Experts suggest a new era of zoonoses and elevated risks demands new thinking and approaches, shares Krissa Welshans referencing “Zoonotic Diseases in Animal Agriculture and Beyond: A One Health Perspective,” a new paper from the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology. It focuses on zoonotic diseases and the importance of One Health.
Source: FEEDSTUFFS, November 23, 2022. Link. The authors recommend that animal production should adopt effective biosecurity strategies, promote vaccines, and readily share information. Such new strategies must be compatible and supportive of an appropriate business model that is fair and profitable for producers but not inwardly focused, they concluded.
INSIGHTS: We recommend all animal health pros review the Ag quickCAST <Link> at minimum (2-minute read). The full publication can be found here <Link> which includes access to the YouTube video <Link> (104 minutes) about the findings and recommendations of the CAST.