Dr. Nele Caekebeke: Coaching for Biosecurity | Ep. 173

In this episode of The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Nele Caekebeke, CEO of Biocheck.UGent, explains how coaching techniques can transform biosecurity implementation on swine farms. She shares the importance of understanding farmer behavior, effective communication strategies, and the use of benchmarking tools to assess risk. Listen now on all major platforms! "We really see coaching as a two-way interaction with the farmer, focusing on their goals and expectations." Meet the guest: Dr. Nele Caekebeke https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelecaekebeke-dvm/ is the CEO of Biocheck.UGent and holds a Ph.D. in coaching swine and poultry producers to improve infection prevention. With over eight years of experience at Ghent University's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, she specializes in livestock biosecurity and epidemiology. Click here to read the full research article: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8156534/ Liked this one? Don’t stop now — Here’s what we think you’ll love! https://www.wisenetix.com/blog?tag=the+swine+health+blackbelt What you will learn: (00:00) Highlight (00:48) Introduction (02:43) Coaching vs advising (03:35) Improving communication (05:45) Farmer behavior focus (08:38) Biosecurity tools explained (11:40) Coaching education gap (13:24) Closing thoughts The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast is trusted and supported by innovative companies like: * Boehringer Ingelheim (https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/) - Farm Health Guardian (http://www.farmhealthguardian.com/) 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. Website: https://swinehealthblackbelt.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swinecampus/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/80692493