FAO and John Wiley & Sons Limited have recently published “Veterinary vaccines: principles and applications” aiming to provide readily available information on vaccinology and vaccine immune response in animal populations to a wide audience, including government authorities, decision makers, field veterinarians, livestock keepers, scientific community, vaccine producers and veterinary students. Edited by S. Metwally, G. Viljoen and A. El Idrissi, this authoritative 442-page book encompasses 29 chapters written by 97 international leading experts. Section I of the book covers the importance of veterinary vaccines for animal health, animal welfare and public health; section II provides an update on current and future vaccines for diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, protozoans, rickettsia and parasites in terrestrial and aquatic animals; section III is dedicated to all aspects of vaccine production, quality control, licensing and accessibility; and section IV provides a comprehensive review of vaccines for 13 high-impact transboundary and zoonotic diseases. See https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cc2031en or contact [email protected] for more information.