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Livestock models in translational medicine
James A Roth1, Christopher K Tuggle1
1James A. Roth, DVM, PhD, is the director of the Center for Food Security and Public Health and Clarence Hartley Covault Distinguished Professor in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Christopher K. Tuggle, PhD is a professor in the Department of Animal Science in the College of Agriculture at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.
Livestock models offer significant advantages over rodent models for human disease research, aiding in the development of preventatives and therapeutics. This approach benefits both human and animal health, alongside food production.
Area of Science:
- Translational Medicine
- Comparative Pathology
- Animal Models
Background:
- Livestock models offer unique advantages for translating biological breakthroughs into human therapeutics.
- Their outbred nature and physiological similarities to humans provide a more accurate disease model than rodents.
- Research using livestock benefits human health, animal health, and food production.
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