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Phages: The viruses that offer a sustainable alternative to antibiotic treatment in livestock

Phages, which generate a lower risk of antibiotic resistance, can potentially treat bacterial infections in animals without compromising human health By Brenda Coromina An article by Manny I. Fox Morone in the Chemical and Engineering News Magazine investigates how non-profit organizations like the...

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Experts call for G20 health ministers to invest in animal health for stronger global health systems

Action for Animal Health is a coalition of multilateral organizations, non-governmental organizations and research institutes with expertise in animal, human and environmental health. The coalition advocates for increased investment in strong and resilient animal health systems that protect people...

ILRI Asia blog

Engaging key stakeholders towards a CGIAR sustainable animal productivity initiative in Vietnam

To implement its 2030 research and innovation strategy , the global research partnership CGIAR is developing a series of initiatives designed to achieve a world with sustainable and resilient food, land, and water systems that deliver more diverse, healthy, safe, sufficient and affordable diets,...

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Tick control: How cattle owners are reducing acaricide efficacy and increasing tick resistance

Introduction Ticks are nuisance external parasites on wildlife, livestock, dogs and sometimes human hosts. Ticks suck blood from their hosts and damage their skins reducing productivity and causing discomfort to the host. Additionally, ticks are vectors that transmit disease-causing pathogens to...

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Review of zoonoses research in the Horn of Africa highlights need for One Health approach and stronger regional collaboration

Livestock keeping is an important source of livelihood in many communities around the world. However, zoonoses—diseases transmissible from animals to people—pose a major threat not only to animal health but also to the health of livestock keepers and their households. According to the World Health...

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Global Burden of Animal Diseases: A novel approach to understanding and managing disease in livestock and aquaculture

Header image: After training, community animal health workers like Ahmet Mahmoud Habib, in Ethiopia, are able to treat most sick animals (photo credit: Kelley Lynch / USAID Ethiopia). A new scientific paper outlines how a new(ish) program to assess the Global Burden of Animal Diseases will tackle...

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BUILD Uganda launches quarterly newsletter

The Boosting Uganda’s Investment in Livestock Development (BUILD) project inaugural newsletter edition has been published. The newsletter, which will be produced quarterly, is a platform to share project outputs and updates with colleagues, partners, donors and other stakeholder groups. The BUILD...

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New study identifies contextual factors for the control of pork tapeworm in endemic areas

Access to services such as toilets and clean water, local knowledge, cultural norms and taboos; and the presence of regulatory frameworks such as meat inspection are among the key factors that determine the success or failure of Taenia solium control measures in endemic areas. These are the...

AgHealth blog

Putting One Health into practice: A call to action for animal health

Action for Animal Health is a new coalition that aims to secure greater support for animal health systems with a focus on: increasing and improving the animal health workforce; closing the veterinary medicines and vaccines gap; improving animal disease detection, surveillance and management;...

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Policies, institutions and livelihoods

Assessing the role of cooperatives in promoting adoption of livestock vaccines in Kenya

Researchers in the Policies Institutions and Livelihoods (PIL) program of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) have had to adopt new ways of conducting surveys in a bid to comply with the COVID-19 pandemic-related travel restrictions in Kenya. Julius Githinji, a research associate...

ILRI Asia blog

ILRI launches livestock research for development programs in Nepal

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has officially launched its programs in Nepal. Bimal Kumar Nirmal, acting secretary in Nepal’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD), officially launched ILRI’s livestock research programs in the country on 23 April 2021 at...

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ILRI and partners call for greater investment in global animal health in the fight against pandemics

World Veterinary Day is observed every last Saturday of April to raise awareness on the important roles veterinarians play in safeguarding the health and safety of animals. To mark World Veterinary Day 2021, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has joined a number of international...