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Ivar Vågsholm is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions also in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work emphasizes the subfields of Food Science, Molecular Biology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Biotechnology, and Pollution.

Their recent publications cover topics related to food security, safety, and sustainability. Notable papers include "Food Security, Safety, and Sustainability-Getting the Trade-Offs Right" (2020) published in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems; "Drivers, opportunities, and challenges of the European risk-based meat safety assurance system" (2021) in Food Control; and "Microbial communities and food safety aspects of crickets (Acheta domesticus) reared under controlled conditions" (2020) in the Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. Other relevant studies are "Salmonella enterica prevalence, serotype diversity, antimicrobial resistance and control in the European pork production chain" (2022) and "Challenges and opportunities in the implementation of new meat inspection systems in Europe" (2021), both published in Trends in Food Science & Technology.

Their research topics focus on:

  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Food Safety and Hygiene
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies

Frequent co-authors in their research network include Arja Helena Kautto, Sofia Boqvist, Lis Alban, S. Bonardi, and Madalena Vieira-Pinto. These collaborations reflect a diverse team contributing to research on food safety and related topics.

Vågsholm's publications frequently appear in journals such as Food Control, Trends in Food Science & Technology, Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, and Journal Of Big Data. These venues indicate a focus on applied and interdisciplinary research related to food quality, safety management, and sustainability in agriculture and biological systems.

Best Publications

  • Scientific Opinion on the public health hazards to be covered by inspection of meat (swine)

    Olivier Andreoletti;Herbert Budka;Sava Buncic;John D Collins

  • Quantitative microbial risk assessment exemplified by Staphylococcus aureus in unripened cheese made from raw milk.

    Roland Lindqvist;Susanne Sylvén;Ivar Vågsholm

  • Future threats to agricultural food production posed by environmental degradation, climate change, and animal and plant diseases – a risk analysis in three economic and climate settings

    Jens F. Sundström;Ann Albihn;Sofia Boqvist;Karl Ljungvall

  • Survey of Campylobacter species, VTEC 01 57 and Salmonella species in Swedish wildlife

    H. Wahlström;E. Tysén;E. Olsson Engvall;B. Brändstrom

  • EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards; Scientific Opinion on a Quantitative Microbiological Risk Assessment of Salmonella in slaughter and breeder pigs

    Olivier Andreoletti;Herbert Budka;Sava Buncic;John D Collins

  • Ascarid infections in laying hens kept in different housing systems.

    Désirée S. Jansson;Ann Nyman;Ivar Vågsholm;Dan Christensson

  • Transmission of Campylobacter spp. to chickens during transport to slaughter.

    I. Hansson;I. Hansson;M. Ederoth;L. Andersson;I. Vågsholm;I. Vågsholm

  • Correlations between Campylobacter spp. prevalence in the environment and broiler flocks

    I. Hansson;I. Hansson;I. Vågsholm;L. Svensson;E. Olsson Engvall;E. Olsson Engvall

  • Scientific Opinion on Fish Oil for Human Consumption. Food Hygiene, including Rancidity

    John Daniel Collins;Birgit Nörrung;Herbert Budka;Olivier Andreoletti

  • Food safety challenges and One Health within Europe

    Sofia Boqvist;Karin Söderqvist;Ivar Vågsholm

  • Brachyspira hyodysenteriae and other strongly beta-haemolytic and indole-positive spirochaetes isolated from mallards (Anas platyrhynchos)

    Désirée S. Jansson;Karl-Erik Johansson;Tobias Olofsson;Therese Råsbäck

  • Monitoring of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) and identification of human pathogenic VTEC types 1 Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards

    Olivier Andreoletti;Herbert Budka;Sava Buncic;Pierre Colin

  • Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS (qualified presumption of safety) biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2010 update)

    John Daniel Collins;Birgit Noerrung;Herbert Budka;Olivier Anderoletti

  • Bulk milk testing for antibody seroprevalences to BVDV and BHV-1 in a rural region of Peru

    Karl Ståhl;H. Rivera;I. Vågsholm;J. Moreno-López

  • Drivers, opportunities, and challenges of the European risk-based meat safety assurance system

    Bojan Blagojevic;Truls Nesbakken;Ole Alvseike;Ivar Vågsholm

  • Comparison between dairy cow disease incidence in data registered by farmers and in data from a disease-recording system based on veterinary reporting

    M. Mörk;A. Lindberg;S. Alenius;I. Vågsholm

  • GIS-supported investigation of human EHEC and cattle VTEC O157 infections in Sweden: Geographical distribution, spatial variation and possible risk factors

    Thomas Kistemann;Sonja Zimmer;Ivar Vågsholm;Yvonne Andersson

  • Genotype dynamics of Campylobacter jejuni in a broiler flock.

    Helena Höök;Mohammed Abdel Fattah;Henrik Ericsson;Ivar Vågsholm

  • Disease awareness, information retrieval and change in biosecurity routines among pig farmers in association with the first PRRS outbreak in Sweden

    Maria Nöremark;Maria Nöremark;Ann Lindberg;Ivar Vågsholm;Ivar Vågsholm;Susanna Sternberg Lewerin

  • Feed-borne outbreak of Salmonella cubana in Swedish pig farms: risk factors and factors affecting the restriction period in infected farms.

    J Österberg;I Vågsholm;S Boqvist;S Sternberg Lewerin

  • Cross-sectional study of the seroprevalence to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and granulocytic Ehrlichia spp. and demographic, clinical and tick-exposure factors in Swedish horses.

    Agneta Egenvall;Peter Franzén;Anders Gunnarsson;Eva Olsson Engvall

  • Prevalence of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) 0157 in Swedish dairy herds.

    E. Eriksson;A. Aspan;A. Gunnarsson;I. Vågsholm

  • Serological Survey of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Pigs Slaughtered in Sweden

    Anna Lunden;Peter Lind;Eva Olsson Engvall;Kajsa Gustavsson

  • Scientific Opinion concerning a Multifactorial approach on the use of animal and non-animal-based measures to assess the welfare of pigs

    E. Authie;C. Berg;A. Bøtner;H. Browman

  • TSE risk assessment from carcasses of ovine and caprine animals below 6 months of age from TSE infected flocks intended for human consumption 1 Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards

    Olivier Andreoletti;Herbert Budka;Sava Buncic;Pierre Colin

Frequent Co-Authors

John D. Collins
John D. Collins University College Dublin
Olivier Andreoletti
Olivier Andreoletti École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse
Christophe Nguyen-The
Christophe Nguyen-The University of Avignon
Sofia Boqvist
Sofia Boqvist Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
John W. Griffin
John W. Griffin Johns Hopkins University
Herbert Budka
Herbert Budka Medical University of Vienna
Luísa Peixe
Luísa Peixe University of Porto
John N. Sofos
John N. Sofos Colorado State University
Jan Arend Stegeman
Jan Arend Stegeman Utrecht University
Simon J. More
Simon J. More University College Dublin

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