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March 2022

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.

African swine fever – Collaboration prevents ASF<https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/CB8267EN>
This factsheet, which targets policymakers, includes information about ASF and highlights how, with political commitment and collaborative efforts across various sectors, the global control of ASF is possible. Now in Italian and Chinese; also available in English, French, Russian and Spanish.

Qualitative risk assessment for African swine fever virus introduction – Caribbean, South, Central and North Americas<https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb8748en>
This risk assessment covers the period from December 2021 to February 2022 and considers six risk pathways for African swine fever virus introduction and spread, including through informal importation of pork products, through food waste and through fomites.
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.

How to reduce the use of antibiotics in dairy cattle<https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/CB6806EN>
This leaflet helps 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. Now in Tajik; also available in English, Russian, Kazakh Armenian and Azerbaijani.

How to reduce the use of antibiotics in poultry production<https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/CB6811EN>
This leaflet helps 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. Now in Tajik; also available in English, Russian, Kazakh Armenian and Azerbaijani.

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. Now in French, Arabic; also available in English, Spanish and Russian.

Foot-and-mouth disease

Foot-and-Mouth Disease – Affects pigs, cattle and small ruminants<https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/CB4904EN>
This leaflet gives general explanations on Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) clinical signs.
Now in Portuguese; also available in English, Arabic,  Bulgarian, Greek, Turkish and Serbian.

Nutrition
The Livestock for Health (L4H) project is a collaborative effort between FAO, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Marsabit County Government, the National Government of Kenya, the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) and Washington State University (WSU). It aims to determine the cost-effectiveness of livestock feeding interventions and nutritional counselling in reducing the risk of malnutrition among children and women in pastoral communities during the critical dry periods.

Livestock programming for nutritional improvements in children under five years of age and pregnant and lactating mothers – Baseline report<https://doi.org/10.4060/cb8625en>
This study aims to obtain baseline data for monitoring the nutritional status of women and children participating in the Livestock for Health project. It finds that undernutrition was high, with 36 percent of the surveyed children being stunted, 26.3 percent wasted and 29 percent underweight.





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