Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART ONE -- PART TWO -- PART THREE -- PART FOUR -- PART FIVE -- PART SIX -- PART SEVEN -- Notes -- Index -- The Great Bird Flu Blame Game -- The NAFTA Flu -- The Hog Industry Strikes Back -- The Political Virology of Offshore Farming -- Do Pathogens Time...

Im vorliegenden Abschlussbericht wird über die im Projektverbund "Klimawirkungen und Nachhaltigkeit ökologischer und konventioneller Betriebssysteme - Untersuchungen in einem Netzwerk von Pilotbetrieben" durchgeführten Arbeiten berichtet. Die Projekte werden im Rahmen des "Bundesprogramms...

Im vorliegenden Abschlussbericht wird über die im Projektverbund "Klimawirkungen und Nachhaltigkeit ökologischer und konventioneller Betriebssysteme - Untersuchungen in einem Netzwerk von Pilotbetrieben" durchgeführten Arbeiten berichtet. Die Projekte werden im Rahmen des "Bundesprogramms...

Animal health is one of the key factors affecting the economic efficiency of the dairy industry and has important implications within an increasingly competitive marketplace. Despite the fact that the economic gains of ‘best practice’ with regard to animal health have been well documented,...

Antimicrobials have been used in human medicine and in livestock production for more than 60 years, improving human and animal health but also fostering the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistant pathogens worldwide. This report focuses on the specific issue of the economic value of...

The use of antimicrobials in livestock production provides a basis for improving animal health and productivity. This in turn contributes to food security, food safety, animal welfare, protection of livelihoods and animal resources. However, there is increasing concern about levels of...

Farmer and public roles in livestock disease management -- Economic determinants of farmer decision-making related to animal disease -- Insights from behavioural economics into farmer livestock disease management -- Issues of livestock disease management beyond the farm: Collective action, the...

China's livestock production sector is changing rapidly to meet a variety of challenges. At the same time, China's domestic consumers have begun to demand better quality and safer dietary protein sources; potential for international food market penetration has been compromised by food scandals;...

Since its independence in 1975, the Union of Comoros has been deeply affected by political and institutional crises. Resolution of the separatist crisis on the island of Anjouan and subsequent national consolidation has constituted a historic turning point. The government has begun a...

Visual presentation for the 2012 IAAE triennal conference.

[paper in French] In July 2008, the Peste des Petits Ruminants (Ovine rinderpest), a violent and destructive disease appeared for the first time in Morocco. The onset of the disease raised the interest of various stakeholders such as farmers, decision makers, foreign governments and...

Although neglected diseases of developing countries are beginning to receive more attention from companies because of rising interest in corporate social responsibility and government incentive policies, the allocation of research funding to these diseases still remains extremely low. In this...

Australia’s very good animal health status faces a wide range of biosecurity challenges that will arise during the next decade from changes in disease risk, ecosystems, technology and the policy environment in which animal producers operate. An understanding of these challenges should...

The bovine livestock is one of the most important sectors in the Brazilian agribusiness. However, Brazilian herds’ health – very important for the activity – is still an issue rarely studied in economic terms. Therefore, the present study tried to identify the major...

Meeting growing global demand for food, fiber, and biofuel requires robust investment in agricultural research and development (R&D) from both public and private sectors. This study examines global R&D spending by private industry in seven agricultural input sectors, food manufacturing, and...

Im Regelwerk des General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) werden seit langer Zeit nichttarifäre Handelshemmnisse, bei gleichem Außenschutz, als wesentlich problematischere handelspolitische Instrumente angesehen als tarifäre Handelshemmnisse. Ein bedeutender Grund ist, dass die...

A majority of UK dairy herds have the potential to increase profitability by improving the ration of their cows. This paper reports that gains averaging around £100 per cow have been made within one year of adopting the Keenan Hi-Fibre ration by 239 UK herds in 2006 and 2007. Larger gains have...