South Africa’s biosecurity breaches signal capacity challenges in farm biosecurity measures and the country’s veterinary and related support services.
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The chytrid fungal disease has been decimating frog populations worldwide for decades, and research progress has been slow. A new method for detecting the disease could help change its course.
While mRNA vaccines are designed to last longer in the body than mRNA molecules typically would, they are also tested to ensure they are eliminated from livestock long before milking or slaughter.
Are our animal companions showing off when they share more than toys with us? And what should we do about it?
African livestock keepers need help: without proactive interventions, increasing temperatures will reduce meat and milk production.
Ten years ago, we feared Tasmanian devils would be wiped out by a bizarre infectious facial cancer transmitted by biting. But new genetic analysis shows they are evolving to live with the disease.
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Director, Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Griffith University
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Research Fellow, Animal Welfare Science Centre, The University of Melbourne
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Specialist, CGIAR System Organization
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Conservation Biology Researcher, University of Newcastle
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Postdoctoral Associate, University of California, Berkeley
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Graduate Fellow, International Livestock Research Institute
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Program Leader, Sustainable Livestock Systems, International Livestock Research Institute
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Assistant Professor of Vet Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Iowa State University
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Chief Scientist, CSIR - Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
