National Institute of Veterinary Research (NIVR), Vietnam

Health and Antibiotics in Vietnamese Pig Production II

Research project Rising antimicrobial resistance is a major human health concern. In Vietnam, (over)use of antimicrobials in the country’s sizeable pork industry has been a key contributor to the problem. From 2017-2020, the research project Vida-PIG I provided va ...
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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 ...
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Research initiative on Avian Influenza in Bangladesh and Vietnam

Research project The aim of the initiative is to enable the formulation of a larger strategic research cum research capacity building project based on thorough needs assessment. Vietnam was one of the first countries (2003) in Asia to be hit by avian influe ...
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