Biological Chemistry

Animal Health Science

Introduction

Thinking about the health of livestock production

 

Although antibiotics have been used extensively in livestock production to treat diseases, the transmission of drug-resistant bacteria to humans via meat and milk has become a major problem. Besides, a stable supply of healthy livestock is required.

Our laboratory utilizes the innate immune system of living organisms to develop a healthy production system for agricultural, livestock, and marine products. In addition, we will challenge the development of a health checkup method that can detect diseases in livestock at an early stage, and create an environment for growing agricultural, livestock, and marine products free from any reliance on drugs.

(1) Mechanism of action and development of probiotic feeds that improve the disease-resistance of livestock

(2) Development of an early diagnosis method for bovine mastitis that can be easily measured in dairy farms

(3) Establishment of an antimicrobial-independent disease control method in swine farming.

Keywords

Mastitis, Diarrhea, Probiotic feed, Antipathogenic activity, Early diagnosis of bovine mastitis, Innate immunity

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