Global Livestock Health Policy

Author : Robert F. Kahrs
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470344776
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Livestock Health Policy written by Robert F. Kahrs and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-05-13 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Livestock Health Policy is designed to provide an understanding of the complexities of national and subnational animal and public health policies and how those policies impact domestic livestock industries. These policies shape domestic disease control programs, international trade, and food safety efforts. This book offers public policy makers and animal health officials in government and industry a foundation on which to institute scientifically sound national and subnational animal health programs; solidify infrastructures; enhance communication between legislators, regulators, and affected parties; and expedite international agreements for safe worldwide movement of animals and animal products in a global free market economy. Organized in eight free standing chapters which include case studies, a glossary and an epilogue, this arrangement leads readers progressively through the events and decisions underlying the present US and global animal health policy status, lays out challenges facing the US and other nations, describes the components of a credible and competitive animal health infrastructure, and puts forward strategies for achieving policies that are adaptable to global and domestic dynamics while addressing the multiple issues and interests bearing on animal health, animal welfare, and food safety. The case studies contain background information and questions for group discussions. The book is intended for use by animal health officials; agribusiness leaders; commodity groups; financial institutions; legislators and their staffs; importers and exporters of animals, animal products, biologics and pharmaceuticals; leadership of the regulatory, academic and diagnostic sectors of the agricultural and veterinary communities; consumers; or anyone else interested in protection, production, processing, and distribution of animals and related products.

Author : Henning Steinfeld
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Livestock in a Changing Landscape, Volume 1 written by Henning Steinfeld and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-29 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Livestock in a Changing Landscape is a collaborative effort by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI); FAO Livestock, Environment and Development Initiative (LEAD); Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE); Swiss College of Agriculture (SHL), Bern University of Applied Sciences; French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD); and Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University.--COVER.

Author : Muhammad Abubakar
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 1789859034
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Livestock Health and Farming written by Muhammad Abubakar and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-04-22 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Livestock Health and Farming provides a detailed description of key aspects of livestock health issues and farming practices. Chapters cover such topics as antimicrobial resistance in livestock, nutrition and its role in animal health and farming, nutrition and health management in dairy animals, and livestock feeding in semi-arid regions.

Author : Timothy P. Robinson
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
ISBN 13 : 9789251070338
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Livestock Production Systems written by Timothy P. Robinson and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Informed livestock sector policy development and priority setting is heavily dependent on a good understanding of livestock production systems. In a collaborative effort between the Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Livestock Research Institute, stock has been taken of where we have come from in agricultural systems classification and mapping; the current state of the art; and the directions in which research and data collection efforts need to take in the future. The book also addresses issues relating to the intensity and scale of production, moving from what is done to how it is done. The intensification of production is an area of particular importance, for it is in the intensive systems that changes are occurring most rapidly and where most information is needed on the implications that intensification of production may have for livelihoods, poverty alleviation, animal diseases, public health and environmental outcomes. A series of case studies is provided, linking livestock production systems to rural livelihoods and poverty and examples of the application of livestock production system maps are drawn from livestock production, now and in the future; livestock's impact on the global environment; animal and public health; and livestock and livelihoods. This book provides a formal reference to Version 5 of the global livestock production systems map, and to revised estimates of the numbers of rural poor livestock keepers, by country and livestock production system.

Author : Henning Steinfeld
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9789251055717
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Livestock's Long Shadow written by Henning Steinfeld and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The assessment builds on the work of the Livestock, Environment and Development (LEAD) Initiative"--Pref.

Author : Scott H. Newman
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Investigating the Role of Bats in Emerging Zoonoses written by Scott H. Newman and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2011 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capacity development is one of the pillars through which the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations supports member countries. This manual serves as a resource for better understanding the ecology of bats, their natural history, their role in providing ecosystem services, techniques used for monitoring populations, and for the detection, identification and monitoring of viruses naturally circulating in bats and that can have significant implication if they are transmitted to people either through direct contact, or indirectly, through livestock. This manual will engage professionals from multiple disciplines ranging from public health and veterinary medicine to natural resource managers and biologists, but most importantly, highlights the need to understand the anthropogenic drivers resulting in disease transmission from bats to people.

Author : Jonathan Rushton
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1845932447
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Economics of Animal Health and Production written by Jonathan Rushton and published by CABI. This book was released on 2009 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation. Illustrated with review studies on animal health economics, this book presents information on the most important economic tools applied to livestock, covering both theory and practical applications. Topics covered include gross margin analysis, partial budgeting, investment and financial appraisal and cost-benefit analysis. There are also sections on decision tree analysis, optimisation methods, value chain analysis, new institutional economics, DALYs and a range of policy analysis tools. International experts contribute on important theoretical and practical aspects of animal health and production economics, with global themes on livestock and poverty.

Author : Nadia El-Hage Scialabba
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128230517
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing Healthy Livestock Production and Consumption written by Nadia El-Hage Scialabba and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing Healthy Livestock Production and Consumption is a highly interdisciplinary resource based on scientific and empirical evidence. It is illustrated with best practices of low-input livestock systems from different continents and offers predictive modelling alternatives for a more resilient future. By addressing gaps of knowledge and presenting scientific perspective studies of livestock’s impact on the environment and the global food supply up to 2050, this book is useful for those advocating for sustainable food systems. Existing evidence of the effects of livestock production on food quality and nutrition is reviewed. Livestock production and consumption is a highly diverse topic where current publications only include/focus a single aspect of the issues, for example, greenhouse gas emissions or health impacts, leading to unilateral decisions such as refraining from meat consumption. However, animals are necessary to soil fertility and ecosystems balance and a more realistic resource is necessary for researchers, scientists, and policy makers. This book clarifies perceptions by presenting sound scientific evidence across livestock landscapes for the scientific community to better appreciate the ecological web of life and the social web of community related to livestock production. An edited work written by globally diverse scientists and practitioners, including field workers, technicians, and policy makers, this is a valuable resource for researchers, teachers, and development agents working in the area of sustainable livestock production and consumption of animal source foods. National, international organizations, policy makers, and donors interested in sustainable development of the livestock sector will also find the information here practical and applicable. Describes the public-health impacts of sustainable diets and livestock products Presents the impacts of livestock production on the environment and food supply Explores future scenarios (up to 2050) of low input livestock systems Includes current case studies of low input livestock systems that offer potential for scaling-up and replication for sustainable livestock futures

Author : Ugo Pica-Ciamarra
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Livestock Sector Policies and Programmes in Developing Countries written by Ugo Pica-Ciamarra and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2010 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: However, the nature of livestock farming is determined by policy and institutional frameworks that rarely favour the poor.

Author : Bouda Vosough Ahmadi
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1786392313
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Economics of Farm Animal Welfare written by Bouda Vosough Ahmadi and published by CABI. This book was released on 2020-07-09 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The economic costs and benefits of farm animal production and sustainability versus improving climate change and animal welfare presents one of the most complex dilemmas in agriculture today. This book, by top global authors and experts, outlines the problem whilst making policy-relevant recommendations"--