{"product_id":"global-livestock-health-policy-isbn-9780813802046","title":"Global Livestock Health Policy","description":"\u003ci\u003eGlobal Livestock Health Policy\u003c\/i\u003e is designed to provide an understanding of the complexities of national and subnational animal and public health policies and how those policies impact domestic livestock industries. These policies shape domestic disease control programs, international trade, and food safety efforts. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book offers public policy makers and animal health officials in government and industry a foundation on which to institute scientifically sound national and subnational animal health programs; solidify infrastructures; enhance communication between legislators, regulators, and affected parties; and expedite international agreements for safe worldwide movement of animals and animal products in a global free market economy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganized in eight free standing chapters which include case studies, a glossary and an epilogue, this arrangement leads readers progressively through the events and decisions underlying the present US and global animal health policy status, lays out challenges facing the US and other nations, describes the components of a credible and competitive animal health infrastructure, and puts forward strategies for achieving policies that are adaptable to global and domestic dynamics while addressing the multiple issues and interests bearing on animal health, animal welfare, and food safety. The case studies contain background information and questions for group discussions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book is intended for use by animal health officials; agribusiness leaders; commodity groups; financial institutions; legislators and their staffs; importers and exporters of animals, animal products, biologics and pharmaceuticals; leadership of the regulatory, academic and diagnostic sectors of the agricultural and veterinary communities; consumers; or anyone else interested in protection, production, processing, and distribution of animals and related products.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcronyms xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Livestock Health Policy: the Basics 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Are Global Livestock Health Policies? 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Are Livestock Health Policies Developed? 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving Forces and Framers of Livestock Health Policies 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElements of the Global Livestock Health Policy Hierarchy 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational Livestock Health Policies 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdministration of Livestock Health Policies 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunication of Livestock Health Policies 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBroad-Based Constituencies and Complex Issues Create Challenges 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplex Interactions Among Science Politics and Culture 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLivestock Health Information Sources 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Crucial Role of Communication in Livestock Health Polices 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Twentieth Century Progress and Change in Livestock Health 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging Livestock Production and Management Systems 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvances in Livestock Breeding and Reproductive Efficiency 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvances in Diagnosis and Control of Metabolic Diseases 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvances in Diagnosis and Control of Toxicologic Diseases 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvances in Diagnosis and Control of Parasitic Diseases 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvances in Diagnosis and Control of Infectious Diseases 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmergence of Antimicrobials in Livestock Health 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvances in Immunology 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImproved Vaccines for Livestock Diseases 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProgress Toward Understanding Vector-Borne Diseases 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmergence of Growth Promotants 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMechanized Systems for Processing Meat Poultry and Dairy Products 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImprovements in Refrigeration and Transportation of Perishable Foods 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImportance of Animal Health to Livestock Profitability, Human Health and Food Safety 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwentieth Century Global Dynamics’ Impact on National Economies, Livestock Health and Human Health 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProgress Produces Challenges and Presents Opportunities 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Thirty Years That Shaped Livestock Health Policy 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImpact of Outbreaks of FMD 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppearance of the TSEs 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncreasing Attention to Emerging Diseases 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Disease-Control and Eradication Campaigns 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing Importance of Captive and Free-Ranging Wildlife to Livestock Health 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobalization Movement and Livestock Health Policies 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormation of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement of the World Trade Organization (WTO)  67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrerogatives Surrounding the WTO SPS Principles and International Standards 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing Public Concern About Animal Welfare 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing Consumer Concern About Food Safety 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing Concern About the Environment 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplication of Epidemiology and Risk Analysis to Livestock Health Disciplines 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Age of Information Technology (IT) 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmergence of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Components of Effective Livestock Health Infrastructures 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegulatory Organization Authority and Responsibility 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstablishing a Permanent Presence of Vigilant Livestock Owners and Veterinarians 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnostic Capacity 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnostic Laboratories in Exotic-Disease Exclusion 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisease-Control and Eradication Systems 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonitoring Surveillance and Reporting (MS\u0026amp;R) Systems 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCredible International Livestock Health Reporting 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnimal Health Information Systems 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnimal Identification Systems 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiosecurity at National Borders Subnational Boundaries and Individual Properties 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmergency Livestock Disease Management 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOversight of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinking the Private and Public Sectors of Livestock Health Activities 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcademic and Diagnostic Communities in Livestock Health Infrastructures 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUser Fees and National Livestock Health Programs 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSkillful Negotiators 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnimal Science and Veterinary Medical Research Education and Outreach Programs 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBroad-Based Livestock Health Partnerships 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLivestock Health Organizations 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExternal Reviews of National Livestock Health Infrastructures 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePositive Media Relations 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. International Livestock Health Standards and Standard-Setting Organizations 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational Treaties Trade Agreements and Trading Blocs 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational Standard-Setting Organizations 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe WTO SPS Agreement 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDealing with Livestock Health Standards and Standard-Setting Organizations 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Issues Surrounding Equitable Livestock Health Policies 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjectives of Livestock Health Policies 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLivestock Health Policies and the Welfare of Consumers 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLivestock Health and Food Safety 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLivestock Health Policies and the Well-Being of Livestock 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicies to Minimize the Impact of Domestic Livestock Diseases 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicies