Objectives
- Address the animal, public and environmental health of food animal agriculture.
- Address disease in California livestock production and provide for the well-being of livestock in production
- Establish monitoring and surveillance systems to identify and manage exotic pests.
- Develop and implement integrated monitoring and surveillance systems for reducing the risks of acquiring food-borne illnesses.
- Develop waste management systems for environmentally safe animal production systems.
- Assist livestock producers in meeting international standards for trade, prevention and resolution.
- Determine the underlying mechanisms of disease and host protection.
- Develop better diagnostic tests for agent detection and methods of disease, prevention and resolution.
- Establish methods to characterize, manage and reduce the risks associated with chemical and microbial problems affecting livestock/food and their environment.
- Address microbial and animal genomics and their impact on animal health, well being, environmental and human health.
- Explore and develop new sources of funding for food animal resources.
