When animals are outside their preferred temperature range, their immune systems can’t fight pathogens well.
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Australian livestock farmers see foot-and-mouth disease as an existential threat. A new vaccine offers hope – but not a silver bullet.
The lethal strain of highly pathogenic bird flu is everywhere – except Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Here’s how we’re planning for its arrival
Italy has culled at least 40,000 animals in response to African swine fever, often in opposition to animal activists. The country could do well with exploring other solutions, starting with vaccines.
South Africa’s biosecurity breaches signal capacity challenges in farm biosecurity measures and the country’s veterinary and related support services.
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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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Wildlife Health Australia Program Manager (Emergencies); Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Murdoch University
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Graduate Fellow, International Livestock Research Institute
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Postdoctoral Associate, University of California, Berkeley
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COO, Wildlife Health Australia; Adjunct Lecturer, Charles Sturt University
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Assistant Professor of Vet Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Iowa State University
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Specialist, CGIAR
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Emeritus Professor, infectious disease ecology, Griffith University
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Research Fellow, Animal Welfare Science Centre, The University of Melbourne
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Anthropologie, EHESS, CNRS, Laboratoire d'anthropologie sociale, Collège de France, Auteurs historiques The Conversation France
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Chief Scientist, CSIR - Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology
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Conservation Biology Researcher, University of Newcastle
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Program Leader, Sustainable Livestock Systems, International Livestock Research Institute
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Professor of Animal Health and Director, Centre for Animal Science, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Biology, Zoology and Animal Science, Western Sydney University