Susan MacMillan

Scientists from . . . CGIAR . . . are setting up a “preemptive breeding” program to develop livestock with resistance to potential widespread outbreaks of currently localized diseases to help reduce some of the losses that would occur. CGIAR scientists presented their preemptive breeding strategy and new evidence of threats from climate change to the science advisory body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on June 4. Continue reading →

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Author Archives: Susan MacMillan

Toughening animal agriculture for worse climate with ‘preventive breeding’–Scientific American

Blood-sucking ticks and their disease and death toll in Africa

Parasites to the rescue: Study suggests dual infections may help control livestock and human infectious diseases

Got milk? It may have built Europe’s long-run economies–The Economist

Healthy foods must be nutritious, safe and fair–But what is good for the rich may be bad for the poor

When two parasites are better than one: (Unusual) insights into ways to combat human parasitic diseases

New publication warns of rising use of antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs in farm animals

Livestock in poor countries need drugs to stay alive and productive, but how to avoid the rise of ‘super bugs’?

How a ‘Chicken of Tomorrow’ breeding contest turned America’s backyard birds into a giant global industry