2017 Science@CornellVet: Wildlife-friendly beef: “Cattlyzing” conservation in southern Africa

Abstract

This blog is about: A team of CVM researchers led by Jay Hyman Professor of Wildlife Health & Health Policy, Dr. Steve Osofsky (DVM ’89, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences) has received a grant to implement a new approach to processing beef so that it is safe for human consumption and international trade, but does not require the use of the veterinary cordon fencing that disrupts wildlife migration in southern Africa. The eighteen-month study is funded by the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future (ASCF), and supplements Dr. Osofsky’s support from The Rockefeller Foundation.