Animal health

27/11/2024

In the video, Ayoade Azeezat Adeola, Amir Umar Aliyu and Mary Mayomi Ogunsusi describe their experience participating in a training program tailored for Veterinary Paraprofessionals (VPP) in Oyo and Kaduna states, Nigeria...

04/10/2024

This is one of four videos showing how to conduct a series of routine field activities related to African swine fever (ASF) surveillance. Addressed to field veterinarians, the video shows how to package and label a sample taken from an animal...

03/10/2024

Established in 1994, EMPRES began its mission to eradicate rinderpest, and in the following years, its role expanded to build global capacities for monitoring and preventing animal diseases...

26/09/2024

The Emergency Prevention System (EMPRES) was established by FAO in as special programme 1994 to combat transboundary animal and plant pests and diseases. For 30 years, EMPRES has been key in safeguarding global food security...

25/09/2024

Since 2004, FAO ECTAD has been supporting national governments to reduce the risk of animal health threats that can devastate livelihoods and threaten food safety. By building Member Nations’ capacities to prevent, detect and...

20/09/2024

Infectious animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) still pose significant threats to farms, carrying devastating economic and public health risks....

20/09/2024

Animal diseases threaten both food security and human health worldwide. FAO’s global network of Reference Centres plays a crucial role in combating these diseases by providing technical expertise, supporting early detection, and enhancing disease control measures...

20/09/2024

With the world's population continuing to grow, the demand for animal products like meat, milk and eggs is expected to increase by 20 percent by 2050. But how can we meet this demand sustainably? Animal health is the crucial factor...

20/09/2024

Vaccines are game changers in animal health, essential for ensuring global food security. Infectious animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) still pose significant threats to farms, carrying devastating economic and public health risks....

05/08/2024

This is one of four videos showing how to conduct a series of routine field activities related to African swine fever (ASF) surveillance. Addressed to field veterinarians, the video shows how to perform a systematic clinical examination of a live pig...

05/08/2024

This is one of four videos showing how to conduct a series of routine field activities related to African swine fever (ASF) surveillance. Addressed to field veterinarians, the video shows how to take a blood sample...

05/08/2024

This is one of four videos showing how to conduct a series of routine field activities related to African swine fever (ASF) surveillance. Addressed to field veterinarians, the video shows how to package and label a sample taken from an animal suspected...

03/06/2024

The Frontline In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (ISAVET) programme was launched across 14 countries of West, Central and Eastern Africa in 2018. In an effort to address endemic, emerging infectious and transboundary animal diseases, it targets veterinarians and para-veterinary professionals at the local level.

10/01/2023

In response to COVID-19 in Bangladesh, the United Nations initiated an intervention, under the leadership of the Directorate General of Health Services, to improve community-level case detection and risk mitigation.

10/01/2023

ASF is a highly fatal infectious disease in domestic and wild pigs of all breeds and ages. Although the virus does not infect humans, it has significant implications for food security and farmer livelihoods.

27/10/2022

This video was produced by the European Commission for the control of Foot-and-Mouth disease (EuFMD) to raise awareness amongst farmers living in areas which are FMD endemic.

10/01/2022

EMPRES-i+ is FAO’s new global animal disease information system that aims to improve intelligence, forecasting and early warning, enabling countries to monitor disease spread and risk of new outbreaks.

10/01/2022

EMPRES-i+ is FAO’s new global animal disease information system that aims to improve intelligence, forecasting and early warning, enabling countries to monitor disease spread and risk of new outbreaks

10/01/2022

Burping livestock are a big problem for our planet. When cows and other ruminants eat, their food ferments in their gut and produces methane, which contributes to global warming.

10/01/2022

This video was produced by the European Commission for the control of Foot-and-Mouth disease (EuFMD) to raise awareness amongst farmers living in areas which are currently free from the disease.