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ILRI News on AMR

23 Aug 2019

ILRI and India’s National Institute of Animal Biotechnology to identify potential areas of research collaborations in livestock genetics and animal health

Group photo: A memorandum of understanding between ILRI and the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), India, was signed on 20 August 2019 (photo credit: ILRI/Paul Karaimu). The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and India’s National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (...

ILRI News

14 Aug 2019

Ekta Patel

Boosting Uganda’s action plans on livestock development – BMZ-funded project to tackle animal health challenges

Rose Ademun (MAAIF), Julia Kronberg (BMZ) and Jimmy Smith (ILRI) at the BuildUganda Project launch in Kampala, Uganda (Photo credit: ILRI/Ekta Patel) Written by Ekta Patel, Kristina Roesel and Peter Ballantyne In early June this year, policymakers, researchers, government and private sector...

ILRI clippings

25 Jul 2019

David Aronson

Thursday Links (25 July 2019)

A monthly round-up of recent articles, blog postings and tweets about livestock, aid and other topics that may be of interest to International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) staff and partners, compiled by David Aronson. We lead this month with two grim international reports. The first, from...

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Publications on AMR

Brochure

Published2019

Health and antibiotics in Vietnamese pig production

Journal Article

Published2019

Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli carriage in sympatric humans and livestock in a rapidly urbanising city

Poster

Published2019

Occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli O157: H7 and Salmonella in the milk and feces of lactating dairy cows and camels in Borana pastoral community, Ethiopia

Presentation

Published2019

Reducing transmission in the food chain

Presentation

Published2019

Investing in agriculture to reduce human health externalities: A low- and middle-income country perspective

Presentation

Published2019

ILRI research on foodborne diseases and antimicrobial resistance associated with pigs

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ILRI Projects on AMR

Jan 2019Dec 2023

Boosting Uganda’s investment in livestock development

In Uganda, around 70% of all households keep at least one kind of livestock (including poultry). Livestock production is primarily a family business, but only a fraction of the food produced is used for home consumption. Most of it is sold at local markets, which are mainly informal markets...

Feb 2018Jan 2020

Health and antibiotics in Vietnamese pig production

Vietnam’s economy and population are growing rapidly. Production and consumption of animal products are increasing even faster. To manage pig diseases and increase meat production, farmers are turning to antibiotics and other antimicrobials, creating a hotbed for resistance to antibiotic drugs...