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BackgroundBackground

Supplement 2003Supplement 2003

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The population of the worldThe population of the world

19801980 4,4 billion4,4 billion 20022002 around 6,4 billionaround 6,4 billion 20152015 around 7,1 billionaround 7,1 billion

tthe food deficit will grow in less developed he food deficit will grow in less developed countriescountries

aapplication of biotechnology pplication of biotechnology effective control of animal and plant diseaseseffective control of animal and plant diseases

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Human population is dependent onHuman population is dependent on llivestock breeding and livestock productsivestock breeding and livestock products

Veterinary servicesVeterinary services prevention and control of infectious, parasitic prevention and control of infectious, parasitic

and other diseasesand other diseases

New biotechnologiesNew biotechnologies diagnostics and vaccinesdiagnostics and vaccines modern epidemiologymodern epidemiology

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FAO priority programmesFAO priority programmes

early warning managementearly warning management early rapid reaction managementearly rapid reaction management enabling research and co-ordinationenabling research and co-ordination biotechnology applicationbiotechnology application

cell culture and DNA technology in 70‘cell culture and DNA technology in 70‘ DNA fragmentsDNA fragments reverse transcriptasereverse transcriptase directed mutagenesisdirected mutagenesis synthesis of oligonucleotidessynthesis of oligonucleotides protein and DNA sequencingprotein and DNA sequencing

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Biotechnology applicationin general

Biotechnology applicationin general

DNA fragmentationDNA fragmentation cell culture and DNA technology cell culture and DNA technology reverse transcriptasereverse transcriptase directed mutagenesisdirected mutagenesis synthesis of oligonucleotidessynthesis of oligonucleotides protein and DNA sequencingprotein and DNA sequencing polymerase chain reactionpolymerase chain reaction immunochemistry based on antibodies immunochemistry based on antibodies

(conventional and monoclonal)(conventional and monoclonal)

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Biotechnology in animal health careBiotechnology in animal health care

better diagnosisbetter diagnosis better and safer vaccinesbetter and safer vaccines

recombinant vaccinesrecombinant vaccines deleted TK genes mutantsdeleted TK genes mutants synthetic and DNA vaccinessynthetic and DNA vaccines immunostimulationimmunostimulation

genetic manipulationgenetic manipulation germ lines of economical important livestockgerm lines of economical important livestock improvement of specific disease resistanceimprovement of specific disease resistance

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Modern veterinary epidemiologyModern veterinary epidemiology

environmental epidemiology (interactions environmental epidemiology (interactions between populations of host and parasites)between populations of host and parasites)

application of information technologyapplication of information technology data adata accquisition in data-sparse areasquisition in data-sparse areas holistic approach (socio-economic and holistic approach (socio-economic and

environmental background)environmental background)

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Food safety and consumer protectionFood safety and consumer protection

control of food-borncontrol of food-bornee diseases diseases control of contamination of feeds and foodscontrol of contamination of feeds and foods care for animal welfare from birth to care for animal welfare from birth to

slaughteringslaughtering control the environmental pollution control the environmental pollution improvement the technology for production and improvement the technology for production and

distributiondistribution harmonization of legislationharmonization of legislation

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FAO networksFAO networks

Emergency prevention system for Emergency prevention system for transboundary animal and plant pests and transboundary animal and plant pests and diseases – livestock component (EMPRES)diseases – livestock component (EMPRES)

Regional animal disease surveillance and Regional animal disease surveillance and control network for North Africa, The Middle control network for North Africa, The Middle East and the Arab Peninsula (RADISCON)East and the Arab Peninsula (RADISCON)

European European ccommission for the control of ommission for the control of ffoot oot and and mmouth outh ddisease (EUFMD)isease (EUFMD)

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Joint FAO/IAEA division of nuclear techniques in food and agriculture (Vienna)

Joint FAO/IAEA division of nuclear techniques in food and agriculture (Vienna)

international assistance on disease surveillanceinternational assistance on disease surveillance preparation and verification of diagnostic kits based on preparation and verification of diagnostic kits based on

immunoanalysis and molecular biologyimmunoanalysis and molecular biology trainingtraining

International centre of genetical International centre of genetical engineering and biotechnology (ICGEB) engineering and biotechnology (ICGEB)

(Trieste)(Trieste)

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FAO Food and Nutrition DivisionFAO Food and Nutrition Division

sustainable improvements in nutritionsustainable improvements in nutrition awarawareeness of the benefits of combating hunger ness of the benefits of combating hunger

and reand redducing malnutritionucing malnutrition promotion of food safetypromotion of food safety pprevention of food-bornrevention of food-bornee diseases diseases consumer protectionconsumer protection fair practice in food tradefair practice in food trade

