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New STAR IDAZ Chair
We are delighted to welcome Dr Maryam Muhammad as the new Chairperson for STAR-IDAZ IRC. Dr Muhammad has taken over the role of Chairperson of STAR-IDAZ International Research Consortium (IRC) on Animal Health from Hong Yin who stepped down after 5 years in the position. She is Director and Chief Executive of the National Research Institute, Vom, and have been the Executive Committee representative for the Nigerian Animal Health Research Network (NAHRN) since July 2021. NAHRN was already a STAR-IDAZ IRC Partner when Dr Muhammad became its Chairperson in 2021, having joined the IRC back in 2017. Dr Muhammad is…
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Modified live vaccine protects against bovine anaplasmosis
Bovine anaplasmosis caused by Anaplasma marginale is an economically important tick-borne disease of cattle in tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world. Killed vaccines have been used for control of this disease with limited success. To create a novel vaccine, a team led by Roman Ganta genetically modified A. marginale by targeted gene deletion method….
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Biting flies on dairy farms can spread bovine mastitis
Bovine mastitis is a disease which causes inflammation of the mammary glands, resulting in abnormal or reduced milk production in cattle. It can be fatal if left untreated. Bovine mastitis can be caused by pathogenic bacteria, and other microbes, though the exact mechanism of transmission was previously well understood. In a recent study published in…
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