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New features on the Epidemix Modelling App
We are pleased to report that Epidemix, the widely used disease modelling app developed by Professor Dirk Pfeiffer and his team, and Petra Muellner, director of Epi-interactive, now has new features to facilitate its usage...
What's driving avian influenza virus evolution? Human food systems
With an increasing global human population, the demand for protein has also gone up, not just to eradicate hunger but primarily to satisfy the demand for meat by an increasing global middle class. This has resulted in farms raising large numbers of chickens at a high stocking density...
OHRP Interdisciplinary seminar: How to do critical research on livestock systems? Key challenges of corporate concentration in animal source food production
The global flow of capital has led to unequal power dynamics and increased corporate control in the production and consumption of animal-sourced foods, known as the "meatification of diets". Industrial livestock systems have beneficial and harmful impacts, influencing food security, environmental sustainability, and social well-being.
The 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals
"Last week, the newest member of the OHRP, Maria Jose Robles-Malagamba, attended the 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, in Perth, Western Australia. During the conference, Maria participated with an oral presentation on the use of ultrasonography as a diagnostics tool to assess mammary glands in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under human care. This presentation is part of her PhD thesis at City University of Hong Kong.
The 17th International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics
In the past few days, members of the Centre for Applied One Health Research and Policy Advice (OHRP) were very busy participating in the 17th International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics in Sydney, Australia.
The 13th Leman China Swine Conference
Dr Lip Tet Ng and Dr Joyce Ip, Swine Veterinarians of OHRP, attended the 13th Leman China Swine Conference & 2024 World Swine Industry Expo at Chengdu Tianfu International Conference Centre, Sichuan, China from 25 to 27 October 2024. The conference drew approximately 12,000 participants and had more than 1,200 exhibitors.
Swine Respiratory Diseases – Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
Professor Heiko Nathues, Diplomate of the European College of Porcine Health Management (ECPHM), EBVS™ European Veterinary Specialist of Porcine Health Management and the current President of the European Board of Veterinary Specialisation (EBVS), gave a seminar “Swine Respiratory Diseases – Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention”.
One Health Week 2023
To commemorate the International One Health Day on November 3rd, 2023, the Centre for Applied One Health Research and Policy Advice (OHRP) at City University of Hong Kong has put together an exciting series of events for you to participate in and celebrate...
Mr. Angus LAM joined the One Health Poultry Hub in June
Angus is currently a final year PhD candidate and Research Assistant at OHRP. He joined the One Health Poultry Hub in June 2023. He is the sixth researcher from OHRP to join the hub after Prof. Dirk U. Pfeiffer (co-PI), Dr. Anne Conan, Dr. Lorraine Chapot, Dr. Sara Sequeira and Ms Mila Xin. In the hub, Angus is involved in epidemiological research, including data manipulation and data analysis.
Talk on Hong Kong and Mainland pig farming industry
Our visitor Mr Bill Wang, General Manager and Veterinarian of DanAg Agritech Consulting (Zhengzhou) Co. Ltd., gave a talk on Hong Kong and Mainland pig farming industry at Lecture Rooms 3-5, 1/F, HKFYG Leadership Institute on 2 June 2023.