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Organisation Mondiale de la Santé Animale
Recent research
- BiologyOpen access
Monitoring and improving animal health and welfare is a pressing need. Technological advances are increasing our ability to do so in a range of settings but there are limited uses in experimental settings for less common model animals. Red foxes ( Vulpes vulpes ) are maintained b...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Strengthening systems to monitor antibiotics. An action oriented approach
Background Antibiotics have become lynchpins of our modern systems of healthcare, animal health and agriculture. Monitoring the types and volumes of antibiotics distributed, used and discharged across these systems is critical to provide evidence for action. With limited resource...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
The aquaculture sector is essential for global food security, and while it is rapidly expanding, the intensification of production can increase risk of diseases and use of antimicrobials. In many regions, limitations in veterinary services and regulatory oversight contribute to i...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), sheep and goat pox (SGP), and contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) are diseases of small ruminants and are the major constraints to livestock trading in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Vaccination against these diseases individually is ch...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Taking Stock: Assessing Animal Welfare in South African Captive Lion Tourism Venues
South Africa maintains thousands of captive lions and other felids in commercial captive wildlife facilities. Despite ongoing debate regarding the welfare implications of this industry, empirical assessments of welfare conditions remain limited. This study conducted a baseline as...