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New study investigates drivers and practices of antibiotic use in poultry farming in Kiambu County, Kenya

Antibiotic resistance is a global concern threatening achievements in health care since the discovery of antibiotics. In Kenya, this topic remains understudied in a context of rising demand for livestock products, intensification and the concomitant increase in antibiotic use. A new study published...

ILRI Asia

ILRI research on zoonosis, food safety and antimicrobial resistance highlighted at the 2022 Global ODA Forum

Food safety, zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance and animal health research findings by scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ) and partners were presented at the 2022 Global ODA Forum for Sustainable Agricultural Development held 21–22 November 2022 in Seoul, South...

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Tanzania’s livestock sector stakeholders define entry points for improving herd health services

Traditional extension messaging often lacks effective herd health management approaches to address animal health and production challenges that go beyond individual livestock diseases and therapy. A herd health approach embraces more holistic, preventive and context-specific herd management...

AgHealth blog

Celebrating World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022 with highlights of ILRI research on antimicrobial resistance

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week is marked annually from 18 to 24 November to raise global awareness on antimicrobial resistance and encourage rational use of antimicrobials to reduce further emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses...

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Government and partners celebrate achievements in increasing dairy productivity in Burundi

Partners of the regional integrated agricultural development in the great lakes (PRDAIGL) project have held a joint end-of-project workshop to review its contributions to Burundi’s dairy sector in the last two years. Attendees of the 2–3 November forum in Bujumbura were drawn from the Ministry of...

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ILRI News

Capacity building is vital for effective One Health programs

One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems. With the increasing threat of global health challenges such as antimicrobial resistance and emerging infectious diseases, we urgently need to adopt a One Health...

ILRI Asia

Exploring measures to curb the spread of African swine fever in northeast India

Experts in India met in a recent regional workshop to design a comprehensive African swine fever (ASF) management plan in response to the negative impacts of the disease on the livelihoods of millions of farmers in the northeast of the country. Held on 8 July in Assam, the workshop was co-hosted by...

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Biodiversity conservation to control zoonotic disease spillover

The International Union for Conservation of Nature and the African Wildlife Foundation organized the Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC), the first ever continent-wide gathering of African leaders, citizens and stakeholders to discuss the role of protected areas in conserving nature,...

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ILRI News

Two new ‘One Health’ projects are launched to improve human health

A workshop kicked off two new projects—the CGIAR Initiative on Protecting Human Health through a One Health Approach and the ICT4Health project funded by the Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs—on 3 August in Hanoi, Vietnam. The two projects will help improve human health by...

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The problem of using human medication to treat free-range poultry in Soroti, Uganda 

The use of human medication to treat sick birds has been noted amongst 203 poultry-keeping households in eastern Uganda. This is attributed, in part, to challenges rural smallholder farmers face in accessing veterinary drugs. The most common human medications used in poultry were painkillers,...

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Ramping up investments in food safety, the 'Cinderella sister' of One Health

Delia Grace , an epidemiologist and veterinarian leading international research on food safety and zoonotic diseases in the developing world at the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ), in Kenya, and the Natural Resources Institute ( NRI ), in the UK, yesterday published a thought-...

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Empowering the private sector to improve veterinary service delivery in Ethiopia

Livestock keepers in Ethiopia’s Oromia and Amhara regions are enjoying improved animal health services following increased involvement of the private sector in the veterinary service delivery system. This is the result of ongoing trials of eight public-private partnership (PPP) models by the...