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Stefanie Handl

Stefanie Handl

Dr. vet. med., Dip. ECVCN

Austria

Dr. Handl graduated from the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna in 2002 and received her doctorate degree in 2005; she then went on to work as a research assistant in the Institute of Animal Nutrition at the same establishment. Dr. Handl spent some time with the team at Texas A&M University’s gastrointestinal research laboratory and completed her ECVCN Residency in 2011. She opened a practice in Vienna dedicated to small animal nutrition in 2013, and also serves as editor-in-chief for the journal Veterinary Medicine Austria.

Contributions from Stefanie Handl

Browse between the articles contributions from this author below.

A major concern with BARF diets is the possible danger to human health when handling raw meat.

Issue number24.3 Published 05/03/2021

The “BARF” trend – advantages, drawbacks and risks

The trend of feeding raw foods to dogs and cats was apparently started in the early 1990’s by an Australian veterinarian who wrote a book promoting the virtues of feeding raw food to dogs ,

By Stefanie Handl

The water requirements and drinking habits of cats

Issue number28.3 Published 12/12/2018

The water requirements and drinking habits of cats

Water is one of the most basic molecules in the universe...

By Stefanie Handl and Julia Fritz