Jeff Bender

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U of M Veterinary Medicine and Public Health Professor Jeff Bender and his students study how farms, processing plants, and retailers can effectively protect the food we eat. From foodborne illnesses to disease, Bender teaches how to detect and manage animal ailments before they turn into epidemics such as mad cow disease. Bender gets his students out into the field to experience the global food system first hand. By looking at how poultry and beef are raised, how feed is produced, and how our food goes through processing facilities, he helps students better understand how to stop disease before it starts. Bender explains how establishing a strong line of defense against the spread of infection, foodborne or otherwise, is critical to protecting our food sources. And protecting our food is not an isolated effort, he says. It's a collaboration between governments and other U of M departments such as food safety, medicine, and veterinary medicine. From farm to fork, you can be sure that Bender and his friends have their watchful eyes on it.

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