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ILRI showcases feed and fodder technologies at ‘Krushi Odisha 2019’ agricultural fair
Animal Feeding / Fodder / ILRI / India / Odisha / South Asia

ILRI showcases feed and fodder technologies at ‘Krushi Odisha 2019’ agricultural fair

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The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) took part in the five-day ‘Krushi Odisha 2019’ agricultural fair that brought together over 15,000 participants and leaders from 120 organizations from across India to share promising and innovative methods, tools and technologies that can help stimulate agricultural and rural development in the country. The fair was organized 15-19 January 2019  at the Biju Patnaik Exhibition Ground, in Baramunda, Bhubaneswar the state capital. Continue reading →

Collaborators begin new One Health study of avian influenza viruses in Vietnam
ILRI / Poultry / Southeast Asia / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases

Collaborators begin new One Health study of avian influenza viruses in Vietnam

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In January, a team of human, animal, and environmental health investigators began an ambitious surveillance project to detect novel influenza viruses among poultry in Vietnam. The surveillance will involve collecting more than 5,000 field samples during a 12-month time period at live bird markets in Hanoi and three of Vietnam’s northern provinces.
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ILRI to collaborate with Chinese Academy of Sciences in chicken genetics project
China / ILRI / Poultry / Southeast Asia

ILRI to collaborate with Chinese Academy of Sciences in chicken genetics project

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The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Sino-Africa Joint Research Centre (SAJOREC) of the Chinese Academic Sciences (CAS) have started research collaboration in agriculture, biodiversity, geosciences, microbiology and resource management through the African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) project. Continue reading →

Should we eat red meat? Depends on who’s eating—New York Times
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Should we eat red meat? Depends on who’s eating—New York Times

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Left to right: Figure of an under-nourished individual (by The Twin Project), illustration of red meat (by Kristy Modarelli) and an 8,000-year-old figure of an over-nourished individual (excavated from an archeological site in Turkey). A particularly sane, sensible and equitable news report—one that takes an uncommon global perspective about optimal…

ILRI and German partners conduct hands-on meat inspection training to improve pork safety in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
A4NH / Animal Diseases / Capacity Strengthening / ILRI / Pigs / Southeast Asia / Vietnam

ILRI and German partners conduct hands-on meat inspection training to improve pork safety in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia

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Fifty researchers from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia benefited from meat inspection training workshops by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and German partners from the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and the Free University of Berlin (FBU) in November and December 2018. Continue reading →

ILRI’s training program on analytical veterinary epidemiology to better control diseases in India
A4NH / AHH / Disease Control / ILRI / India / South Asia

ILRI’s training program on analytical veterinary epidemiology to better control diseases in India

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Scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have trained more than 20 researchers from ICAR’s institutes, state agricultural universities and state animal husbandry departments on epidemiology concepts, data analysis and different frameworks for risk analysis and risk management that could improve disease control and prevention in … Continue reading →