Ruminant agriculture—food production from cud-chewing livestock species including cattle, sheep, goats, and camels—has a complicated relationship with people and our planet. It is crucial to recognize and value the diverse functions and contributions of ruminants to planetary health in order to move toward livestock systems which are beneficial and sustainable in the long run.
Reindeer on display at the Minnesota Zoo have succumbed to the effects of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) in recent weeks. 4 out of 8 animals held at Minnesota’s largest zoo have died since the first case erupted in August.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) denied the listing of the Northwestern moose (Alces alces andersoni) as a federally protected species under the Endangered Species Act.
Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic and the struggle to reduce disease transmission is real. While there is no one size fits all solution, scientists have emphasized the importance of layering multiple protective measures instead of relying on one.
This spring, CAHFS worked with the Minnesota Center for Prion Research and Outreach to create a booklet on chronic wasting disease transmission in deer. Artist and illustrator Pa Gar Vang spoke with CAHFS about her designs for this project.
A recent study showed that bees are dying at an alarming rate not only in the United States but all over the world, leading to serious implications for global food security.
How does transmission of SARS-CoV-2 occur—via droplet or aerosol (or both)? Understanding the answers will guide policy, especially around universal masking, by helping us understand if masking is effective to stop transmission.
As government officials around the world have been using “expert models” to determine the next course of action in the COVID-19 pandemic, CAHFS Summer Scholars have been learning to think critically about what meaningful information disease outbreak models can actually provide.
CAHFS has served as a collaborating center of the World Organisation for Animal Health since 2006, supporting the sustainable development of communities, countries, and regions around the topic of animal health and disease control.
