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CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub lead, Arshnee Moodley, appointed chair of the World Organisation for Animal Health Antimicrobial Resistance Working Group The World Organisation for Animal Health ...
The National Institute of Animal Science (NIAS), with technical support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the ...
The world is facing daunting health challenges with the rise of zoonotic diseases — infections that are transmissible from animals to humans. These diseases — which include Ebola, avian flu, COVID-19 ...
On 29 May 2025 in Paris, France, the World Organisation for Animal Health officially designated the International Livestock Research Institute as its first Collaborating Centre for One Health, ...
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) are working together to develop forages to improve the genetic potential of livestock animals in sub-Saharan ...
A partnership between the first veterinary school in Malawi and international research experts has contributed new insights into tropical livestock diseases, following the publication of a scientific ...
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Ceva Santé Animale (Ceva) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish an Animal Health Innovation Hub for Africa at ILRI’s ...
On 4 June 2024, the Nigerian government unveiled the country’s first-ever National Dairy Policy in Abuja, marking a historic moment for the dairy industry. This unveiling coincided with a three-day ...
In October 2024, ILRI researchers facilitated a training workshop in Accra, Ghana, on the use of the Interface for Marek’s Disease Economic Impact and Trade-off (i-MaDE-IT) tool, a farm-level decision ...
A new four-year project to improve milk quality, safety and marketing in Kenya has been launched by the Kenya Dairy Board (KDB), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and stakeholders ...
New research highlighted in the journal CABI Reviews suggests that all five subregions of Africa will breach the 1.5°C climate change threshold — the limit stipulated by the Paris Agreement — by 2040 ...