Improved Animal Health for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Livelihoods


FAO ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH PAPER
153

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome, 2002





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Animal Production and Health Division

FAO Agriculture Department

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Acknowledgements

Acronyms

Introduction

Chapter 1 Socio-economic consequences for poor livestock farmers of animal diseases and VPH problems

Chapter 2 Trends in animal health: problems and challenges

Chapter 3 Trends in VPH and food safety: problems and challenges

Chapter 4 Improving national animal-health policies and delivery systems

Chapter 5 Opportunities: providing the tools and solutions to improve animal health and support poor livestock farmers

Bibliography

FAO Technical Papers

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