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Climate change and campylobacteriosis from chicken meat: the changing risk factors and their importance (2025)
Journal Article
Queenan, K., & Haesler, B. (in press). Climate change and campylobacteriosis from chicken meat: the changing risk factors and their importance. Food Control, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2025.111193

Global consumption of chicken meat is currently the highest consumed meat per capita, and it continues to rise. Campylobacteriosis is one of the most reported gastrointestinal conditions, typically associated with chicken meat consumption. Cases are... Read More about Climate change and campylobacteriosis from chicken meat: the changing risk factors and their importance.

Scratching beneath the surface: The commercial broiler system's climate change vulnerability, and its hidden impacts on the environment (2023)
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Queenan, K., Cuevas, S., Mabhaudhi, T., Slotow, R., & Haesler, B. (2023). Scratching beneath the surface: The commercial broiler system's climate change vulnerability, and its hidden impacts on the environment. Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems Programme (SHEFS)

This series of five policy briefs draws on research conducted by South African and United Kingdom-based researchers within the SHEFS consortium. The series seeks to encourage policy makers working on the commercial broiler chicken system in South Afr... Read More about Scratching beneath the surface: The commercial broiler system's climate change vulnerability, and its hidden impacts on the environment.

Food Safety: Who's doing what, where and when? Risks from fragmented governance (2023)
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Queenan, K., Cuevas, S., Mabhaudhi, T., Slotow, R., & Haesler, B. (2023). Food Safety: Who's doing what, where and when? Risks from fragmented governance. Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems Programme (SHEFS)

This series of five policy briefs draws on research conducted by South African and United Kingdom- based researchers within the SHEFS consortium. The series seeks to encourage policy makers working on the commercial broiler chicken system in South Af... Read More about Food Safety: Who's doing what, where and when? Risks from fragmented governance.

What's in it for me? Overconsumption of broiler chicken products (2023)
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Queenan, K., Cuevas, S., Mabhaudhi, T., Slotow, R., & Haesler, B. (2023). What's in it for me? Overconsumption of broiler chicken products. Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems Programme (SHEFS)

This series of five policy briefs draws on research conducted by South African and United Kingdom- based researchers within the SHEFS consortium. The series seeks to encourage policy makers working on the commercial broiler chicken system in South Af... Read More about What's in it for me? Overconsumption of broiler chicken products.

Success to the successful: Systemic inequality in the commercial broiler system (2023)
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Queenan, K., Cuevas, S., Mabhaudhi, T., Slotow, R., & Haesler, B. (2023). Success to the successful: Systemic inequality in the commercial broiler system. Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems Programme (SHEFS)

This series of five policy briefs draws on research conducted by South African and United Kingdom- based researchers within the SHEFS consortium. The series seeks to encourage policy makers working on the commercial broiler chicken system in South Af... Read More about Success to the successful: Systemic inequality in the commercial broiler system.

From the spotlight to the floodlight: Illuminating the commercial broiler chicken system (2023)
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Queenan, K., Cuevas, S., Mabhaudhi, T., Slotow, R., & Haesler, B. (2023). From the spotlight to the floodlight: Illuminating the commercial broiler chicken system. Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems Programme (SHEFS)

This series of five policy briefs draws on research conducted by South African and United Kingdom- based researchers within the SHEFS consortium. The series seeks to encourage policy makers working on the commercial broiler chicken system in South Af... Read More about From the spotlight to the floodlight: Illuminating the commercial broiler chicken system.

A food systems approach and qualitative system dynamics model to reveal policy issues within the commercial broiler chicken system in South Africa (2022)
Journal Article
Queenan, K., Cuevas, S., Mabhaudhi, T., Chimonyo, M., Shankar, B., Slotow, R., & Häsler, B. (in press). A food systems approach and qualitative system dynamics model to reveal policy issues within the commercial broiler chicken system in South Africa. PLoS ONE, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270756

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Global broiler production and consumption levels continue to rise. South Africa’s broiler system is dominated by commercial production and formal retail trade, with competition from cheap imports. Local broiler policies have narrow, produc... Read More about A food systems approach and qualitative system dynamics model to reveal policy issues within the commercial broiler chicken system in South Africa.

Dietary and agricultural adaptations to drought among smallholder farmers in South Africa: A qualitative study (2022)
Journal Article
Hawkins, P., Geza, W., Mabhaudhi, T., Sutherland, C., Queenan, K., Dangour, A., & Scheelbeek, P. (2022). Dietary and agricultural adaptations to drought among smallholder farmers in South Africa: A qualitative study. Weather and Climate Extremes, 35, 100413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wace.2022.100413

Building resilience to environmental change is an integral part of long-term climate adaptation planning and local policy. There is an increased understanding of the impact of climate change on global crop production however, little focus has been gi... Read More about Dietary and agricultural adaptations to drought among smallholder farmers in South Africa: A qualitative study.

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.

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 One Health Evaluation of the Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance (2018)
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Hanin, M. C. E., Queenan, K., Savic, S., Karimuribo, E., Ruegg, S. R., & Haesler, B. (2018). A One Health Evaluation of the Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 5(33), https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2018.00033

Rooted in the recognition that emerging infectious diseases occur at the interface of human, animal, and ecosystem health, the Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance (SACIDS) initiative aims to promote a trans-sectoral approach t... Read More about A One Health Evaluation of the Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance.

A systems approach to evaluate One Health initiatives (2018)
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Ruegg, S. R., Nielsen, L. R., Buttigieg, S. C., Santa, M., Aragrande, M., Canali, M., Ehlinger, T., Chantziaras, I., Boriani, E., Radeski, M., Queenan, K., Bruce, M., & Haesler, B. (2018). A systems approach to evaluate One Health initiatives. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 5(23), https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2018.00023

Challenges calling for integrated approaches to health, such as the One Health (OH) approach, typically arise from the intertwined spheres of humans, animals, and ecosystems constituting their environment. Initiatives addressing such wicked problems... Read More about A systems approach to evaluate One Health initiatives.

Roadmap to a One Health Agenda 2030 (2017)
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Queenan, K., Garnier, J., Nielsen, L., Buttigieg, S., De Meneghi, D., Holmberg, M., Zinsstag, J., Rüegg, S., Haesler, B., & Kock, R. A. (2017). Roadmap to a One Health Agenda 2030. CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources, 12(014), https://doi.org/10.1079/PAVSNNR201712014