István Szabó

István Szabó DVM, PhD graduated as a veterinarian in 1976, and postgraduate as Specialist in Veterinary Laboratory (bacteriology and serology) from the University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest. Fifteen years of experience in everyday livestock veterinary practice (including swine, cattle and geese). During this period led a farm owned laboratory making bacteriological, virological, food hygiene, feed content and radioimmunoassay test for monitoring the animal health status, and productivity of farm animals. 7 years as a lecturer at the College of Animal Husbandry at Hódmezővásárhely (Hungary). 20 years of experience with animal health product industry, working as country manager (in Hungary and Russia) and  technical director of Northern and Central European Region of Pfizer Animal Health. 16 years of experience in execution and management of animal disease eradication program (Aujeszky disease, PRRS) at country level. Currently is member of the National PRRS Eradication Comittee of Hungary, founding member of the Hungarian Association for Porcine Health Management. 

Currently I am retired veterinarian, living in Budapest, Hungary. I am the member of the National PRRS Eradication Committee of Hungary, and founding member of the Hungarian Association for Porcine Health Management. I am honorary college teacher of the University of Szeged Faculty of Agriculture Hódmezővásárhely (Hungary). 

Updated CV 02-Sep-2022