Austria
Qendrim Zebeli is a Full Professor of Animal Nutrition and Director of the Centre for Animal Nutrition and Welfare at the University of Veterinary Medicine, in Vienna.
Prof. Zebeli serves also as the Head of the Christian-Doppler-Laboratory for Innovative Gut Health Concepts in Livestock – an externally funded long-term research initiative aiming to advance knowledge in preventative farm animal medicine and biomarker discovery.
Qendrim is a veterinarian and holds a PhD and an advanced PhD (“Habilitation”) in the field of Animal Nutrition and Feed Sciences from the University of Hohenheim. Qendrim is a frequent invited speaker at various scientific and practical events worldwide and highly enjoys the exchanges with practical veterinarians, nutritionists and farmers operating dairy production. He teaches classes of Animal Nutrition and Dietetics and serves regularly in boards and scientific committees internationally. His main research interests are in the interface of feed science, nutritional physiology and health of ruminants with particular emphasis of gastrointestinal health in dairy cattle.