Denise Guettler

Biography

Denise Güttler is a Ph.D. candidate at the Chair of Social and Institutional Change in Agricultural Development at the University of Hohenheim. She obtained a Diploma in Agricultural Biology with the main focus on Agricultural Biotechnology, Virology, and Microbiology from the University of Hohenheim. After her research stay at Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch-Institute for Clinical Pharmacology (IKP), she returned to the University of Hohenheim to work on her Ph.D.

Denise is also the coordinator of the Ph.D. Program “Agricultural Economics, Rural Development, and Bioeconomy” funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

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Ph.D. Research Project: The role of livestock farmers and animal health workers in managing zoonotic diseases in Africa

Zoonotic diseases are caused by germs spreading between animals and people. This could be seen in late 2019 in Wuhan, China, when a new coronavirus spread from animals to people, causing a devastating worldwide pandemic. Denise’s research project investigates knowledge and management practices on zoonotic diseases by livestock farmers and animal health workers. Further, the project analysis the devastating dimensions of Covid-19 on food security and other aspects.

Selected Publications

Nyokabi S, Birner R, Bett B, Isuyi L, Grace D, Guettler D, Lindahl J. (2018) Informal value chain actors' knowledge and perceptions about zoonotic diseases and biosecurity in Kenya and the importance for food safety and public health. Trop Anim Health Prod. Mar, 50(3), 509-518. doi: 10.1007/s11250-017-1460-z.