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Research Project: Strategies to Control Respiratory Diseases of Cattle

Location: Animal Health Genomics

Title: Strategies for increasing animal resilience to disease

Author
item Workman, Aspen

Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 11/24/2025
Publication Date: 1/16/2026
Citation: Workman, A.M. 2026. Strategies for increasing animal resilience to disease [abstract]. American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, February 12-14, 2026. Paper 35310.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Strategies for improving animal health and welfare and sustainability of beef cattle for food production will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on discovery of specific mechanisms that enable pathogens to confer disease through interaction with animal hosts. Gene editing tools can be used as defense against those key genes and mechanisms in order to increase animals' genetic resistance to pathogens and prevent viral disease transmission. Potential limitations will also be discussed.