Animal Health and Nutrition

Innovative solutions are needed as foot and mouth disease (FMD) spreads rapidly among susceptible animals.

Foot-and-mouth disease is a serious transboundary animal disease that deeply affects the production of livestock and disrupts regional and international trade in animals and animal products.

Avian influenza outbreaks can have heavy consequences for the poultry industry, the health of wild birds, farmer’s livelihoods, and international trade.

For aquatic animal diseases, the disease-free status of a country, a zone or a compartment is self-declared.

Bluetongue is a notifiable viral disease. By law, it must be reported to government authorities to allow them to monitor disease spread, detect outbreaks early, and implement control measures.

This disease is a highly contagious illness that primarily affects cattle, water buffaloes and certain wild ruminants.

This ban responds to escalating concerns over antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and drug residues in food products in India and beyond.

South Africa, which has zones free of FMD without vaccination, faces growing calls from producers to declare a “state of disaster” to mitigate the economic fallout.

This compensation will only be available to farms located in the officially regulated zones and directly impacted by the disease control efforts during the outbreak period.

While generally not fatal in adult animals, FMD can be deadly for young animals and causes significant economic losses due to reduced productivity and trade restrictions.