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Understanding animal health in southeast Asia: advances in the collection, management and use of animal health information

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Understanding animal health in southeast Asia: advances in the collection, management and use of animal health information

Publication Code: 

MN058

ISBN: 

1 86320 261 7

Date Released: 

05/01/1999

Author(s): 

P Sharma & C Baldock

Summary

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Livestock diseases cause enormous losses through death and decreased production impacting directly on food security and local economics. In most developing countries livestock represent, in addition to food and power, an important savings system within the village economy. In these countries disease of livestock are usually more severe, more widespread and inflict more social and economic damage than in developed countries. This publication reports the extensive and successful research that was undertaken as part of the ACIAR-facilitated projects.