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MeetingReport of the twenty-fifth session of the Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific (APHCA)
Twenty-Fifth Session (Manila, Philippines 2001)
2001Also available in:
No results found.An account of the meeting of the 15 member nations of the Commission in Manila, Philippines from 24 to 26 September 2001, the publication also includes a report of the preceding session in Dhaka, Bangladesh in November 2000. Asian farming households make up nearly one-third of the world's population and most of them are small farmers who combine cropping with livestock raising to spread their risks. The region is home to more than 1300 livestock species, accounting for about 30 percent of the wo rld's known breeds. APHCA was set up as an inter-governmental organization to promote livestock development in the region in ways that will increase food security and living standards of small farmers and rural communities. The document includes an account of APHCA's work during November 2000 to September 2001, details of proposed long-term activities and examples of recent epidemics of transboundary animal diseases, including a detailed report of outbreaks of animal diseases that also infected humans in Australia, Malaysia and Singapore between 1994 and 1999. There is also a section on progress in preparing the first report on The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources. -
MeetingReport of the thirty-seventh session of the Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific (APHCA)
Thirty-seventh Session, Thimphu, Bhutan
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No results found.This publication reports the proceedings of the thirty-sixth session of the Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific (APHCA) convened from 22 to 26 September 2013 in Thimphu, Bhutan. The session emphasized that 70 percent of the world's poor livestock keepers and 40 percent of the global livestock population reside in Asia-Pacific. Main themes considered were: smallholder dairy development; infectious diseases of animals and their long-term threat to livestock production; formation of an expert working group on veterinary antimicrobial resistance risk management; formation of an Asia-Pacific animal feed network to establish a common approach for feed resource assessment across interested countries; the need to strengthen national capacity of livestock sector policy formulation, among others. Country reports, key developments of concern to the Commission and main recommendations are included in the report. -
MeetingReport of the thirty-sixth session of the Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific (APHCA)
Thirty-sixth session, Negombo, Sri Lanka, 20-24 October 2012
2012Also available in:
No results found.This publication reports the proceedings of the thirty-sixth session of the Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific (APHCA) convened from 20 to 24 October 2012 in Negombo, Sri Lanka. The session outlined the cornerstones of APHCA's strategic plan and work plan for 2013 as well as activities carried out in the previous year. Major themes considered were: antimicrobial use in livestock production and the threat to animal and human health in the region posed by antimicrobia l resistance, disease burdens from existing zoonoses and threats from the emergence of novel pathogens, assessments of the current and future supply of and demand for livestock feed, and strengthening of national livestock policy-making capacities through establishment of a livestock policy network in Asia-Pacific. Key recommendations that emerged are included in the report.
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