Animal Agriculture and the One Health Approach

Transgenesis in Animal Agriculture: Addressing Animal Health and Welfare Concerns

The US Food and Drug Administration’s final Guidance for Industry on the regulation of transgenesis in animal agriculture has paved the way for the commercialization of genetically engineered (GE) farm animals. The productionrelated diseases associated with extant breeding technologies are reviewed, as well as the predictable welfare consequences of continued emphasis on prolificacy at the pote...

Ecosystem Health and Sustainable Agriculture Ecology and Animal Health

Optimization of human, animal, and environmental health by using the One Health approach

Emerging diseases are increasing burdens on public health, negatively affecting the world economy, causing extinction of species, and disrupting ecological integrity. One Health recognizes that human, domestic animal, and wildlife health are interconnected within ecosystem health and provides a framework for the development of multidisciplinary solutions to global health challenges. To date, mo...

One Health and the International Fund for Agriculture Development

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), one of the specialized agencies of the United Nations, was established in 1977 in response to the food crises earlier in that decade. Its mission is to assist the rural and peri-urban poor in low and middle income countries (LMICs), especially the individuals, families and small land holders, to improve livelihoods and more broadly the...

One Health: the small animal dimension.

Earlier this year, the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) established a One Health committee with the remit of positioning small companion animals in the global One Health framework. Here, Michael Day, the chairman of that committee, explains how companion animals fit within the One Health concept.