The use of antibiotics is not permitted in Switzerland; moreover, no other medication exists to combat European foul brood. Hives with symptoms must therefore be destroyed in order to limit the outbreak, and the contaminated material must be sanitised. Since prevention is the best cure, early detection is desirable. Numerous studies have been undertaken and documents have been created at the Swiss Bee Research Centre and elsewhere to draw the attention of beekeepers to these problems and inform them about the causes and the control measures to be implemented.

Merkblatt zur erkennung von Bienenbrutkrankheiten (German (PDF, 357 kB, 18.10.2017) and French (PDF, 226 kB, 02.02.2017))
M. Tschumi (2011)

Publikationsliste

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Publikationsliste

Publikationen Sylvain Lerch

Silacci P., Perrey B., Joye C., Inderbitzin J., Lerch S.
Swiss beef meat tenderness improvement in the period 2009–2013.
Meat Science, 231, 2026, Artikel 109953.

Tiercin A., Lerch S.
Understanding and mitigating the transfer of PCBs and PCDD/Fs within ruminant livestock systems : Insights from a Swiss perspective.
In: BfR-Kommission Kontaminanten in der Lebensmittelkette. 24 June, Hrsg. BfR, Berlin (DE). 2025.

Nguyen-Ba H., Lerch S., Cantalapiedra-Hijar G.
Relationship between coefficients from the INRA mechanistic beef growth model and muscle metabolites in Charolais bulls.
In: 11th Workshop on Modeling Nutrient Digestion and Utilization in Farm Animals (MODNUT). 9 September, Hrsg. Agroscope, Engelberg (CH). 2025.

Przygoda L., Just H., Lerch S., Moenning J.L., Kowalczyk J., Pieper R., Numata J.
Physiologically-based toxicokinetic model of the transfer of branched and linear perfluoroalkyl acids in dairy goats.
In: 11th Workshop on Modeling Nutrient Digestion and Utilization in Farm Animals (MODNUT). 9 September, Hrsg. Agroscope, Engelberg (CH). 2025.

Tiercin A., Zennegg M., Sallembien Z., Lerch S.
Integrating physiologically based toxicokinetic and fugacity formalisms to quantify the transfer of polychlorinated dioxins and furans (PCDD/Fs) from soil to beef meat.
In: 11th Workshop on Modeling Nutrient Digestion and Utilization in Farm Animals (MODNUT). 9 September, Hrsg. Agroscope, Engelberg (CH). 2025.

Cantalapiedra-Hijar G., Lerch S., Jorge-Smeding E., Nguyen-Ba H.
Can plasma parameters reflect protein and lipid growth dynamics in fattening Charolais bulls?: Towards individualized nutritional recommendations.
In: 8th EAAP International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition (ISEP 2025). 15 September, Hrsg. Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FbN), Rostock (DE). 2025.

Lerch S., Ratel J., Siegenthaler R., Dohme-Meier F., Engel E., Zennegg M.
Wool and cerumen dioxin and volatile organic compound analyses as non-invasive proxies of adipose tissue dioxin level in ewes.
In: 8th EAAP International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition (ISEP 2025). 15 September, Hrsg. Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FbN), Rostock (DE). 2025.

Lin P., Tretola M., Zenneg M., Raemy M., Peiry S., Pinotti L., Lerch S.
Characterization of packaging remnants and chemical contaminants in former foodstuff products for animal nutrition.
In: ISEP - 8th International Symposium. 15 September, Hrsg. FBN, EAAP, Rostock (DE). 2025.

Lin P., Tretola M., Zennegg M., Raemy M., Peiry S., Pinotti L., Lerch S.
Characterization of packaging remnants and chemical contaminants in former foodstuff products for animal nutrition.
In: 8th EAAP International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition (ISEP 2025). 15 September, Hrsg. Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FbN), Rostock (DE). 2025, 129.

Cantalapiedra-Hijar G., Lerch S., Jorge-Smeding E., Nguyen-Ba H.
Can plasma parameters reflect protein and lipid growth dynamics in fattening Charolais bulls?: Towards individualized nutritional recommendations.
In: 8th EAAP International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition (ISEP 2025). 15 September, Hrsg. Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FbN), Rostock (DE). 2025, 193.

Lerch S., Ratel J., Siegenthaler R., Dohme-Meier F., Engel E., Zennegg M.
Wool and cerumen dioxin and volatile organic compound analyses as non-invasive proxies of adipose tissue dioxin level in ewes.
In: 8th EAAP International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition (ISEP 2025). 15 September, Hrsg. Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FbN), Rostock (DE). 2025, 181.

Lerch S., Martin O., Fournier A., Ortigues-Marty I., Henri J.
Combining fugacity and physiologically based toxicokinetic concepts in a mechanistic model describing the fate of lipophilic contaminants in lactating cows.
Environment International, 199, 2025, Artikel 109509.

Tiercin A., Zennegg M., Lerch S.
Understanding and mitigating the transfer of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) within ruminant livestock systems to ensure the safety of milk and meat.
In: 51. Generalversammlung von Chemsuisse. 15 mai, Hrsg. Agroscope, Posieux (CH). 2025.

Arp H.P.H., Briels N., Bucheli T., Estoppey N., Gredelj A., Hagemann N., Lerch S., Lotz S., Rasse D., Schmidt H.P., Sormo E., Cornelissen G.
A virtuous cycle of phytoremediation, pyrolysis and biochar towards safe PFAS levels in soil and food.
In: SETAC Europe 35th Annual Meeting. 11. May, Hrsg. SETAC, Vienna (AT). 2025.

Arp H.P.H., Briels N., Bucheli T., Estoppey N., Gredelj A., Hagemann N., Lerch S., Lotz S., Rasse D., Schmidt H.P., Sormo E., Cornelissen G.
A virtuous cycle of phytoremediation, pyrolysis and biochar towards safe PFAS levels in soil and food.
In: SETAC Europe 35th Annual Meeting. 11 May, Hrsg. SETAC, Vienna (T). 2025, 848-849.

Cornelissen G., Briels N., Bucheli T., Estoppey N., Gredelj A., Hagemann N., Lerch S., Lotz S., Rasse D., Schmidt H.-P., Sormo E., Arp H. P. H.
A virtuous cycle of phytoremediation, pyrolysis, and biochar applications toward safe PFAS levels in soil, feed, and food.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 73, (6), 2025, 3283-3285.

Silacci P., Joye C., Dubois S., Inderbitzin J., Perrey B., Lerch S.
Viande bovine suisse: qualité confirmée par l’enquête 2023.
Recherche Agronomique Suisse, 16, 2025, 1-7.

Silacci P., Morel I., Dubois S., Siegenthaler R., Joye C., Lerch S.
Qualité sensorielle et nutritionnelle de la viande de taurillons croisés nourris avec des régimes intensifs ou semi-intensifs.
In: Rencontres Recherches Ruminants (27e édition). 4 - 5 décembre, Hrsg. IDELE / INRAE, Paris (FR). 2024, 236.

Tiercin A., Oltramare C., Sallembien Z., Dohme-Meier F., Berthet A., Zennegg M., Vernez D., Lerch S.
Transfert des dioxines depuis le sol vers le lait et la viande de ruminants et évaluation du risque pour la santé humaine.
In: Rencontres Recherches Ruminants (27e édition). 4 - 5 décembre, Hrsg. IDELE / INRAE, Paris (FR). 2024, 476.

Lindtke D., Lerch S., Morel I., Neuditschko M.
Assessment of genome complementarity in three beef-on-dairy crossbreds reveals sire-specific effects on production traits with comparable rates of genomic inbreeding reduction.
BMC Genomics, 25, 2024, Artikel 1118.