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Category: Pests & Disease

Researchers return to field work for healthy infants in Ethiopia


February 22, 2021

Despite delays, newborn babies in Ethiopia are now being enrolled in a research study designed to reveal their vulnerability to bacterial infections from livestock. The project’s field work planned for April 2020 had been delayed by the COVID-19 ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, Livestock, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Disease, Ethiopia, Infant, Laboratory, Livestock, Special Topics

First multi-stakeholder Swine Day in Cambodia educates about disease, opportunity


February 11, 2020

In April 2019, the Cambodian government confirmed the presence of African Swine Fever, which is extremely fatal to pigs and has spread into nine east Asian countries since 2018. The disease can devastate the holdings of pig farmers, but ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Professional Development
Tags: Cambodia, Disease, Food Safety, Innovation, International Development, Livestock, Policy, Pork

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