Dear colleagues,

 

This week’s  AGA-Newsletter has a couple of items of interest to workers in the field of animal feed and feeding, which might interest you.

Best regards,

 

Harinder Makkar

FAO, Rome, Italy

 

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September 6, 2016

A farmer with his goats at a livestock distribution center in Warcha village, Myanmar. Credits: © FAO

Sizing up livestock farming’s carbon footprint

FAO tool helps livestock farmers to improve productivity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions

23 August 2016.
A new and interactive tool released by FAO allows farmers, policy makers and scientists to calculate meat, milk and eggs production as well as greenhouse-gas emissions from livestock to make the sector more productive and more climate-friendly [read more]

Texas A&M University and FAO build global feed lab network and strengthen quality management systems

Credits: © TAMU6 September 2016. Laboratory quality management systems play a pivotal role in assuring the safety and quality of regulated products, facilitating global fair trade and, ultimately, protecting consumer health [read more]

First face-to-face meeting: nutrient cycles accounting and water footprinting

Credits: © FAO23 August 2016. Experts from different regions and technical background shared their knowledge and experience in the development of the upcoming guidelines produced by the Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership [read more]

 In action

Multimedia

Credits: © FAO1/09/2016. Building risk assessment capacity in Myanmar animal health services

Credits: © FAO24/08/2016. Webinar on the use of FAO’s global animal disease information system organized by LinkTADs

Credits: © FAO24/08/2016. FAO ECTAD Tanzania supported training program on surveillance protocols of filoviruses in livestock

Credits: © FAO
Video:
What does agroecology entail? Why is it so important and what is the role of livestock in it?

Credits: © FAOAudio: How is the genetic diversity of livestock linked to future of food security?

 

 Publications

coverProbiotics in animal nutrition – Production, impact and regulation

coverAnimal Genetic Resources: an international journal. Vol. 58

coverArticle: Investigating poultry trade patterns to guide avian influenza surveillance and control: a case study in Vietnam

coverArticle: Animal nutrition: beyond the boundaries of feed and feeding

coverResidue Evaluation of Certain Veterinary Drugs - Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

coverGlobal Animal Disease Intelligence Report No. 4

 

 

From decentralized offices

FAO China ECTAD Highlights Vol. 89 and Vol. 90

 

Announcements

 A cow grazing. Credit: ©FAO/Hoang Dinh Nam
Call for technical cooperation in soil carbon stock changes
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Participate in Training Webinars on a Ration Balancing TOOL
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