Biotechnology and animal health

Biotechnology and animal health.

The potential areas of impact for biotechnology on the control of infectious diseases and improved animal health are manifold. They include the identification of susceptible stock, tests for the rapid and early diagnosis of disease, an understanding of the mechanisms of pathogenesis and the development of safe and effective vaccines or prophylactics. The principal methodologies which will enabl...

Biotechnology and Animal Nutrition

To fulfill increased world food demand and to overcome the consequences related to natural and industrial changes, scientists have been trying to select and improve both feedstuff and livestock, genetically. Biotechnology, also involving chemical and physical techniques, is applied to nutrition to increase the abundance (availability) of feed and to improve the digestibility of nutrients in tho...

Ethics, Morality and Animal Biotechnology

Biotechnology, animal health and animal welfare within the framework of European Union legislation.

Experimental and farm animals are used in biomedical research and in biotechnology studies that are designed to improve agricultural productivity. European legislation governing such research, which is modelled on existing National Laws regarding animal health and welfare, is agreed after several preliminary sessions in which contributions and opinions from large sections of European society ar...

[Biodiversity biotechnology and health].

This article presents the significance of biodiversity, biotechnology and health and discusses many aspects of biological and environmental problems as well as the ethical dilemma related to expansion and exploitation of natural resources, which promoted a decline in biological diversity. In addition, knowledge of biodiversity has allowed for identification and use of new natural resources, use...