Tags: animal health

ILRI News on animal health

27 Mar 2019

New study examines drivers of bovine tuberculosis in smallholder peri-urban dairy farms in India

Farmer herds his three bulls in Nikhekhu Village, Dimapur, Nagaland, India (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann). Rapid urbanization in India has led to expansion of peri-urban fringes, where intensive, industry-style livestock rearing has led to emerging vulnerabilities at the human-animal-environment...

AgHealth blog

21 Feb 2019

Tezira Lore

New research partnership to tackle the global problem of #antimicrobialresistance

Sheep market in Doyogena, Ethiopia (photo credit: ILRI/Zerihun Sewunet). To tackle a growing problem of rising antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries, CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future, is forming an international hub to help integrate and channel...

Policies, institutions and livelihoods

04 Feb 2019

Judy Kimani

Enhancing awareness of equity issues in the Malawian veterinary medicine sector

Maasai help treat cattle with antibiotic as part of ‘live’ East Coast fever vaccine (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann). Capacity development is integral to successful livestock research for development that delivers outcomes and impact. Guided by its gender team, the International Livestock Research...

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Publications on animal health

Presentation

Published2019

Regional symposium on pig research and ILRI One Health activities updates Q1 2019

Poster

Published2019

Animal production, animal health and food safety: Gaps and challenges in the chilean industry

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ILRI Projects on animal health

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...

Jan 2016Dec 2019

Feed the Future Mali Livestock Technology Scaling Program

FTF-MLTS strives to reduce the productivity gaps and expand the volume and value of ruminant livestock produced and marketed by 61,000 households in 31 FTF focus communes in Sikasso, Mopti and Timbuktu. To achieve this, FTF-MLTS is promoting the wide-scale dissemination of productivity enhancing...

Dec 2014Jan 2019

Surveillance and early-warning systems for climate-sensitive diseases in Vietnam and Laos (Pestforecast)

A warmer, wetter world is likely to be sicker. The Mekong is a hotspot for human, animal and plant disease, and some of the most important are highly sensitive to climate and climate changes. These diseases impose enormous burdens on human health and the agricultural sector and hinder broader...