[cid:image001.gif@01CFED2D.5142FE90] First LinkTADs webinar of the series on disease outbreak investigation [cid:image007.jpg@01CFED42.7969E040]LinkTADs research consortium is an initiative funded under the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), which aims to coordinate research on animal disease control (i.e. epidemiology and laboratory diagnostics) between partners in the European Union (EU) and China. By fostering networking between scientific institutions, LinkTADs will establish systematic linkages between on-going animal health research, training programmes and innovation projects in the EU and China...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_211014.html>] ________________________________ Upcoming events * Second PCP-FMD roadmap for East Africa 20-22 October 2014 (Kigali, Rwanda) Download agenda <http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/documents/docs/agenda_fmd_rwanda.pdf> (PDF) * Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Consultation Meeting for East Africa 22-23 October 2014 (Kigali, Rwanda) Download agenda<http://www-data.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/documents/docs/agenda_ppr_rwanda.pdf> (PDF) * ASFORCE Full Consortium Meeting 22-24 October 2014 (Montpellier, France) Visit website<http://asforce.org> * CORDS Networks Board Meeting 27-28 October (Rome, Italy, FAO-HQ) Visit website<http://www.cordsnetwork.org/> ________________________________ Recent publications/newsletters/articles * FAO ECTAD China Highlights<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/documents/docs/china_ectad_highlights.pdf> Vol. 68 ::: September 2014 * Did Ebola emerge in West Africa by a policy-driven phase change in agroecology?<http://www.envplan.com/abstract.cgi?id=a4712com> Commentary ::: Environment and Planning A; doi:10.1068/a4712com ________________________________ Interesting links * Our food and Agriculture in numbers Download info graphic<http://www.fao.org/resources/infographics/infographics-details/en/c/203558/> (PDF) * Youth and livestock in Africa Download info graphic<http://www.fao.org/resources/infographics/infographics-details/en/c/218471/> (PDF) EMPRES website ::: http://www.fao.org/AG/empres.html Comments or suggestions ::: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [cid:image004.gif@01CFED2D.5142FE90]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/empres-animal_health/sets/> [cid:image005.gif@01CFED2D.5142FE90] <http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB58F4D829B7883FD> [cid:image006.gif@01CFED2D.5142FE90] <https://twitter.com/FAOAnimalHealth> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the EMPRES-Livestock-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(EMPRES-Livestock-L,SIGNOFF);