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Worker honeybees feed, groom, and tend to the queen throughout her lifetime, which could theoretically provide an opportunity for pathogens to spread from the workers to the queen.

Study’s findings reveal the challenges humans face and also shed light on new treatment strategies

On May 1, the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine’s (CVM) Secure Food System (SFS) team received $1 million from USDA NIFA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) for the team’s proposed work involving tactical sciences for agricultural biosecurity.

Pesticides used in agriculture and landscaping negatively impact the health of wild birds, as birds can ingest pesticide-treated seeds.

A team of researchers recently set out to measure the presence of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) — chemicals that are materializing in our environment and were previously unknown, unrecognized, or unregulated — in areas where the Grand Portage Band fishes for subsistence.

A large U.S. multistate Salmonella outbreak in 2018–19 was linked to eating undercooked turkey.

Honey bee pollination contributes roughly $15 billion to our agricultural industry each year. But parasites can bring disease to hives, including deformed wing virus (DWV).

Researchers from the University of Minnesota, led by Professor Fang Li, PhD, in the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences (VBS) at the College of Veterinary Medicine, recently broke new ground in understanding how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, binds to its human receptor.

Goat grazing as a means for removing invasive species has become an increasingly popular practice among Midwestern landowners. But can grazing goats spread seeds of invasive species through their feces?

As the dairy industry looks to reduce antibiotic use, dairy farmers have partnered with researchers to look at the common practice of administering antimicrobials to cows with intramammary udder infections at the end of lactation.