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A global media analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on chicken meat food systems: Key vulnerabilities and opportunities for building resilience (2021)
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Whatford, L., Chapot, L., Compston, P., Tak, M., Cuevas, S., Garza, M., Bennani, H., Bin Aslam, H., Hennessey, M., Limon, G., Queenan, K., Fournie, G., Dadios, N., & Haesler, B. (2021). A global media analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on chicken meat food systems: Key vulnerabilities and opportunities for building resilience. Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.3390/su13169435

Food systems are increasingly under threat, with climate, biological, economic or policy shocks and stressors occurring at an increasing frequency and scale. News articles published globally between December 2019 and April 2020 were collated and anal... Read More about A global media analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on chicken meat food systems: Key vulnerabilities and opportunities for building resilience.

Using Qualitative System Dynamics Analysis to Promote Inclusive Livestock Value Chains: A Case Study of the South African Broiler Value Chain (2021)
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Cuevas Garcia-Dorado, S., Queenan, K., Shankar, B., Häsler, B., Mabhaudhi, T., Cooper, G., & Slotow, R. (in press). Using Qualitative System Dynamics Analysis to Promote Inclusive Livestock Value Chains: A Case Study of the South African Broiler Value Chain. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 5, https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.670756

Livestock value chains globally are increasingly dualistic, with integrated market-leaders co-existing with comparatively disadvantaged small producers who, nevertheless, support rural livelihoods and food access, and can also contribute to more resi... Read More about Using Qualitative System Dynamics Analysis to Promote Inclusive Livestock Value Chains: A Case Study of the South African Broiler Value Chain.

A Qualitative Analysis of the Commercial Broiler System, and the Links to Consumers' Nutrition and Health, and to Environmental Sustainability: A South African Case Study (2021)
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Queenan, K., Cuevas, S., Mabhaudhi, T., Chimonyo, M., Slotow, R., & Häsler, B. (in press). A Qualitative Analysis of the Commercial Broiler System, and the Links to Consumers' Nutrition and Health, and to Environmental Sustainability: A South African Case Study. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 5, https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.650469

Food systems face growing challenges to meet targets of Zero Hunger (SDG 2), and South Africa is no exception given its triple burden of malnutrition, foodborne disease outbreaks, and threats of climate change to food production. Broiler meat is Sout... Read More about A Qualitative Analysis of the Commercial Broiler System, and the Links to Consumers' Nutrition and Health, and to Environmental Sustainability: A South African Case Study.

Exploring the barriers and incentives towards effective surveillance for antimicrobial and anthelmintic usage (AMHU) in beef cattle and sheep in Great Britain (2021)
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Arnold, J.-C., Whatford, L., Gabain, I., Tak, M., Van Winden, S., Barling, D., & Haesler, B. (2021). Exploring the barriers and incentives towards effective surveillance for antimicrobial and anthelmintic usage (AMHU) in beef cattle and sheep in Great Britain. RVC Research Online: not applicable

Antimicrobial and anthelmintic usage (AMHU) in livestock production has increased over the last 50+ years. Microbial and helminthic exposure to such drugs is understood to have contributed to increased resistance to treatment, causing significant eco... Read More about Exploring the barriers and incentives towards effective surveillance for antimicrobial and anthelmintic usage (AMHU) in beef cattle and sheep in Great Britain.

AMHU Surveillance GB Beef Cattle And Sheep Research Brief 2021 (2021)
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Arnold, J., Whatford, L., Payne-Gifford, S., Tak, M., Van Winden, S., Barling, D., & Hӓsler, B. (2021). AMHU Surveillance GB Beef Cattle And Sheep Research Brief 2021. RVC Research Online: Cadogan Trust

Antimicrobial and anthelmintic usage (AMHU) in livestock production has increased over the last 50+ years. Microbial and helminthic exposure to such drugs is understood to have contributed to increased resistance to treatment, causing significant eco... Read More about AMHU Surveillance GB Beef Cattle And Sheep Research Brief 2021.