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Codex alimentarius created in 1963 by FAO and WHO to develop

Codex alimentarius created in 1963 by FAO and WHO to develop

food standardsfood standards guidelinesguidelines codes of practicecodes of practice protection of health of consumersprotection of health of consumers ensuring the fair trade practiceensuring the fair trade practice promotion of collaborationpromotion of collaboration

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Other international organizationsco-operating with FAO (1)

Other international organizationsco-operating with FAO (1)

Office international des épizooties OIE, ParisOffice international des épizooties OIE, ParisEstablished in 1924, 162 member countriesEstablished in 1924, 162 member countries

collection and dissemination of informationcollection and dissemination of information recommendation of standard methods and recommendation of standard methods and

biopreparatesbiopreparates reference laboratories nomination professional reference laboratories nomination professional

legislationlegislation sanitary safety of world tradesanitary safety of world trade

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Other international organizationsco-operating with FAO (2)

Other international organizationsco-operating with FAO (2)

World Health Organization, GeneveWorld Health Organization, Geneve zoonotic diseaseszoonotic diseases food safetyfood safety

European Commission, BrusselsEuropean Commission, Brussels food safety and consumer protectionfood safety and consumer protection environmental pollutionenvironmental pollution animal welfareanimal welfare

Centres of excellence and reference laboratoriesCentres of excellence and reference laboratories

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FAO AgroWeb Networkpartner of the CENTAUR Network

FAO AgroWeb Networkpartner of the CENTAUR Network

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Risk of transboundary diseasesin South, Central and Eastern Europe

Risk of transboundary diseasesin South, Central and Eastern Europe

bluetonguebluetongue foot and mouth diseasefoot and mouth disease rinderpestrinderpest peste de petite ruminantspeste de petite ruminants contagious bovine pleuropneumoniacontagious bovine pleuropneumonia sheep and goat pox (capripox)sheep and goat pox (capripox) clasical swine feverclasical swine fever African swine feverAfrican swine fever

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Other ongoing infectious diseasesOther ongoing infectious diseases

Poultry:Poultry: Newcastle disease, Gumborro disease, Newcastle disease, Gumborro disease, Marek diseaseMarek disease

Ruminants:Ruminants: Bovine spongiform encephalopathia Bovine spongiform encephalopathia (BSE), scrapie, bovine tuberculosis, paratuber-(BSE), scrapie, bovine tuberculosis, paratuber-culosis, enzootic bovine leucosis, Maedi-visna culosis, enzootic bovine leucosis, Maedi-visna of sheep, caprine arthritis and encephalitisof sheep, caprine arthritis and encephalitis

Swine:Swine: porcine respiratory and reproductive porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome (PRRS), Aujeszky diseasesyndrome (PRRS), Aujeszky disease

Fish:Fish: infectious pancreatic necrosis, spring infectious pancreatic necrosis, spring viraemia of carpviraemia of carp

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Zoonoses and vector-borne diseasesZoonoses and vector-borne diseases

rabiesrabies tularemiatularemia toxoplasmosistoxoplasmosis influenzainfluenza leptospirosisleptospirosis borreliosisborreliosis trichinellosistrichinellosis West Nile feverWest Nile fever

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Autoimmune diseasesrelated to food or animals

Autoimmune diseasesrelated to food or animals

intolerancy to food componentsintolerancy to food components lactoselactose caseincasein soya proteinssoya proteins glutengluten

Crohn‘s diseaseCrohn‘s disease the role of paratuberculosis is highly probablethe role of paratuberculosis is highly probable

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Destabilization factors in the regionDestabilization factors in the region

political transition of the former socialistic political transition of the former socialistic countriescountries

desintegration of some countriesdesintegration of some countries establishment of the new countriesestablishment of the new countries global risk of terrorism and bioterrorismglobal risk of terrorism and bioterrorism mass movement and immigrationmass movement and immigration political, economical and organizational political, economical and organizational

inexperienceinexperience lack of competitiveness in efficient productionlack of competitiveness in efficient production nature catastrophes (floods, earthquakes)nature catastrophes (floods, earthquakes)

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Inevitable outcomesInevitable outcomes

professional and responsible activities based on professional and responsible activities based on improved knowledge improved knowledge

open exchange of opinions and experiencesopen exchange of opinions and experiences national and international collaborationnational and international collaboration increasing the productivityincreasing the productivity temporary decreased requirementstemporary decreased requirements management of changemanagement of change remotion of language barriersremotion of language barriers use of information technologiesuse of information technologies

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