Welcome to our animal health Special Focus Publication, featuring expert insights and solutions to improve the health and welfare of animals while being environmentally conscious.
Improving animal health improves both food safety and quality and increases the sustainability of animal-based food production systems by:
- Selecting effective strategies to eradicate or control pathogens that can affect animal and/or human populations.
- Reducing the need for medications and minimising the risks of antimicrobial resistance and veterinary drug residues in food.
- Enhancing animal production.
- Improving animal welfare.
- Maintaining biodiversity in pets, zoo and farm animals and wildlife.
Animal health is closely related to human health and wellbeing. Certain pathogens can infect both human and animal populations or can be transmitted from animals to humans, either directly or through vectors.
Therefore, the “One Health” approach is essential to prevent and control such diseases effectively in both animals and humans.
This Special Focus Publication delves into these factors, offering detailed solutions and innovative strategies to improve animal health and wellbeing.
Here’s what to expect:
Animalhealth Europe: Protecting animal health for a better society
Dedicated to innovating and advocating for the animal health sector, AnimalhealthEurope is a non-profit member association with a mission to be the voice of the European animal medicines industry.
This article details their work around three focus areas: One Health, innovation and sustainability to support vets in their profession, farmers with more efficient agricultural practices, and pet owners in ensuring their pets are healthy members of our families.
Vetigenics: Bridging biotechnology and veterinary care for a healthier future
Vetigenics is transforming the treatment of challenging diseases in pets with innovative technology that generates best-in-class antibody therapies.
At the core of this is the CANIBODY™ platform, an entirely canine phage display library that accelerates the discovery and development of antibodies tailored for pets.
Clinical testing to detect canine respiratory diseases
We also hear from ControlPoint Inc., a company focused on developing tests that could be used by anyone, anywhere.
ControlPoint is on a mission to improve the health and wellbeing of animals around the globe. Its initial product launch will offer a point-of-care test for canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC).
Advancing sustainability in the animal health sector: The role of research in dairy industry decarbonisation
Sustainability in the dairy industry has increasingly become a key driver of consumer trust and regulatory compliance. With concerns over greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, nutrient management, water usage, and land use, the industry faces mounting pressure to improve its environmental footprint.
This article details how animal health management strategies can drive sustainability, reduce emissions, and ensure long-term profitability for the dairy sector.
Agscent: Revolutionising agricultural monitoring
Agscent’s breakthrough breath analysis and methane sensing technology holds promise to transform the agricultural sector.
The company’s innovative dual approach – combining breath analysis and methane detection – offers farmers and agricultural businesses powerful new tools for optimising operations and improving animal welfare.
Tearing down barriers: Virtual fencing as the future of livestock management
Nofence, the world’s first commercial virtual fencing system, is revolutionising agriculture and livestock management, enhancing animal welfare through innovation.
By eliminating the need for physical barriers, this cutting-edge system reduces the risk of injury, minimises the stress associated with handling, and allows livestock to graze more freely, promoting better health and wellbeing.
Elogium: Cutting-edge probiotics for poultry farming
Elogium is pioneering a breakthrough in poultry farming – combatting Campylobacter with cutting-edge probiotics to ensure safer food and sustainable farming.
One of the most widespread foodborne pathogens, Campylobacter, affects 10% of the global population annually, with poultry being the primary carrier. Elogium, a biotechnology company, is addressing this challenge with EloSafe+, a revolutionary probiotic feed additive designed to reduce Campylobacter colonisation in poultry.
The seaweed solution: How CH4 Global is scaling nature’s methane-busting powerhouse
CH4 Global is harnessing the methane-reducing properties of Asparagopsis seaweed to create a scalable and cost-effective cattle feed additive that significantly reduces methane emissions.
Livestock agriculture accounts for nearly one-third of anthropogenic methane, with beef and dairy cattle the primary contributors. CH4 Global has unlocked a solution by scaling one of the most exciting climate innovations of the decade: methane-busting Asparagopsis seaweed.
Securing and bettering animal health and welfare in Ireland
From stringent regulations to strategic initiatives, Ireland has made significant strides in ensuring the proper care and management of its diverse animal population.
This article explores how these policies impact animal health and welfare and the balance between regulatory frameworks and practical implementation.
TriviumVet: Pioneering a new era in companion animal healthcare
TriviumVet is making waves in veterinary medicine with its breakthroughs in companion animal healthcare. Focused on addressing unmet clinical needs, the company is pioneering treatments for chronic illnesses in pets – an area where effective solutions have long been lacking.
It has developed an impressive pipeline of first-to-market veterinary treatments and new animal drugs, targeting conditions like feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), canine neuropathic pain, gastric ulcers in dogs, and chronic kidney disease in pets.
Working together to ensure a healthier future for animals
Safeguarding the health of animals and preventing animal diseases serves to protect public health, animal production, food security and food supply, rural economies, and the environment.
This Special focus Publication aims to inform and inspire action, equipping readers with the knowledge and insights needed to improve animal health and wellbeing.
