FAO Animal Health Vaccination Campaign Against PPR in Syria
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.
Farm animal welfare: its concept, assessment and relation to animal production and human health
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...
Control of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in rural Pakistan
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...
FAO Asia-Pacific 2019 World Antimicrobial Awareness Week WAAW Promo
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.
Control of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in rural Pakistan
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.
Response to rumours on African Swine Fever (ASF) treatment in Viet Nam
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.
Bluetongue and Lumpy skin disease – awareness and prevention
10/01/2019
The video is directed mostly to cattle owners. It shows the basics of bluetongue and lumpy skin disease.
For better animal health, use antimicrobials responsibly
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.
USAID and FAO partnership: pre-empting the next global pandemic
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...
Evaluation of the Emergency Prevention System (EMPRES) Programme in Food Chain Crises
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.
Improving animal health in South Sudan
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.
FAO’S Director-General remarks at the Global Conference on Peste des Petits Ruminants Eradication
10/01/2018
La vidéo décrit la menace que représente la Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) à la sécurité alimentaire, aux moyens d'existence et aux perspectives économiques dans les pays affectés...
Capture-Handling of Dogs for Mass Dog Vaccination-The Bali Method Part 2: Catching Dogs by Hand
10/01/2018
This video series, developed with the generous funding support of World Animal Protection, provides a practical guide on humane capture and handling of dogs for rabies vaccination.
Capture-Handling of Dogs for Mass Dog Vaccination-The Bali Method Part 1: Roaming Dogs, Net Catching
10/01/2018
This video series, developed with the generous funding support of World Animal Protection, provides a practical guide on humane capture and handling of dogs for rabies vaccination.
On the Frontline: Farmers and veterinarians keeping the world free from rinderpest disease
10/01/2018
This video, produced in 2018, documents the experiences that livestock farmers went through when rinderpest was a great challenge, and the benefits following rinderpest eradication.
Capture/Handling of Dogs for Mass Dog Vaccination- Bali Method Part 3: Vaccination, Collars, Safety
10/01/2018
This video series, developed with the generous funding support of World Animal Protection, provides a practical guide on humane capture and handling of dogs for rabies vaccination.
Imagine losing everything in a moment and #migration was your only choice…
10/01/2018
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) or sheep and goat plague is a highly contagious animal disease affecting small ruminants. An estimated 300 million families who rely on small ruminants...
Viet Nam Information Animal Health System
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).
“Triangulated Surveillance”, Unveils the Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) in Indonesia
10/01/2018
Triangulated surveillance follows a One Health approach, which involves the monitoring of wildlife-livestock-human interfaces in order to detect viruses early that could become Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Tackling AMR in Bangladesh – a One Health approach
10/01/2018
Farmers need more help to feed the world in a safe and sustainable way. Antimicrobials are important to treat sick animals and keep pathogens off our plates, but their overuse and misuse in human medicine and agriculture...