to Exclude Exotic Diseases 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssuring Safe and Effective Use of Livestock Drugs and Biologicals 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLivestock Health Policies and the Prosperity of Livestock Owners and Associated Industries 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLivestock Health Policies and Maintenance and Expansion of Global Markets 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharacteristics of Competitive and Equitable Livestock Health Policies, 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping Competitive and Equitable Livestock Health Policies 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ever-Increasing Complexity of Livestock Health Policies 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernmental Administration of Livestock Health Policies 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLegislative and Executive Authority Over Livestock Health Policies 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRole of Special Interests 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse of Expert Panels 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePositioning Compromise and Cooperation in Development of Livestock Health Policies 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Challenges Facing Livestock Health in the Twenty-First Century 189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenges in Food Safety 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtecting the Environment and Preserving Ecosystems 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePotential Loss of the Cherished Small-Farm Lifestyle 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOvercoming Public Concerns About GMOs 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenges in Animal Welfare 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenges in Deterring Terrorism 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenges in Improving Management Practices 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenges in Improving Monitoring Surveillance and Reporting (MS\u0026amp;R) 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenges in Improving Animal Identification Systems 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenges in Overcoming Increased Disease Risk of Confinement Operations 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGaining Support for Livestock Health Issues 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssuring the Safety Effectiveness and Availability of Animal Health Products 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddressing the Challenge of Global Food Distribution 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaintaining Support of Livestock Producers and Industry Organizations 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddressing Concerns of Opposition Groups 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBalancing Legitimate Governmental Oversight With Excessive Central Control 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInteracting Successfully With Varying Political and Cultural Viewpoints 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. A Look at the Future 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredictable Twenty-First Century Trends 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnexpected Events and New Issues 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvancing Technology and Livestock Health Policies 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntensive Modernization of Livestock Production Practices 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging Political and Cultural Dynamics 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging Governmental Styles 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContinued Resistance to Globalization 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcern With Emerging Diseases 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBioterrorism and Agroterrorism 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial and Environmental Expectations 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObligations and Challenges of National Leadership 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLivestock Health: A Springboard to World Peace 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational Egalitarianism and Resource Sharing 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Perceptions and Scientific Uncertainty 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Who Will Be the Leaders? 219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground of Leaders in Livestock Health 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership Skills and Abilities 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssential Communication Abilities and Skills 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpersonal Skills 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRunning Effective Meetings 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Will Be the Leaders? 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Strategies for Effective Livestock Health Policy Action 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoundation Stones of Livestock Health Policies 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Blocks of Livestock Health Policies 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoals and Objectives of Livestock Health Policies 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeven Stages of Livestock Health Policy Development 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFive-Tiered Hierarchy of Livestock Health Policy Development 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy-Development Strategies 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffective Policy-Development Strategies 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMajor Categories of Livestock Health Policies 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategies for Success in the New Global Economy 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. Discussion Topics 271\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse of the Discussion Topics 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Strategies 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Topic 1: The European Union (EU) Beef Hormone Ban 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Topic 2: Food-Safety Concerns in Integrated Agriculture 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Topic 3: Animal Welfare Policies as Exclusionary Factors 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Topic 4: Russian Importations of U.S. Poultry 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Topic 5: The World Trade Organization (WTO) and National Sovereignty 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Topic 6: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and the Precautionary Principle 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Topic 7: Mexican Cattle and Tuberculosis (TB) Control 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Topic 8: Compulsory or Voluntary Disease Reporting 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Topic 9: Pressures from Producer Organizations 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Topic 10: Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) Eradication Policies 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 321\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eRobert F. Kahrs\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of Global Livestock Health Policy: Challenges, Opportunties and Strategies for Effective Action, published by Wiley.   \u003ci\u003eGlobal Livestock Health Policy\u003c\/i\u003e is designed to provide an understanding of the complexities of national and subnational animal and public health policies and how those policies impact domestic livestock industries. These policies shape domestic disease control programs, international trade, and food safety efforts. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book offers public policy makers and animal health officials in government and industry a foundation on which to institute scientifically sound national and subnational animal health programs; solidify infrastructures; enhance communication between legislators, regulators, and affected parties; and expedite international agreements for safe worldwide movement of animals and animal products in a global free market economy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganized in eight free standing chapters which include case studies, a glossary and an epilogue, this arrangement leads readers progressively through the events and decisions underlying the present US and global animal health policy status, lays out challenges facing the US and other nations, describes the components of a credible and competitive animal health infrastructure, and puts forward strategies for achieving policies that are adaptable to global and domestic dynamics while addressing the multiple issues and interests bearing on animal health, animal welfare, and food safety. The case studies contain background information and questions for group discussions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book is intended for use by animal health officials; agribusiness leaders; commodity groups; financial institutions; legislators and their staffs; importers and exporters of animals, animal products, biologics and pharmaceuticals; leadership of the regulatory, academic and diagnostic sectors of the agricultural and veterinary communities; consumers; or anyone else interested in protection, production, processing, and distribution of animals and related products.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989296267493,"sku":"NP9780813802046","price":148.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780813802046.jpg?v=1761783561","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/global-livestock-health-policy-isbn-9780813802046","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}