Livestock contribute 40% of global agricultural output and support the livelihoods and food security of almost one billion people. Rapidly rising incomes and urbanization, combined with population growth, are driving demand for meat and other animal products in many developing countries.
Since the ...
Andrew Rosindell
, a member of the United Kingdom Parliament , has launched an Early Day Motion (EDM) calling for the compulsory microchipping of dogs. He claims the policy would have a significant and positive welfare impact on dogs. It would assist in the return of stray and stolen dogs to their ...
Massey University in New Zealand has signed a deal for $5.2 million with the World Bank aimed at helping public health workers in Asia to recognize and respond to potential epidemic outbreaks of zoonotic disease. The project aims to improve the level of biosecurity for public health workers
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The European Union has released a draft strategy for the control of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy diseases, which proposes to reduce expenditure in this area now that reported cases in Europe are falling off sharply.
The European Commission says that an end to bovine spongiform ...
The European Parliament has confirmed its opposition to meat and milk produced from animal cloning. It is pressing the European Commission to refuse the authorization of foodstuffs derived from cloned animals and their offspring.
The Commission and EU member states would like to regulate the sale ...
