The mission of the department is to improve
the health and wellbeing of the human populations in the tropics.
It does so by developing, disseminating and applying scientific
knowledge of tropical livestock diseases. To reach these goals, the
department conducts innovative and applied research, supports
postgraduate training and education, and contributes to control
programmes of tropical animal and zoonotic diseases.
The department is involved in several projects in Africa,
Asia and Latin America and collaborates closely with the Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine of the University of Ghent and the Faculty of
Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria.