Humans rely on animals for a wide range of goods—from materials and nutrition to labor and companionship. With the human population continuing to rapidly grow, ensuring the health and safety of animals is more important than ever.
Disease outbreaks pose one of the biggest threats to animal populations. In the cattle industry, for example, highly infectious respiratory diseases like shipping fever result in reduced feed efficiency and average daily gain, potentially leading to shortages in beef and dairy products. Similarly, in poultry populations, chronic disease and infectious sinusitis associated with mycoplasma respiratory infections result in extensive losses from decreased egg production, hatchability, and chick viability.
Animal disease can also directly impact human health through zoonotic transmission. Many of these diseases can be severe, as humans are a naïve population. The 1918 H1N1 influenza virus, HIV, Ebolavirus, the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, and even SARS-CoV-2 all began as zoonotic transmissions.
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Vector-borne diseases
Vector-borne diseases are a significant threat facing the livestock industry. To help reduce the spread of these diseases, effective vaccines and therapeutic options are essential. Get started with credible reference materials.
Respiratory diseases
As production of livestock increases and shifts to larger operations, chronic respiratory diseases have become a major concern. Support your respiratory disease research with authenticated strains.
Routine testing, vaccination, and medical care for livestock prevents the spread of infectious disease and protects human health. At ATCC, we are committed to supporting researchers working to develop these tools. That’s why we provide an expansive portfolio of authenticated microbial cultures and derivatives dedicated to research focused on enhancing and understanding animal health.
Microbiome research
Interest in the animal microbiome and its impact on fitness is rapidly expanding. Through this research, the animal husbandry industry can gain valuable insight on the impact of different feeds and nutrition profiles on the microbiome and how this in turn affects the health and wellbeing of the animal. Discover more about this growing field of research, current challenges researchers face, and why starting with NGS Standards is essential.
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