental interventions

🔗 Apply now: europa.eu/!YcV8Ym

📅 Deadline: 26 Nov, 17:00 CET

#AnimalWelfare #BroilerChickens #EFSA #BROWARD #Art36 #OpenData #AgriResearch #OneWelfare #SciencePolicy
June 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
💻From fieldwork (yes, including tick dragging) to managing, wrangling, and analysing complex datasets, it’s been a challenging, enriching journey.

🙌🏽A heartfelt thank you to the incredible team at @ukvbd.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social for the support, knowledge sharing, and enthusiasm.
June 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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We're collecting data on blood sampling in horses to assess welfare impacts better. Got relevant data or insights? Submit by 30 June 2025.
📥 Help @efsa.europa.eu shape future animal welfare assessments www.efsa.europa.eu/en/call/call...
May 16, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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📢 @efsa.europa.eu is seeking data on horse breeding practices to support welfare assessments of equines across Europe.
🔍 If you have relevant info, share it by 30 June 2025! 🐎
👉 www.efsa.europa.eu/en/call/call...
#Horses #AnimalWelfare #EFSA
May 16, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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🆕 Today, UKHSA and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have confirmed the first detection of West Nile virus in mosquitoes collected in the UK.
There is currently no evidence of wider circulation in birds or mosquitoes, and the risk to the public remains very low.
📰🔗 www.gov.uk/government/n...
May 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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We invite you to shape up our grant call "Welfare monitoring: data driven risk assessment in fast- and slower-growing broiler chickens (BROWARD)"

Date: 30 April 2025, 10:30 - 11:30 (CEST)

Deadline registration📆: 9 April 2025

👉 ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
April 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
👩🏽‍🔬 I’m honoured to announce that the research project I coordinate "Optimisation of RT-PCR Data Analysis and Epidemiological Modelling of Potential Mechanical Vectors of African Swine Fever Using Artificial Intelligence" has been ACCEPTED!
🔬🏆 We won! I’m honoured to announce that the 1st research project I… | Oana-Maria Balmoș
🔬🏆 We won! I’m honoured to announce that the 1st research project I coordinate since I am a PhD — "Optimisation of RT-PCR Data Analysis and Epidemiological…
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March 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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🦟 Dive into the world of mosquitoes on our latest #ScienceOnTheMenu episode!

Discover how these tiny creatures spread deadly diseases and the impact of climate change.

Learn how to protect yourself and what health authorities are doing about it.

🎧 Don’t miss out – tune in now!

europa.eu/!ytXGNJ
March 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Interested in a 12-month traineeship in @efsa.europa.eu Parma, Italy?

BIOHAW-unit is looking for young professionals eager to protect #public #health, #animal health & animal #welfare.

Apply by 📆 April 2, 2025.​

👉 europa.eu/!yPmHPC

#EFSA #Traineeship #FoodSafety #PublicHealth
February 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM