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)

Publication List

Institutional Repository Agroscope

Publication List

Publications Marianne Cockburn

Nasser H.-R., Cockburn M., Schneider M.
DigiRhythm: An R package for evaluating circadian rhythmicity in animals using the degree of functional coupling.
SoftwareX, 30, 2025, Article 102184.

Cardoso Moreira Waldburger T., Anken T., Cockburn M., Walter A., Hatt M., Chiang C., Nasser H.-R.
Automated irrigation of apple trees based on dendrometer sensors.
Agricultural Water Management, 311, 2025, Article 109398.

Cardoso Moreira Waldburger T., Walter A., Cockburn M., Nasser H.-R., Monney P., Hatt M., Anken T.
Dendrometer as a water stress indicator for apple trees.
Agricultural Water Management, 309, 2025, Article 109326.

Reissig L., Wiseman L., Cockburn M.
Farmers and their data: Evaluating the swiss conception of data sharing through the lens of digital farming.
Journal of Rural Studies, 111, 2024, Article 103390.

Rey S., Nasser H.-R., Cockburn M.
Evaluation of shelter design on equine rhythmicity.
In: 75th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. 1-5 September, Publ. EAAP, Florence (IT). 2024, 230.

Huber R., Gazzarin C., Cheseaux J., Cockburn M.
Weitere Pensionsbetriebe gesucht.
Schweizer Bauer, 22. Juni, 2024, 34.

Huber R., Gazzarin C., Cheseaux J., Cockburn M.
La pension équine, une opportunité de diversification jugée interessante.
Journal Agri, 9 août, 2024, 14.

Cardoso Moreira Waldburger T., Anken T., Walter A., Nasser R., Monney P., Cockburn M.
Growing cocoa in semi-arid climate and the rhythmicity of stem growth and leaf flushing determined by dendrometers.
Heliyon, 10, 2024.

Rey S., Nasser R., Cockburn M.
Effect of sampling rate and data source on rhythmicity computation.
In: 13th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research. 15 - 17 May, Publ. Noldus Information Technology, Aberdeen (GB). 2024, 482-483.

Rey S., Nasser R., Cockburn M.
Rhythmicity as a welfare indicator – looking into the effect of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation in group housed horses.
In: 13th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research. 15 - 17 May, Publ. Noldus Information Technology, Aberdeen (GB). 2024, 332-336.

Kienapfel-Henseleit K. I., Piccolo L. M., Cockburn M., Gmel A., Ruess D., Bachmann I.
Comparison of head–neck positions and conflict behaviour in ridden elite dressage horses between warm-up and competition.
Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 272, 2024, 1-11.

Cockburn M.
Sustainability of equine housing systems – a Swiss perspective.
In: Rich waters - From the paddock to the sea – horses and water management. 24. April, Västeros (SE). 2024.

Huber R., Cockburn M., Gazzarin C.
Wie wirtschaftlich ist die Pensionspferdehaltung?: Ergebnisse aus einer ETH Masterarbeit von Rafael Huber.
In: Strickhof Pensionspferdetag. 20. März, Wülflingen. 2024, 1-23.

Heikkilä U., Ueda K., Gobbo Oliveira Erünlü N., Baumgartner M., Cockburn M., Bachmann I., Roig-Pons M., Rieder S.
Social network analysis of horses inferred from sensor ear tag and GPS-logger data.
In: EAAP 74 Annual Meeting. 26 Augus, Lyon. 2023, 652.

Heikkila U., Ueda K., Baumgartner M., Cockburn M., Bachmann I., Roig-Pons M., Rieder S.
Social network analysis of horses inferred from sensor ear tag and GPS-logger data.
In: EAAP 74 Annual Meeting. 26 August, Lyon. 2023, 1.

Hiltebrand C., Roig-Pons M., Baumgartner M., Cockburn M., Doetterl S., Bachmann I., Keller T., Briefer S., Würbel H., Gmel A., Pauler C., Schneider M. K., Nasser R.
Laufende Versuche auf Agroscope-Forschungsterrain St.Aubin.
In: Jeudi au Haras. 20. Juli, Avenches. 2023, 1.
other Languages: french

Ellerbrock C. N., Zeitler-Feicht M., Cockburn M., Erhard M.H., Baumgartner M.
Urinating in transponder-controlled feeding stations: Analysis of an undesirable behaviour in horses.
Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 266, 2023, 1-10.

Gasser L., Perez F. C. , Cockburn M.
Can meteorological data improve the short-term prediction of individual milk yield in dairy cows?
Journal of Dairy Science, 106, (8), 2023, 5501-5516.

Ellerbrock C., Zeitler-Feicht M. H., Cockburn M., Erhard M. H., Baumgartner M.
Analyse des unerwünschten Verhaltens “Urinabsatz in Abrufautomaten“ von Pferden.
In: 17. Tagung Pferdeforschung Schweiz. 20. April, Publ. Agroscope, Avenches. 2023, 36-37.

Reissig L., Cockburn M.
Neuer Rohstoff aus der Landwirtschaft.
Schweizer Bauer, 20. Mai, 2023, 4.