Current Projects
Training in East Africa
CAHFS has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to design and implement education and training programs in Kenya and Uganda to support veterinary service capacity and development.
CWD Watch
CWD Watch features a series of resources related to College of Veterinary Medicine research and response to chronic wasting disease. Check out conversations with experts and up-to-date information about the disease.
Policy Briefs
Policies surrounding animal health and food safety are diverse. CAHFS policy briefs leverage University of Minnesota expertise to unravel policy impacts on human, animal, and environmental health.
Current News
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Work with foreign animal diseases has put the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service on the map, and collaboration with the Center for Animal Health and Food Safety has contributed to a number of successful projects. -
CAHFS is working with Peter Larsen, PhD, and his team of engineers on the urgent need to educate Minnesotans about CWD. And last month, CAHFS launched their fall 2019 emerging issues webpage, CWD Watch. -
When a costly 2015 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza ripped through the United States, Minnesota farmers found themselves at the forefront. Four years later, CAHFS has continued their commitment to helping the industry to better mitigate and understand avian influenza.