Although a disease of low mortality, the global impact of foot and mouth disease (FMD) is
colossal due to the huge numbers of animals affected. This impact can be separated into two …

This book gives a theoretical and practical basis for assessing the livestock systems and
animal disease control for farm, private enterprise and government policy through the …

The 2019 African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in Vietnam imposed considerable impacts on
the pig sector in Vietnam, resulting in the death or culling of nearly six million pigs, or more …

Rapid advances and diffusion of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have the potential to
transform agriculture globally by improving measurement, prediction, and site-specific …

Foot‐and‐mouth disease (fmd) remains one of the most important livestock diseases of the
world, given its highly infectious nature, its broad economic impacts on animal wellbeing …

For Dutch fattening pig farms, this study explored (1) farmers' perceptions towards animal
disease risks and animal health risk management;(2) factors underlying farmers' adoption of …

Traditionally, cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) focus on the direct costs of animal disease,
including animal mortality, morbidity, and associated response costs. However, such …

African Swine Fever (ASF) causes high mortality and often results in strict culling policies for
affected pigs and international market restrictions. It took more than 25 years for swine …

The liberalization of beef exports in Botswana is hotly debated among policy makers and
relevant value chain actors. While some policy makers argue that such a move might …

An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the United States would likely result in
major costs to producers, consumers, and government. How animal health officials manage …