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International Veterinary Work
Version 1.1 Created 8/10 Last Updated 01/31/12
The purpose of this webpage is to provide print and on-line resources links for veterinary students and veterinary practitioners interested in short-term international experiences, primarily with agricultural animals in lesser developed countries.
Please note that this webpage is not associated with nor endorsed by the WSU School for Global Animal Health, WSU CVM International Veterinary Education, WSU International Programs, or the WSU International Veterinary Student Association (IVSA) and is not a component of VM 501P or VM 504P.
General Resources: (initial list provided by Dr. David Sherman)
books providing important context:
- The Bottom Billion: Why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it, 2007, Paul Collier - Amazon
- The World Food Problem: Toward ending undernutrition in the third world, 4th ed, 2009, H Leathers, P Foster, Amazon
- Feeding the Ten Billion: Plants and population growth, 1998, Lloyd T. Evans, Amazon
- Review - Feeding Ten Billion People. Three views (Plant Physiol, 126:20-22 (2001) html)
- Agroecology: The ecology of sustainable food systems, 2nd ed., 2006, SR Gliessman, Amazon
- Lords of Poverty: The power, prestige, and corruption of the international aid business, 1989, G Hancock, Amazon (A Tibary)
- The Aid Trap: Hard truths about ending poverty, 2009, RG Hubbard, W Duggan, Amazon (A Tibary)
livestock books:
- Tending Animals in the Global Village: A Guide to International Veterinary Medicine (2002, DM Sherman) Amazon
- Tending Animals in the Global Village JVME 32(2):156-162, 2005. ppt for paper
- Priority Needs for Veterinary Medicine in Afghanistan JVME 32(2):163-168, 2005
- Veterinary epidemiology and economics in Africa - A manual for use in the design and appraisal of livestock health policy, 2nd ed. TOC, SNH. Putt, APM. Shaw, AJ Woods, L Tyler, AD James, ISBN 92-9053-076-6, 1989
- A manual for the primary animal health care worker (on-line, FAO 1994)
- Community-Based Animal Healthcare: A Practical Guide to Improving Primary Veterinary Services, 2001 (Catley, Blakeway and Leyland) - Amazon
soil and crop books:
- Building Soils for Better Crops, 2nd ed., Fred Magdoff, Harold van Es, 2000 (4.2Mb pdf)
- The Soil Biology Primer (on-line version, USDA NRCS Soil Quality)
human health books:
- CDC Health Information for International Travel 2012: The Yellow Book - CDC Traveler's Health on-line TOC - Amazon
- Control of Communicable Diseases Manual, DL Heymann, 19th ed, 2008, Am Public Health Assoc. The Navy has a scanned version on-line here - Amazon (this book is a "must have"!)
- Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook, revised 1992, Werner DB, CL Thuman, J Maxwell - Amazon
- Hesperian on-line library - pdf source - full pdf (updated)
- TALC (Teaching-aids At Low Cost) - source
- Zoonoses and Communicable Diseases Common to Man and Animals, 3rd edition. Vol. I Bacterioses and Mycoses, Vol. II: Chlamydioses, Rickettsioses, and Viroses, Vol. III: Parasitoses. PN Acha, B Szyfres PAHO (more detail on zoonotic diseases)
innovation and change:
- A summary of Diffusion of Innovations - pdf
- wiki - diffusion of innovations
other books:
- Natural Resources Institute
- Rodent Outbreaks: Ecology and Impacts - Google book
participatory research and development guides:
- A review of PRA methods for livestock research and development, 1994 (K Kirsoop-Reed, RRA Notes 20:11-36) - pdf
- ACIAR - Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research - animal production
- Developing agricultural solutions with smallholder farmers - how to get started with participatory approaches, 2003
- Developing Forage Technologies with Smallholder Farmers: How to Monitor and Evaluate Impacts, 2001 R Cramb, T Purcell - pdf
- Survey Toolbox for Livestock Diseases: A practical manual and software package for active surveillance in developing countries
- CIAT - International Center for Tropical Agriculture - Eco-efficient agriculture for the poor
- participatory research good practice guides
- Conceptual, methodological and institutional issues in participatory livestock production research, 2002 Livestock Research in Rural Development 14 (4). - pdf
- Considerations in the design of on-farm livestock experiments and evaluation of results, 1987 GI Mlay, NA Urio, FAO
- Natural Resources Institute
