Pigs and humans have shared influenza A viruses (IAV) since at least 1918, and many interspecies transmission events have been documented since that time. However, despite this interplay, relatively little is known regarding IAV circulating in swine around the world compared with the avian and...

This standard recommends to EPPO member governments the phytosanitary measures, which they should use or require for Pinopsida plants and plant products moving in international trade, to prevent the introduction and spread of regulated pests. Some of these recommendations are addressed to all EPPO...

The growing economic and ecological damage associated with biological invasions, which will likely be exacerbated by climate change, necessitates improved projections of invasive spread. Generally, potential changes in species distribution are investigated using climate envelope models; however,...

International trade in exotic pets is an important and increasing driver of biodiversity loss and often compromises the standards required for good animal welfare. We systematically reviewed the scientific and gray literature and used the United Nations Environment Programme-World Conservation...

Introduction: How will the combination of climate-induced physical/chemical changes and anthropogenic pollution impact key species and biodiversity, and thus the ecosystem functions in future? Discussion: The project AdaMus within the newly founded Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre BiK^F aims ...

In 2011, 42 Member States (MS) of the African Union (AU) submitted their disease reports to the Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources of African Union (AU-IBAR). The number of countries that reported their disease situation to AU-IBAR has decreased by 11.68% from 49 (92.45%) in 2010 to 42...

The missions of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) include the design of surveillance and control methods for infectious transboundary animal diseases (including zoonoses), the provision of guarantees concerning animal health and animal production food safety, and the setting of...

Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) is a problem that is increasingly of concern. Various United Nations General Assembly resolutions now provide a mandate for, and indeed require, action to reduce ALDFG and marine debris in general. Consequently, the United Nations...

This book contains 14 chapters that discuss world buffalo populations, breeding and selection of dairy buffaloes, buffalo breeds and management systems, reproductive performance of female buffaloes, follicular dynamics and reproductive technologies, reproductive applications of ultrasound,...

The role of some governments and international organizations in the introduction of alien species in new environments is examined, using the case of aquaculture. Most introductions in Latin America have been made for purely economic reasons, without proper concern for biological, ecological,...