Prof. Vasileios G. Papatsiros is a dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and an associate professor at the University of Thessaly. He finished his degree (2001) and PhD studies (2006) in veterinary medicine at the School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece). He received extra training at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover-Foundation TiHo (Germany) and in many international seminars. He has worked as a researcher on projects, a freelance swine expert veterinarian, and a veterinary officer in the Directorate General of Veterinary Services of the Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food. His research interests include porcine medicine, porcine herd health management, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), porcine circovirus-associated diseases (PCVAD), porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC), reproductive diseases in sows and boars, welfare and production, heat stress, alternatives to antibiotics, vaccines, feed additives, mycotoxins, and zoonoses.