- Socio-Economic Methodologies for Natural Resources Research: Best Practice Guidelines - in downloadable publications
- Participatory Farm Management methods for agricultural research and extension: a training manual, 2000 (M Galpin, P Dorward, D Sheperd, U Reading) - 135 pg pdf
- Participatory communication: a key to rural learning systems, 2003 (G Coldevin)
- Participatory research and development for sustainable agriculture and natural resource management: A sourcebook
- Responding to the increasing global demand for animal products, 2002 - pdf
- Working with Farmers: The Key to Adoption of Forage Technologies, 2000
CDC - Traveler's Health (vaccinations, medications, diseases of concern)
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Integrated livestock-fish farming systems (DC Little, P Edwards, FAO, 2003) - html
- (pdf version, chapter by chapter)
- Livestock to 2020: The Next Food Revolution, 1999 - pdf
- Milk & Dairy Products - Manuals
- Milk Testing and Payment Systems (2009) - pdf
- Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative: A living from livestock
- Resources - Publications:
- The Importance of Soil Organic Matter: Key to drought-resistant soil and sustained food production (FAO, 2005) - pdf
Gap Minder - a fact-based world view (Hans Rosling, Karolinska Inst Prof of International Health - TED talks wiki)
IFPRI - International Food Policy Institute
- Livestock to 2020: The next food revolution, 1999 - pdf
NASPHV (National Association of Public Health Veterinarians)
- Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals
- Scientific and Technical Review, 23 (1), April 2004, special issue “Veterinary institutions in the developing world: current status and future needs”
- Woodford, JD. Synergies between veterinarians and para-professionals in the public and private sectors: Organisational and institutional relationships that facilitate the process of privatising animal health services in developing countries. Rev sci tech Off int Epiz, 2004, 23 (1), 115-135 - pdf
- & A. Catley, T. Leyland, et al. Para-veterinary professionals and the development of quality, self-sustaining community-based services. Rev sci tech Off int Epiz, 2004, 23 (1), 225-252 - pdf
- Terrestrial Animal Health Code
- Feeding and Nutrition
- Livestock Health
- References and Further Reading (tremendous list!)
- Research Projects
US Department of State - travel
- Hawkes C, Ruel M (2006). The links between agriculture and health: an intersectoral opportunity to improve the health and livelihoods of the poor. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 84:985-991 - pdf
- Zoonoses and veterinary public health information resources
World Bank
background material:
people:
- Dr. Hancock's list of literature addressing the question: "Are animal source foods necessary for healthy populations in developing countries?"
- Dr. David Sherman
- Livestock Disease Surveillance - pdf - Afghanistan Animal Health Development Program
My materials:
- Epidemiology Concepts for Disease in Animal Groups
- Guide for Herd Problem Investigations
- Herd Problem Investigation Resources for Veterinarians
- Sanitation in the control of livestock infectious disease
- Sustainable Agriculture Information Links & Resources
- Veterinary Clinical Research Links & Resources
- On-Farm Studies: Methods for design, execution and analysis
- WWWeb Epidemiology & Evidence-based Medicine Sources for Veterinarians
Organizations: (initial list provided by Dr. David Sherman)
The following is an incomplete, unselected, alphabetic list of organizations that appear to offer overseas veterinary experiences:
- British Veterinary Association - working/volunteering overseas
- Christian Veterinary Mission
- Doctors Without Borders (template for VWB)
- Engineers Without Borders (template for VWB)
- FARM Africa
- Heifer International
- Oxfam International
- Projects Abroad
- Vets Beyond Borders
- Veterinarians Without Borders
- Veterinary Volunteer Abroad (GoAbroad.com search results)
- Volunteers for Peace
- Winrock International
- World Vets
On-Line Livestock Biosecurity Websites & Documents - National, International:
Biosecurity updates from the AVMA (index)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Protecting the Security of the Food Supply (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)
CFSPH - Center for Food Security & Public Health (Iowa State U)
CIDRAP - Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (M Osterholm, U Minn - huge site!)