Towards an integrated animal health surveillance system in Tanzania: making better use of existing and potential data sources for early warning surveillance (2021)
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George, J., Häsler, B., Komba, E., Sindato, C., Rweyemamu, M., & Mlangwa, J. (2021). Towards an integrated animal health surveillance system in Tanzania: making better use of existing and potential data sources for early warning surveillance. BMC Veterinary Research, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-021-02789-x

Background: Effective animal health surveillance systems require reliable, high-quality, and timely data for decision making. In Tanzania, the animal health surveillance system has been relying on a few data sources, which suffer from delays in repor... Read More about Towards an integrated animal health surveillance system in Tanzania: making better use of existing and potential data sources for early warning surveillance.

Evaluating the Integration of One Health in Surveillance Systems for Antimicrobial Use and Resistance: A Conceptual Framework (2021)
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Aenishaenslin, C., Häsler, B., Ravel, A., Parmley, E. J., Mediouni, S., Bennani, H., Stärk, K. D. C., & Buckeridge, D. L. (2021). Evaluating the Integration of One Health in Surveillance Systems for Antimicrobial Use and Resistance: A Conceptual Framework. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8, -. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.611931

It is now widely acknowledged that surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) must adopt a "One Health" (OH) approach to successfully address the significant threats this global public health issue poses to humans, animals, and the environment. W... Read More about Evaluating the Integration of One Health in Surveillance Systems for Antimicrobial Use and Resistance: A Conceptual Framework.

“Everything in this world has been given to us from cows”, a qualitative study on farmers’ perceptions of keeping dairy cattle in Senegal and implications for disease control and healthcare delivery (2021)
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Craighead, L., Cardwell, J. M., Prakashbabu, B. C., Ba, E., Musallam, I., Alambédji, R. B., Ayih-Akakpo, J., Guitian, J., & Häsler, B. (in press). “Everything in this world has been given to us from cows”, a qualitative study on farmers’ perceptions of keeping dairy cattle in Senegal and implications for disease control and healthcare delivery. PLoS ONE, 16(2), e0247644. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247644

The dairy industry in Senegal is growing and evolving against a backdrop of rapid urbanisa-tion and increasing consumer demand for dairy products. Consideration of appropriate cattle healthcare delivery and disease control in these evolving farming s... Read More about “Everything in this world has been given to us from cows”, a qualitative study on farmers’ perceptions of keeping dairy cattle in Senegal and implications for disease control and healthcare delivery.

A Survey on One Health Perception and Experiences in Europe and Neighboring Areas (2021)
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Barac, A., Chiesa, F., Tomassone, L., Savic, S., Bellato, A., Mihalca, A. D., Modry, D., Häsler, B., & De Meneghi, D. (2021). A Survey on One Health Perception and Experiences in Europe and Neighboring Areas. Frontiers in Public Health, -. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.609949

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A questionnaire survey was promoted under the COST Actions “Network for Evaluation of One Health-NEOH” and “European Network for Neglected Vectors and Vector-Borne Infections-EURNEGV... Read More about A Survey on One Health Perception and Experiences in Europe and Neighboring Areas.

Characterisation and mapping of the surveillance system for Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use in the United Kingdom (2021)
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Bennani, H., Cornelsen, L., Stärk, K., & Häsler, B. (2021). Characterisation and mapping of the surveillance system for Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use in the United Kingdom. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.10

Background: Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an essential component of any strategy to mitigate AMR and needs regular evaluation to ensure its effectiveness. A first step for any evaluation is to describe the system and context. In t... Read More about Characterisation and mapping of the surveillance system for Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use in the United Kingdom.

Helping to heal nature and ourselves through human-rights-based and gender-responsive One Health (2020)
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Garnier, J., Savic, S., Boriani, E., Bagnol, B., Häsler, B., & Kock, R. (2020). Helping to heal nature and ourselves through human-rights-based and gender-responsive One Health. One Health Outlook, 2(1), 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-020-00029-0

Abstract: The health of our planet and humanity is threatened by biodiversity loss, disease and climate crises that are unprecedented in human history, driven by our insatiable consumption and unsustainable production patterns, particularly food syst... Read More about Helping to heal nature and ourselves through human-rights-based and gender-responsive One Health.

