February 15, 2010

animal diseases and food security

Speakers:
Prof Jeff Waage, Director, London Development Centre
Prof Aaron Maule, Queens University Belfast, Liver Fluke diseases
Dr Michael Baron, Institute for Animal Health, Goat Plague
Dr Sarah Cleaveland, University of Glasgow, Foot and Mouth disease

With livestock diseases posing a real and growing threat to global food security and livelihoods in developing countries, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Department for International Development (DFID) have announced £13M of major new research projects to tackle the livestock disease threat. The Chair of the initiative came to the SMC along with leading scientists to launch the programme and discuss the threats posed by livestock disease.