- Overview of Agricultural Biosecurity
- Selected Readings (many full text)
- Links
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Biosecurity in food and agriculture (16th session, 2001, 17th session, 2003)
- Toward Biosecurity (Agriculture 21, 2001 Spotlight)
FAZD Center - National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense (Texas A&M, UC Davis)
EIDNet - Emerging Infectious Disease Network - HRI - Humanitarian Resource Institute
- Biodefense Reference Library
- Foot & Mouth Disease Reference Library
DAFF - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Publications for Biosecurity Australia
ILSI - International Life Sciences Institute > publications
- A simple guide to understanding and applying the hazard analysis critical control point concept, 2004 (ISBN: 1-57881-179-1, pdf)
National Biosecurity Resource Center for Animal Health Emergencies (Purdue Homeland Security Institute)
NIAA - National Institute of Animal Agriculture
- Disease reports in last 18 months (index)
- Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals
- Foot and Mouth Disease
TFAH - Trust for America's Health
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Germs Go Global: Why Emerging Infectious Diseases Are a Threat to America (to be released)
The Center for Food Security and Public Health - Iowa State University
- Biological Risk Management (BRM)
USAHA - United States Animal Health Association
United States Government:
- Ensuring the Safety and Security of the Nation's Food Supply (html)
- Food Safety and Terrorism (index)
Gateway to Government Food Safety Information - Countering Bioterrorism and Other Threats to the Food Supply (index)
Homeland Security (US DHS)
USDA
- Homeland Security
- Pre-Harvest Security Guidelines and Checklist 2006 (pdf)
- NAHEMS - National Animal Health Emergency Management System
- Veterinary Services - sitsite map
- Responding to the Threat of Agroterrorism: Specific Recommendations for the USDA, 2000 (A Kohnen, pdf>)
National Agricultural Library - Animal Welfare Information Center
Bioterrorism - - Information Resources on Biosecurity, Bioterror, and the Threat to Agriculture, 2001
US Department of State href="http://www.state.gov/s/ct/">Counterterrorism Office
USDA
- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE index)
- Risk Analysis for Importation of Classical Swine Fever (index)
Avian Influenza
- Links & Resources
- presentation (pdf)
Bovine Paratuberculosis
- Bovine Paratuberculosis (Johne's Disease) Information Sources
Foot & Mouth Disease
- Foot and mouth disease (AVIS)
- Potential Impact of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in California: The role and contribution of animal health surveillance and monitoring services
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General Biosecurity & Bioterrorism Sources - Press
Biosecurity Measures for Preventing Bioterrorism (M Barletta, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Inst, pdf)
Trade Press:
- Bioterrorism Rules Will Affect Hay Growers (FDA) - Bioterrorism Act of 2002
- Critical Control Points (Beef, 2/15/05)
- Experts predict next epidemic will start in animals (USA Today 10/21/08)
Bushmeat - meat from wild animals crossing international borders illegally - wiki
- Illegal Bushmeat Trade Rife in Europe, Research Finds (ScienceDaily, 6/18/10)
- "Our results estimate that around 270 tonnes of potentially contaminated illegal bushmeat is passing unchecked through a single European airport per year"
- "Our results show that this is a lucrative, organised trade feeding into a luxury market; a 4kg monkey will cost around €100 in France, compared with just €5 in Cameroon"
- "Importing bushmeat is relatively easy as customs officials are given no financial incentives to uncover illegal meat imports, compared with the bonuses they're awarded for drug and counterfeit seizures. Also, penalties are very low for people caught carrying illegal meat."
- Bushmeat on the Menu (Science News 2/05)
- The Bushmeat Trade (UK Parliament 2/05, pdf)
- The cost of bushmeat (BBC 6/02)
The film "describes the trade as "globalised", with organized couriers distributing the meat to many European capitals, where it arrives without any customs or health checks. Estimates put the amount reaching London's Heathrow airport at up to 10 tonnes a day, often in appalling condition. The film says the imported meat could be carrying foot-and-mouth, anthrax, the Ebola virus, TB or cholera."
The Bushmeat Research Programme - Institute of Zoology, London
Poultry smuggling is real — and dangerous (St. Louis Press Dispatch, 11/19/05)
Scientific Press (o (on-line):
- Karesh WB, Cook RA, Bennett EL, Newcomb J (2005). Wildlife trade and global disease emergence. Emerg Infect Dis 11(7): l000-2. html pdf
- Van Borm S, Thomas I, Hanquet G, Lambrecht B, Boschmans M, Dupont G, et al. (2005). Highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus in smuggled eagles, Belgium. Emerg Infect Dis 11(5):702-5. html> pdf
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