Welcome to the Center for Food Animal Health. Our center focuses on enhancing food safety, protecting the environment, and making animals and people healthier. Our areas of expertise are highlighted below
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CFAH research is helping veterinarians and health officials to get the information they need to protect and improve animal and therefore, human health. |
Pathogenic micro-organisms such as bacteria, viruses and parasites are contracted by consuming contaminated food or drinking water. The risks are present from farm to fork and require prevention and control throughout the food chain. |
| Animal models of human disease have been used to find pathways of normal function, identify abnormalities leading to disease, and develop diagnostics and therapy. Better models of human disease result in more efficient drug discovery. |
The faculty in CFAH includes coronavirus experts who are working to develop vaccines and diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2. |