Food losses through animal disease

Economic Losses from Animal Diseases and Parasites

de Reducing food losses by intelligent food logistics

The need to feed an ever-increasing world population makes it obligatory to reduce the millions of tons of avoidable perishable waste along the food supply chain. A considerable share of these losses is caused by non-optimal cold chain processes and management. This Theme Issue focuses on technologies, models and applications to monitor changes in the product shelf life, defined as the time rem...

Mitigating Disaster Losses through Insurance

Losses from natural disasters have increased in recent years due to growth of population in hazard-prone areas and inadequate enforcement of building codes. This article first examines why homeowners have not voluntarily adopted cost-effective protective measures and have limited interest in purchasing insurance. It then proposes a disaster-management program which utilizes insurance coupled wi...

Food for Thought for Food Animal Veterinarians

B spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been one of the most widely discussed animal diseases of the past 20 years. Its prominence in the US dialogue increased greatly following diagnosis of the first case in the United States in December 2003. Yet, knowledge of the disease and its many impacts on agriculture and society is limited. Many excellent review sources are available that detail the dise...

The animal-human interface and infectious disease in industrial food animal production: rethinking biosecurity and biocontainment.

Understanding interactions between animals and humans is critical in preventing outbreaks of zoonotic disease. This is particularly important for avian influenza. Food animal production has been transformed since the 1918 influenza pandemic. Poultry and swine production have changed from small-scale methods to industrial-scale operations. There is substantial evidence of pathogen movement betwe...