In the next three decades, the global food supply will need to feed an additional 3 billion people. Jennifer van de Ligt, PhD spent over 15 years working with the food industry before joining the University of Minnesota as Director of the Integrated Food Systems Leadership program (IFSL), making her uniquely suited to align academic research on food issues with real-world applications.
The University of Minnesota (U of M) and South Dakota State University (SDSU) have officially announced a new Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine leading to a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.
Stacy Pollock, manager of the Minnesota Poultry Testing Laboratory in Willmar, Minn., was recently awarded the 2019 Outstanding Performance Award for Diagnostic Services.
A study led by a University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) epidemiologist has found significant reductions in the use of most medically important antibiotics in broiler chicken and turkey production.
A proposed regional veterinary program between South Dakota State University and the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine was approved by South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem in late March.
Arthritis can cause significant losses for chicken and turkey producers— anywhere from 5 to 40 percent of a flock can be lost when a reovirus that causes arthritis takes hold. A University of Minnesota research team has spent the past seven years developing tools producers can use to control this nagging and sometimes devastating condition.
