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Animal disease intelligence

ECTAD Information Sheet: April 2010

Year of publication 2010

Pages 2

Author Animal Production and Health Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The livestock sector contributes 40 percent of the global value of agricultural output and supports the livelihoods and food security of almost a billion people. Increased concentration and intensification of animal production, climate change, and global trade of products and animals are expected to increase the risk of transboundary and zoonotic disease emergence and spread. It is estimated that on average one new animal disease emerges every year and over 70 percent of emerging or re-emerging diseases are zoonotic…

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