Collaborators
Read the biographies of ADBCAP collaborators/researchers from universities across the United States.
Animal Disease Biosecurity Coordinated Agricultural Project
Innovation and Collaboration for Agricultural Biosecurity
Read the biographies of ADBCAP collaborators/researchers from universities across the United States.
ADBCAP biosecurity peer-reviewed research and outreach publications are listed on this page, along with yearly USDA NIFA reports.
Review our conference papers and presentations here.
The Animal Disease Biosecurity Coordinated Agricultural Project (ADBCAP) complements previous and ongoing animal disease protection activities.
The agenda for the May 15, 2019 symposium and May 16 workshop includes biographies for each presenter.
This gallery is a collection of videos recorded during the 2019 ADBCAP Symposium on May 15 and the May 16 workshop. The entire playlist of YouTube videos includes recordings of discussions and reflections that are not posted on this page.
The image gallery contains a collection of photos that were taken during the ADBCAP Symposium on May 15 and 16, 2019. Click on any image to open the gallery, and to read the captions that identify the individuals in each photo.
By Scott Merrill and Eric Clark, University of Vermont The Social Ecological Gaming and Simulation (SEGS) Lab is a multidisciplinary research lab designed to examine pressing problems in the interacting domains of natural ecology and human society. We work on…
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A Research Retrospective As the end of the project draws near, it is appropriate to highlight team members’ contributions to the outputs of the ADBCAP. The team’s accomplishments closely align with the following objectives: To better understand the roles of…
Julie M. Smith, DVM, PhD, project director for the Animal Disease Biosecurity Coordinated Agricultural Project (ADBCAP), presented a poster about the project’s research and findings at the 100th annual Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease (CRWAD) during November, 2019.…
Biosecurity and surveillance are complementary. Health surveillance in human, plant, or animal contexts involves collecting, analyzing, and interpreting health-related data. These data then inform what is done in terms of health programs and strategic communication. National surveillance systems often rely…
What do you do when an uncontrolled virus is rapidly sweeping the world’s largest pork producer, killing millions of pigs? Furthermore, how do you make people who are removed from the problem care about it? China is currently trying to…
When I was young, my parents would tell me to stay away from wild animals. They said that I could catch a disease, so I heeded their warnings but never really understood the reasons why. As a college student, I…