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The broiler meat system in Nairobi, Kenya: using a value chain framework to understand animal and product flows, governance and sanitary risks [PDF]

, 2017
Livestock food systems play key subsistence and income generation roles in low to middle income countries and are important networks for zoonotic disease transmission.
AfDB, APHRC, Barbara Häsler, Cornelsen, Eric M. Fèvre, Fafchamps, GoK, GoK, Greger, Havelaar, Higham, IIED, James Akoko, Jonathan Rushton, Joshua Onono, Kaplinsky, Kariuki, Kimenyi, Landers, Manning, Marshall, Martellozzo, Maud Carron, Maurice Karani, McCarron, Meakins, Narrod, Neven, Okello, Omiti, Pablo Alarcon, Patrick Muinde, Robinson, Rushton, Rushton, Shiferaw, Thuo, Van Boeckel, WHO, Zhao   +39 more
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Regulation and management of the biosecurity for synthetic biology

Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology, 2022
Synthetic biology (SynBio) is a high-profile interdiscipline combining engineering with science. As a dual-purpose discipline, SynBio is bringing large changes to many fields and providing great benefits to humans.
Xiaomei Zeng, Hailun Jiang, Guangying Yang, Yakun Ou, Shan Lu, Jia Jiang, Ruipeng Lei, Li Su   +7 more
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A 10-day vacancy period after cleaning and disinfection has no effect on the bacterial load in pig nursery units [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Biosecurity measures such as cleaning, disinfection and a vacancy period between production cycles on pig farms are essential to prevent disease outbreaks.
De Reu, K, Dewulf, Jeroen, Herman, L, Heyndrickx, Marc, Luyckx, K, Millet, S, Van Weyenberg, S   +6 more
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A value chain analysis of interventions to control production diseases in the intensive pig production sector [PDF]

, 2020
Value chain analysis (VCA) calculated the financial effects on food chain actors of interventions to improve animal health and welfare in the intensive pig sector. Two interventions to reduce production diseases were studied.
Bennett, Richard, Clark, Beth, Frewer, Lynn, Jones, Philip, Niemi, Jarkko, Rimmler, Thomas, Tranter, Richard   +6 more
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Ensuring the Sustainable and High-Quality Development of Aquaculture Through Biosecurity: A Review and Prospects

Progress in Fishery Sciences
This article reviews the importance of biosecurity in aquaculture and its role in promoting sustainable and high-quality development. As a strategic and comprehensive method based on risk analysis, the core objective of biosecurity is to prevent and ...
Xuan DONG, Jie HUANG
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Lawrence O. Gostin on Biosecurity Policy: Are We Safer Today? [PDF]

, 2008
World-acclaimed authority Lawrence O. Gostin analyzes biosecurity policy since 9/11. He begins with the question: Are we safer now? Then comes a review of biosecurity legislation, followed by discussion of planning to deal with specific diseases and the ...
Gostin, Lawrence O.
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A latent class analysis of biosecurity attitudes and decision-making strategies of swine producers in the United States

Scientific Reports
The 2018 African swine fever (ASF) outbreak highlighted the importance of biosecurity in food production systems. Despite the significant economic impacts, the sociopsychological consequences on decision-making have been overlooked. Previous studies have
Richmond Silvanus Baye, Asim Zia, Scott C. Merrill, Eric M. Clark, Julia M. Smith, Christopher Koliba   +5 more
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The impact of epidemic experiences on biosecurity behavior of pig farmers: an analysis based on protection motivation theory

One Health
Farm biosecurity is considered an important component of “One Health”. Biosecurity measures are crucial for preventing and controlling outbreaks and spread of diseases on farms.
Wenying Zhang, Qian Lu
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Fostering the Biosecurity Norm: Biosecurity Education for the Next Generation of Life Scientists [PDF]

, 2008
Sustainable education on biosecurity and dual use for life scientists is increasingly recognised as being an important element of broader efforts to achieve biosecurity.
Mancini, Guilio, Revill, James
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Campylobacter infections in children exposed to infected backyard poultry in Egypt [PDF]

, 2014
Campylobacteriosis is a zoonotic disease which has a worldwide public health impact. The disease is endemic in Egypt; however, the epidemiology in animals and humans has not been fully characterized. The objective of this study was to compare the risk of
A. A. TAYEL, Alteknuse, Blaser, Figueroa, H. R. HOLT, Kassa, N. N. EL-KADY, Oberhelman, Oberhelman, Pazzaglia, Rajendran, Skirrow, Tauxe, Taylor, Taylor, Tsunematsu, W. F. EL-TRAS, Wagenaar, Wasfy   +18 more
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