Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences Department at UH-Manoa

11/15/2024

Poultry owners should continue to practice good biosecurity. There have been no reports of avian influenza cases in humans or animals in Hawaii, and the overall risk to Oahu and state residents remains low.

Nov. 13, 2024 NR24-34 Vigilance Encouraged for Poultry and Bird Owners HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is encouraging poultry and bird owners to be vigilant due to the recent detection of avian influenza in a sample from a wastewater processing site on O‘ahu. The Hawai....

06/29/2023

You might find this article from Civil Beat interesting.

Demand for beef is exceeding supply, but local producers are not seeing the returns.

03/08/2023

Great work by one of HNFAS’ faculty members

The discovery of beaked whale circovirus in 10 new host species including whales and dolphins across the Pacific was documented by UH researchers.

02/08/2023

Governor Josh Green declared January as "Hawaii One Health Month." Busy schedules delayed the signing of the proclamation until yesterday. Representatives from CTAHR, UH Manoa, JABSOM, NOAA, HVMA, and Hawaiian Humane Society were present. Governor Josh Green

https://www.onehealthcommission.org/documents/filelibrary/oh_news/Hawaii_One_Health_Month_Proclamatio_38B0EBE8091EA.pdf

01/14/2023

can impact the health of people animals and the environment. People and pets might experience heat stress with rising temperatures, and some diseases can spread more easily. Changing water temperatures can cause harmful algal blooms and coral bleaching in our marine environment. The framework helps highlight connections to understand the complex impacts of climate on health. Learn more about at the NOAA One Health page: https://tinyurl.com/3u6tnunz.

01/12/2023

Governor Green has declared January 2023 as Hawai'i One Health Month! represents the intersection of humans, animals, and the environment, and helps us address complex health problems in Hawaii and beyond. See the proclamation here: https://tinyurl.com/2p8rhty6

11/08/2022

https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/NewsLetter/ArtMID/52574/ArticleID/2536/Growing-Jack?fbclid=IwAR3mHTlU7eNhs0CfhWNjotWSp33BRjO95d2fC8NPzt4ZTTu1gHILXmknEt0

The longfin yellowtails, or Almaco Jack, and locally known as kampachi, are among the most valuable finfish groups for offshore aquaculture development. Yet, they are notoriously difficult to rear and harvest on a large commercial scale. At the same time, despite the shrimp industry’s massive volu...

10/09/2022

https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/NewsLetter/ArtMID/52574/ArticleID/2497/More-Males-Please?fbclid=IwAR1bh6oznqdvflJBqwTfpoUnL9vFTGM3zXdl21X8egDqhXLHEyY5hjQSzDA

Size matters in commercial fish production. Species such as tilapia are known to exhibit sexual dimorphism, or sex-specific differences in body size, with males outgrowing females. As can be expected, tilapia producers have long employed a variety of approaches to favor all-male production. But what...

10/17/2021

Nicole Pono Correa graduated with an MS in Animal Sciences in HNFAS. She is now a livestock extension agent for Clemson University, and serves Calhoun, Lexington and Orangeburg Counties. She is pictured here with Dr. Doug Vincent, her advisor, and Animal Scientist and Professor Emeritus in HNFAS. She lives in South Carolina.

09/15/2021

CTAHR’s Outstanding Alumnus did her BS and MS in HNFAS. Read more…

By Jenee Odani Raised on Kauaʻi with an early passion for horses (she was a former Miss Rodeo Kauaʻi), the 2021 Outstanding Alumnus Award recipient is Bonnie J Buntain, MSc, DVM,D(E)ABVP, DACVPM. Bonnie is Professor Emerita of Public Health and Food Safety at the University of Calgary’s Veterina...

07/17/2021

Hawaii Pork Association will be having its annual meeting on Saturday 7/31 at 11:00 am. Due to limited space at the meeting venue, we will also be hosting it via Zoom. Please contact Dr. Odani at [email protected] for more information.

07/07/2021

Livestock Show on Maui

The Maui 4-H Youth Livestock Show is a success
STORY: https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/NewsLetter/ArtMID/52574/ArticleID/2114/To-Market-and-For-Breeding