Antibiotics are routinely added to animal feed in poor nations, fuelling superbugs. But new solutions are emerging, writes Aisling Irwin on SciDev.Net. Continue reading
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Publications update from ILRI East and Southeast Asia, January-June 2019
We would like to share with our donors and partners the list of publications of ILRI East and Southeast Asia publicized from January to June 2019. Thank you. Continue reading
Agri-Health / Animal Diseases / Asia / China / Disease Control / East and Southeast Asia / Pigs / Southeast Asia / Vietnam
Millions of small pig farmers in Asia threatened by swine fever outbreak
Millions of small-scale pig farmers across Asia risk falling into poverty due to the rapid spread of African swine fever. Continue reading
A4NH / Agri-Health / AHH / Cambodia / Capacity Strengthening / East and Southeast Asia / Food Safety / ILRI / Southeast Asia / Vietnam
Using System Effects modelling to identify challenges, impacts and strategies for improving food safety in Cambodia and Vietnam
Food safety researchers from Cambodia and Vietnam recently participated in a training on using ‘System Effects’ modelling to help them identify the challenges, impacts and strategies for influencing policy on issues related to food-borne illnesses and antimicrobial resistance in the two countries. Continue reading
Pork from paddock to plate: volunteering to improve food safety in Vietnam
The focus of my volunteer assignment is to support research activities within the SafePork project, an ACIAR-supported project focusing on market-based solutions to improve food safety along the pork-value-chain in Vietnam. In the last 10 months, I have been introduced to completely new perspectives and ideas which have challenged my own beliefs and furthered my interpersonal skills. Continue reading
A4NH / Asia / Bangladesh / Cambodia / Food Safety / ILRI / Thailand / Vietnam
ILRI’s support for South-South partnership to improve food safety in Asia
Mutual learning and partnership among developing countries in Asia can help address alarming food safety issues The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) scientists are scaling up lessons of food safety research and capacity development originally developed in Vietnam to neighbouring countries. Thus far, they have trained more than 100 stakeholders in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Thailand … Continue reading
OiE posters on African swine fever now available in Vietnamese
The 4 posters, which can be downloaded and printed, describe African swine fever and the biosecurity measures that can be used to prevent this incurable disease of pigs, which is spreading quickly in Vietnam. Continue reading
Animal Health / Asia / Cambodia / China / East and Southeast Asia / ILRI / Pigs / Southeast Asia / Vaccines / Vietnam
More research on African swine fever is urgently needed: No cure, no vaccine and no treatment yet exists for this lethal pig disease
Originally posted on ILRI news:
Pigs at the Drestry Farm Industry commercial farm in Asia (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann). African swine fever is a highly contagious viral disease affecting domestic and wild pigs. It kills nearly 100% of the pigs it infects. The good news is that the African swine fever virus does not infect…
A4NH / Asia / Food Safety / Pigs / Value Chains / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases
Regional experts join forces to improve smallholder pig sector in Asia and the Pacific
Leaders, researchers, investors, government, and private sector representatives from 16 countries spanning Asia, the Pacific, Australia and Africa will gather in Hanoi this week to identify solutions to some of the most pressing issues facing the smallholder pig sector in Asia and the Pacific. Continue reading
A4NH / Asia / Collaboration / Food Safety / ILRI / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases
Press clippings: Regional symposium on research into smallholder pig production, health, and pork safety
Clippings of key national print and online newspaper as of 4 April 2019 November 2017 on the ‘Regional symposium on research into smallholder pig production, health, and pork safety’. Continue reading
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