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February 2022
Pastoralism
Pastoral mobility assists the production of animal-sourced products that provide food and income security to populations in the world’s rangelands.
Making way: developing national legal and policy frameworks for pastoral mobility<https://doi.org/10.4060/cb8461en>
This handbook calls for legal recognition and the securing of pastoral mobility. It showcases good examples from around the world, such as participatory rangeland management in Ethiopia.
Terminal evaluation of the project "Participatory assessment of land degradation and sustainable land management in grassland and pastoral systems"<https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb8597en>
The evaluation shows that the project successfully developed and tested a participatory rangeland and grassland assessment (PRAGA) methodology and provided a practical tool for collecting data and information on rangeland and grassland health.
Évaluation du projet «Prévenir les conflits intercommunautaires et contribuer à la consolidation de la paix à travers le développement d’un pastoralisme résilient dans la zone transfrontalière de Diffa et du Kanem (Niger/Tchad)»<https://www.fao.org/documents/card/fr/c/cb8204fr>
This evaluation finds that the establishment of Dimitra listeners' clubs in the Niger and Chad satisified people's need for dialogue on the transformations that their communities are experiencing. The project also improved the quality of relations between ethnic groups, and between host communities and displaced communities.
Antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious global human and animal health threat and a food safety issue of primary concern. Governments and international organizations have recognized that the issue has to be approached in a multidisciplinary manner, addressing animal, plant and human health as well as the environment under the One Health approach.
Foodborne antimicrobial resistance: Compendium of Codex standards<https://doi.org/10.4060/cb8554en>
Three Codex texts that support designing and running a strategy to tackle foodborne AMR: a code of practice; guidelines for risk analysis; and guidelines on integrated monitoring and surveillance of foodborne AMR.
New FAO project on the implementation of Codex standards to support containment and reduction of foodborne antimicrobial resistance<https://www.fao.org/publications/card/en/c/CB8256EN>
A leaflet in English, French and Spanish.
How to reduce the use of antibiotics in dairy cattle<https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/CB6806EN>
This leaflet in English, Russian, Kazakh Armenian and Azerbaijani, will help to increase the awareness on how to reduce the use of antibiotics in dairy cattle. Intended for dairy farmers and dairy veterinarians, the document lists in a plain but concise language the ten key recommendations related to husbandry and animal health management that will eventually lead to reduction in the need, and therefore use, of antibiotics in dairy cattle.
How to reduce the use of antibiotics in poultry production<https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/CB6811EN>
This leaflet, in English, Russian, Kazakh Armenian and Azerbaijani, will help to increase the awareness on how to reduce the use of antibiotics in poultry production. Intended for poultry farmers and poultry veterinarians, the document lists in a plain but concise language the 11 key recommendations related to husbandry and animal health management that will eventually lead to reduction in the need, and therefore use, of antibiotics in poultry.
Elementos técnicos y jurídicos para el desarrollo de una política pública referida a la resistencia a los antimicrobianos en la producción animal<https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7067es>
A reference framework for a public policy on AMR and the elements that its design should consider. It argues that regulatory options with coercive power must comply with the principle of legality.
Animal production
Sheep farmer field schools - A facilitators’ guide: Development and application of sustainable sheep production and food value chains<https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7424en>
This guide outlines steps for setting up Farmer Field School (FFS) programmes, including details of the Agro Eco-System Analysis (AESA), a tool to assess the results of FFS experiments. It also showcases good comparative experiments, such as on the use of feeding concentrates.
Developing sustainable value chains for small-scale livestock producers<https://www.fao.org/publications/card/en/c/CA5717EN>
This publication, in English and Chinese, recommends implementing a sustainable, livestock-specific food value chain to address the challenges small-scale livestock producers face, such as restricted access to the market and restricted ability to compete with their larger counterparts.
Business models along the poultry value chain
Business models along the poultry value chain in Egypt - Evidence from the Menoufia and Qalyubia Governorates<https://doi.org/10.4060/cb8191en>
Business models along the poultry value chain in Kenya - Evidence from Kiambu and Nairobi City Counties<https://doi.org/10.4060/cb8190en>
Emergencies
Good emergency management practice - The essentials: A guide to preparing for animal health emergencies.Third edition<https://www.fao.org/publications/card/en/c/CB3833EN>
This guide to animal health emergencies includes planning in peacetime, rapid situational analysis in the emergency phase and recovery strategies in the reconstruction phase. Available in English, Spanish and Russian.
Emergency Management Centre for Animal Health – Annual report: November 2020–October 2021<https://doi.org/10.4060/cb8070en>
Livestock-related interventions during emergencies –The how-to-do-it manual<https://www.fao.org/publications/card/en/c/fb4eadbb-8243-459b-b239-579f3315295a>
This handbook, in English and Chinese, describes the most commonly used interventions for livestock during an emergency, including destocking, veterinary support, feed provision, water provision, livestock shelter and settlement, and livestock provision. It also introduces the use of cash transfers and vouchers, as well as emergency livestock monitoring.
Conducting After Action Reviews for animal health emergencies<https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7789en>
After Action Review (AAR) is a professional discussion of an event, focused on performance during that event. This manual outlines the application of AAR in the context of animal health emergencies and presents the steps to perform an AAR, including designing, preparing, conducting and reporting.
African swine fever
African swine fever (ASF) is a deadly disease affecting pigs and wild boar. It impacts the livelihoods of communities around the world due to its high mortality rate and ability to spread quickly. Ù
You can stop ASF spread <https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/CB8264EN>
A leaflet in English, French, Spanish, Russian and Chinese, to encourage veterinarians to recognize the symptoms of ASF. It illustrates the symptoms of ASF and lists actions for veterinarians to take should they suspect or confirm ASF on a farm. The objective is to raise awareness of ASF in an effort to curb the global spread of the disease.
Foot-and-mouth disease
Foot-and-mouth disease - Quarterly report, October– December 2021<https://doi.org/10.4060/cb8492en>
Report of the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD) on the FMD disease situation, based on information sources which include databases such as Emergency Prevention System for Animal Health (EMPRES-AH)/Veterinary Public Health and Disease Ecology (GLEWS), Global Animal Disease Information System (EMPRES-i), World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and its World Animal Health Information Database (WAHID), the World Reference Laboratory for Foot-and-Mouth Disease (WRLFMD).
The role of Veterinary Paraprofessionals in the control of foot- and-mouth disease and similar transboundary animal diseases<https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb8366en> - Sustainable business through training for Veterinary Paraprofessionals: Lessons learned no.1
Virtual learning strategies for Veterinary Paraprofessionals<https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb8367en> - Sustainable business through training for Veterinary Paraprofessionals: Lessons learned no.2
Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
Control of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia – A policy for coordinated actions<https://www.fao.org/publications/card/en/c/CA3949EN>
Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is an insidious disease that lingers in herds, causing significant morbidity and mortality. This document, in English and Chinese, provides an evidence-based policy for the implementation of sound control of CBPP by all stakeholders at all levels.
In action
Safeguarding food and livelihoods security through unconditional cash transfer and emergency livestock<https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb8431en>
A fact sheet that summarizes the key aspects of an FAO project in Afghanistan. Its key objective is to protect food and nutrition security by boosting the livelihoods and productive capacities of poor, vulnerable men and women in communities at-risk during the La Niña induced drought months.
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