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ILRI News on AMR

21 Nov 2019

More vaccination, not antibiotics, needed for Kenyan livestock—Straight talk by Sidai Chair Christie Peacock

Christie Peacock, founder and chair of Sidai Kenya Ltd. (photo credit: Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship). This interview was conducted and written up by ILRI communications staff Paul Karaimu and Susan MacMillan. The following interview of Christie Peacock was conducted at the February...

ILRI News

19 Nov 2019

Ekta Patel

ILRI and China’s Nanjing Agricultural University commit to deepen collaboration for livestock research and capacity development

Chancellor Chen Ligen of Nanjing Agricultural University with ILRI director general Jimmy Smith (photo credit: ILRI). Over the past two months International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU) have had a number of engagements between senior managers and...

AgHealth blog

18 Nov 2019

Tezira Lore

Celebrating World Antibiotic Resistance Week 2019 with highlights of ILRI research on antimicrobial resistance

Each November, the World Antibiotic Awareness Week is commemorated to raise global awareness of antibiotic resistance and to encourage rational use of antibiotics to avoid further emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance. In collaboration with national, regional and international partners,...

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Publications on AMR

Poster

Published2019

Engaging with complexity for improved veterinary antimicrobial stewardship in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam

Presentation

Published2019

Food safety and antimicrobial resistance research: A One Health perspective

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

Journal Article

Published2019

A cross-sectional survey of practices and knowledge among antibiotic retailers in Nairobi, Kenya

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

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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...