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Guidelines to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on livestock production and animal health

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 20 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

ISBN 978-92-5-132660-2

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The purpose of these guidelines is to describe the impact of COVID-19 on livestock production and animal disease prevention and control, and to provide practical recommendations for actors along value chains to reduce this impact and ensure continuity of the livestock supply chain and animal health. The target beneficiaries of these guidelines are livestock value chain actors including livestock farmers, slaughterhouse workers, animal product processors, traders, animal health professionals and paraprofessionals, policy makers and other relevant stakeholders.

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​FAO. 2020. Guidelines to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on livestock production and animal health. Rome.


https://doi.org/10.4060/ca9177en

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