Harro Timmerman (1976)
The Netherlands
Education:
1999
MSc. in animal science, Wageningen University, Netherlands
E-mail: harro.timmerman@gmail.com
The Netherlands
Education:
1999
MSc. in animal science, Wageningen University, Netherlands
E-mail: harro.timmerman@gmail.com
To introduce different probiotic concepts into the veterinary field as a possible replacement of antibiotics. Until then it was common practice to add antibiotics to the feed in order to improve weight gains and to prevent infections. In this project, which was partially funded by the Dutch Government, we have done various trials in calves, piglets and chickens and monitored the effect of probiotic administration on different health parameters. In summary it was shown that probiotics were able to lower the frequency and duration of diarrhoea, reduce antibiotic treatment needed for all kinds of infections and lower the incidence of mortality. However the most surprising results were probably that with probiotics we were able to improve respiratory health in calves.
Currently we are testing the effect of probiotics on the mucosal barrier function in a rat model of acute pancreatitis.
Professional experience:
| 2000 - 2002 | PhD student at Winclove Bio Industries B.V. |
| 2003 - 2006 | PhD student at the department of Surgery, of the University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU). (Prof. Akkermans) |
| 2007 - | Postdoc at Winclove Bio Industries B.V. |
See: www.pubmed.com under “Timmerman HM”, for publications
Related articles on this website:
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| Monostrain, multistrain and multispecies probiotics-A comparison of functionality and efficacy |
| Multispecies Probiotics - Composition and Functionality |