Characterizing Ethiopian cattle production systems for disease burden analysis


Congratulations to Yin Li, Di Mayberry, Peggy Schrobback (CSIRO), Wudu Temsegen, Theo Knight-Jones (ILRI), Mario Herrero (Cornell University), Gemma Chaters and Jonathan Rushton (University of Liverpool) who have had the following paper ‘Characterizing Ethiopian cattle production systems for disease burden analysis’. You can find the full version here. Abstract This paper addresses knowledge gaps in … Continue reading Characterizing Ethiopian cattle production systems for disease burden analysis

Senegal Case Study – Online Launch Event


French version can be found here The Senegal Case Study launched with an online workshop held on September 1st. The workshop was attended by 18 people representing the main organisations involved in the case study: Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA) Laboratoire National de l’Elevage et de Recherches Vétérinaires (ISRA-LNERV) Bureau d’Analyses Macro-Economiques (ISRA-BAME) Direction … Continue reading Senegal Case Study – Online Launch Event

GBADs attend CAHEC meeting, Qingdao


In July 2023, Jonathan Rushton (University of Liverpool, UK), Mieghan Bruce (Murdoch University, Australia) and Yin Li (CSIRO, Australia) were invited to visit the China Animal Health and Epidemiology Centre (CAHEC) in Qingdao, China on behalf of the GBADs team. The delegation was warmly received by Dr Zhiliang Wang, deputy director general of CAHEC, followed … Continue reading GBADs attend CAHEC meeting, Qingdao

GBADs present at the 2023 Western Agricultural Economics Association and Canadian Agricultural Economics Society


During 17th-20th July 2023, Prof. Tom Marsh and Dustin Pendell, who both work in the Wider Economic Impact (WEI) theme in GBADs, attended in person the joint conference Western Agricultural Economics Association and Canadian Agricultural Economics Society in Canada. With support from Golam Saroare Shakil, Jada Thompson and Amanda Countryman the following presentations were made … Continue reading GBADs present at the 2023 Western Agricultural Economics Association and Canadian Agricultural Economics Society

The global burden of neglected zoonotic diseases: Current state of evidence


Congratulations to Carlotta Di Bari, Narmada Venkateswaran, Christina Fastl, Sarah Gabriël, Delia Grace, Arie H. Havelaar, Ben Huntington, Grace T. Patterson, Jonathan Rushton, Niko Speybroeck, Paul Torgerson, David M. Pigott, Brecht Devleesschauwer who have recently had the following  publication published online here. Abstract The majority of emerging infectious diseases are zoonoses, most of which are classified … Continue reading The global burden of neglected zoonotic diseases: Current state of evidence

Albania Fieldwork Workshop


The Albanian Case Study launched with a fieldwork workshop in Tirana,Kukes,Shishtavec, Vranisht-Tobël -Has,Milot,Durres during 9th-16th June. This was led by Jean-Baptiste Hanon (VetoGreen) with support from Xhelil Koleci (University of Tirana). The objectives set out for the fieldwork were: Visit cattle and small ruminants farms of various types (traditional, semi-intensive) and various sizes and meet/discuss … Continue reading Albania Fieldwork Workshop