Animal health

10/01/2020

Prudent use of antimicrobials in animals to promote responsible use of antimicrobials through raising awareness of the AMR risks. Antimicrobials play a critical role in the treatment of diseases of farm animals and plants.

10/01/2020

The video explains the risk of antibiotic resistance in livestock production, roles of veterinary drug store owners in mitigating the risk.

10/01/2020

Food and agriculture are at the heart of solutions for many of the challenges the world is currently facing.

10/01/2020

Taking a multisectoral, One Health approach is necessary to address complex health threats at the human-animal-environment interface. The Tripartite organizations launched the Tripartite Zoonoses Guide (TZG)...

10/01/2020

This video showcases the first in a series of e-learning courses on rinderpest. The course provides an overview of rinderpest eradication and illustrates the consequences of a possible re-emergence.

10/01/2020

ake action in mitigating the spread of antimicrobial resistance. Know what you can do to help control AMR! This video was produced by FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific; World Animal Health Organisation (OIE)...

10/01/2020

Animal health is critical for access to food, and to sustain vulnerable livestock herders’ means of earning a living. However, contagious diseases are a constant threat.

10/01/2020

This video explains what Peste des Petits Ruminants is, how it affects sheep and goats, its potential impact on farmers’ livelihoods and incomes, and what FAO and OIE are doing to combat and eradicate this disease.

10/01/2020

While the world’s attention has focused on a human pandemic, African swine fever (ASF) is still threatening our livelihood.

10/01/2019

Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) has severe negative socio-economic impacts on the income of livestock farmers and, in particular, the livelihoods and food security of the most vulnerable...

10/01/2019

A paradigm shift has become urgent: we need to address animals as living beings to take care of and valorize, instead of a source of commodities to exploit. Xavier Manteca Vilanova, professor of animal behaviour and animal welfare...

10/01/2019

The video is directed mostly to cattle owners. It shows the basics of bluetongue and lumpy skin disease.

10/01/2019

We are pleased to invite you to the celebrations at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok to participate in the formal opening of #2019WAAW celebrations in Asia and the Pacific.

10/01/2019

Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) has severe negative socio-economic impacts on the income of livestock farmers and, in particular, the livelihoods and food security of the most vulnerable rural communities, especially of women.

10/01/2019

Pawin Padungtod, FAO ECTAD Senior Technical Coordinator, explains that the current rumours on fermented distiller’s grains can improve health of ASF infected pigs and probiotic can prevent ASF infection are not true.

10/01/2018

The AMR video was produced to raise awareness on antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use among Chinese-speaking stakeholders in the livestock sector.

10/01/2018

A United States-FAO partnership working to strengthen the capacity of developing countries to manage outbreaks of diseases in farm animals has, in just 12 months, succeeded in training over...

10/01/2018

The FAO Office of Evaluation (OED) recently carried out an evaluation of FAO’s work on transboundary animal and plant pests and diseases and food safety threats.

10/01/2018

The conflict in South Sudan has had a significant impact on livestock production, with an estimated real loss of between USD 3.35 and USD 5.08 billion in gross domestic production attributed to the sector.

10/01/2018

The Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) Viet Nam has worked closely with Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) to develop the Viet Nam Information Animal Health System (VAHIS).