Danish Agriculture and Food Council, Denmark

Salmonella Control in the Colombian Pig Industry

Research project SalPork: finding good ways to raise food safety standards in the Colombian pork industry As an emerging economy, Colombia has seen growing production and consumption of pig meat. Today, the country produces about 400,000 tons of pork per year, mos ...
Period: 2019-05-1 to 2023-01-31 Countries: Colombia Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Universidad CES, Colombia Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA), Colombia PorkColombia, Colombia Danish Agriculture and Food Council, Denmark Project code: 18-M07-KU Total grant: 4,995,300 DKK
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Health and Antibiotics in Vietnamese Pig Production

Research project Vietnam’s economy and population are growing rapidly. Production and consumption of animal products are increasing even faster. To manage pig diseases and increase meat production, farmers are turning to antibiotics and other antimicrobials, creating ... Midterm report The ’Health and Antibiotics in Vietnamese Pig Production’ (VIDA-PIG) project has through a One Health approach mapped the network of factors that drive antimicrobial use and resistance across the Vietnamese pig value chain. Field wo ...
Period: 2018-02-1 to 2021-12-31 Countries: Vietnam Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Danish Agriculture and Food Council, Denmark International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Vietnam National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Vietnam National Institute of Veterinary Research (NIVR), Vietnam Project code: 17-M06-KU Total grant: 4,999,418 DKK
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