Committee for global animal disease, CGD
The Committee for Global Animal Diseases promotes and enhances research and training activities on contagious diseases of global importance in food producing animals.
Activities
CGD arranges seminars, workshops, postgraduate courses and other training activities. Upcoming activities For information on upcoming activities, go to the CGD calendar. Previous Activities See list
Seminar African swine fever
The Eustace Montgomery seminar, honouring the first hundred years of ASF-research and exploring the hurdles for control of African swine fever in smallholder farming settings agnes.bondesson@slu.se
Small ruminants, smallholders, global food security and emerging zoonoses
Small ruminants, smallholders, global food security and emerging zoonoses malin.planting@slu.se Welcome to a seminar about small ruminants, smallholders, global food security and emerging zoonoses.
Promoting medically, rational and responsible use of antimicrobials
A recently published policy-brief emphasise the importance of restrictive use of antibiotics and the global issues concerning anti-microbial resistance. The brief is intended for policymakers among
Network meeting
Internal network meeting: Doing research differently – how to maximise the usefulness and use of research for policy and practice Are you interested in collaborating across disciplines to improve
Doctoral theses
There are several theses published at SLU relevant for CGD. A selection of these are listed below. The theses are available from the SLU library. Click on the titles to find links to full texts as
Research projects
There are several ongoing research projects in infection biology, infectious disease epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences and a
About CGD
The mission is to promote and enhance research and training activities on contagious diseases and antimicrobial resistance of global importance in food producing animals. Contagious animal diseases
SLU Committee for Global Animal Diseases
CGD:s mission is to promote and enhance research and training activities on contagious diseases and antimicrobial resistance of global importance in food producing animals.
Novel viruses found in ticks from bat caves in Brazil
In this study, we describe the viral composition of adult Antricola delacruzi ticks collected in a hot bat cave in the state of Rondônia, Western Amazonia, Brazil. A. delacruzi ticks, are special,
Network meeting - How can we work across disciplines to improve global food security?
Network meeting - How can we work across disciplines to improve global food security? futureonehealth@slu.se Are you interested in collaborating across disciplines to improve global food security?
Open online course: Effective livestock production with low use of antibiotics
malin.planting@slu.se Join anytime during the course period and learn what antibiotic resistance is and how to prevent it, while increasing productivity among your livestock. Over 3,000 people from