The new policy of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and its Reference Centres for the Animal Production and Health Division.
The article explains the current procedures to be followed for institutes that are, were or would like to become Reference Centres for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Within the realm of animal health many of the Reference Laboratories and Reference Centres of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) are the same as those of the Animal and Health Division of FAO, particularly for diseases that are transboundary in nature, but they also address other aspects concerning health, production, standard setting, agriculture, conservation, water, and biotechnology.
Lubroth
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Animal Health Service, Animal Production and Health Division, Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy. juan.lubroth@fao.org
D000383:Agriculture / Q000592:standards; D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000592:standards; D000818:Animals; D005502:Food / Q000592:standards; D007753:Laboratories; D014480:United Nations; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000592:standards