Reflecting on One Health in Action During the COVID-19 Response (2020)
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Häsler, B., Bazeyo, W., Byrne, A. W., Hernandez-Jover, M., More, S. J., Rüegg, S. R., Schwarzmann, O., Wilson, J., & Yawe, A. (2020). Reflecting on One Health in Action During the COVID-19 Response. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.578649

The COVID-19 pandemic, a singular disruptive event in recent human history, has required rapid, innovative, coordinated and collaborative approaches to manage and ameliorate its worst impacts. However, the threat remains, and learning from initial ef... Read More about Reflecting on One Health in Action During the COVID-19 Response.

A Systems Analysis and Conceptual System Dynamics Model of the Livestock-derived Food System in South Africa: A Tool for Policy Guidance (2020)
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Queenan, K., Sobratee, N., Davids, R., Mabhaudhi, T., Chimonyo, M., Slotow, R., Shankar, B., & Häsler, B. (2020). A Systems Analysis and Conceptual System Dynamics Model of the Livestock-derived Food System in South Africa: A Tool for Policy Guidance. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2020.094.021

Global food production systems are currently under scrutiny, in particular the health, nutrition, and environmental impacts of livestock-derived food (LDF). Despite South Africa’s recent socio­economic transformation and increased per-capita LDF cons... Read More about A Systems Analysis and Conceptual System Dynamics Model of the Livestock-derived Food System in South Africa: A Tool for Policy Guidance.

A Value Chain Approach to Characterize the Chicken Sub-sector in Pakistan (2020)
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Aslam, H. B., Alarcon, P., Yaqub, T., Iqbal, M., & Häsler, B. (2020). A Value Chain Approach to Characterize the Chicken Sub-sector in Pakistan. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7,

The chicken industry of Pakistan is a major livestock sub-sector, playing a pivotal role in economic growth and rural development. This study aimed to characterize and map the structure of broiler and layer production systems, associated value chains... Read More about A Value Chain Approach to Characterize the Chicken Sub-sector in Pakistan.

A systematic review on integration mechanisms in human and animal health surveillance systems with a view to addressing global health security threats (2020)
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George, J., Häsler, B., Mremi, I., Sindato, C., Mboera, L., Rweyemamu, M., & Mlangwa, J. (2020). A systematic review on integration mechanisms in human and animal health surveillance systems with a view to addressing global health security threats. One Health Outlook, 2(1),

Lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis are neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) targeted for elimination by mass (antifilarial) drug administration. These drugs are predominantly active against the microfilarial progeny of adult worms. New drugs or co... Read More about A systematic review on integration mechanisms in human and animal health surveillance systems with a view to addressing global health security threats.

Overview of Evidence of Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain (2020)
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Bennani, H., Mateus, A. L. P., Mays, N., Eastmure, E., Staerk, K. D. C., & Haesler, B. (2020). Overview of Evidence of Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain. Antibiotics, 9(2), 49. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9020049

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health problem. Bacteria carrying resistance genes can be transmitted between humans, animals and the environment. There are concerns that the widespread use of antimicrobials in the food chain constitutes a... Read More about Overview of Evidence of Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain.

Community Network Integration: An approach to alignment of One Health partners for solutions to ‘Wicked’ problems of antimicrobial resistance (2019)
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Wilson, J. B., Salman, M., Janzen, E., Sparagano, O., Speer, N., Pantaleon, L., La Jeunesse, C., Haesler, B., Wills, M., Rielander, D., Du Preez, R., Nguyen Thi Minh, T., Le Thanh, H., Guthrie, A., Wilson, M., Hayes, F., London, S., Churchyard, R., Gillam, W., Noor, S., …Rivers, J. (2019). Community Network Integration: An approach to alignment of One Health partners for solutions to ‘Wicked’ problems of antimicrobial resistance. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 175, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.104870