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FAO Guidelines for designing animal disease surveillance plans
FAO Animal Health developed this guideline to support national veterinary services in designing comprehensive animal disease surveillance plans by highlighting some of the most important components that should be incorporated. Countries can use this document as a basis for the development of their own plans while ensuring it is adapted...
Understanding Antimicrobial Resistance in Aquaculture.
The important role played by aquaculture in providing high-quality nutrition, improving livelihoods, stimulating and creating decent work and economic growth, and alleviating poverty, particularly in lowincome food-deficit countries and the need to address biosecurity, one of the most important sustainability challenges, can be important drivers for supporting AMR stewardship. The...
Carcass Management guidelines
Carcass management guidelines
Effective disposal of animal carcasses and contaminated
materials on small to medium-sized farms
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Animal disease outbreaks pose many challenges for response authorities that can impact livelihoods, food security, and the environment. Proper disposal...
Summary Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is an important transboundary disease with substantial economic impacts. Although between-herd transmission of the disease has been well studied, studies focusing on within-herd transmission using farm-level outbreak data are rare. The aim of this study was to estimate parameters associated with within-herd transmission, host physiological factors and... The likelihood of humans being exposed to MERS-CoV in affected areas through: Direct contact with dromedary camels can be considered Moderate to high (occupational exposure) in MERS-CoV-endemic* regions; Negligible in other regions. Handling or consumption... Foot-and-Mouth Disease Situation Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Monthly Report Dear Colleague Small-Scale Family Farming regional synthesis and national studies have been published These studies aim to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date review of small-scale family farming in the Near East and North Africa region (NENA) catalyzing the work towards sustainable and inclusive development. This research was conducted by the Regional Initiative on Small-Scale Family... Scientists have found a new way of diagnosing foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) which is more cost effective and relies less on the use of small animals: http://www.thecattlesite.com/news/50117/scientists-develop-cheaper-test-for-foot-and-mouth-disease/ |