Collaborators
Read the biographies of ADBCAP collaborators/researchers from universities across the United States.
Animal Disease Biosecurity Coordinated Agricultural Project
About the ADBCAP
Publications
ADBCAP biosecurity peer-reviewed research and outreach publications are listed on this page, along with yearly USDA NIFA reports.
Presentations
Review our conference papers and presentations here.
Media Center
The Animal Disease Biosecurity Coordinated Agricultural Project (ADBCAP) complements previous and ongoing animal disease protection activities.
2019 Symposium
Agenda
The agenda for the May 15, 2019 symposium and May 16 workshop includes biographies for each presenter.
Video Gallery
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.
Image Gallery
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.
News Blog
SEGS Research on Human Behavior & the Spread of Livestock Diseases
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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February 2021 ADBCAP Newsletter
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 Smith Presents ADBCAP Research at CRWAD
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.…
July 2019 ADBCAP Newsletter
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…
Domino Effect of the African Swine Fever Outbreak
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…
Feral Swine and Pseudorabies Virus
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…
Outreach Publications
ADBCAP: A HUMAN APPROACH TO IMPROVING BIOSECURITY
Scientia is an online science publishing company that helps researchers communicate their findings beyond their specialty and into the wider world. Working with the ADBCAP team, they developed an outreach publication about the project's accomplishments. Read the article here.
Educating youth about biosecurity
Futurum Careers is an online publishing company that helps teenagers and young adults learn about science careers, and offers scientists a way to communicate their work to these audiences. They wrote an article about ADBCAP's education and outreach work. Read the article here.