Risk management in primary apicultural production. Part 1: bee health and disease prevention and associated best practices.
Prompted by FAO/WHO's and the European Commission's recognition that documents on Good Farming Practices (GFPs) and Good Veterinary Practices (GVPs) in apicultural production are hardly available, part 1 of this contribution provides an update of current apicultural production and associated best practices to ensure animal and public health. Major bee health and disease prevention issues and risk management options at the primary production level are summarised with particular reference to the role of the veterinary practitioner/consultant and the official veterinarian in a control function in the safe production of honey.
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e Toscana, Rome, Italy. giovanni.formato@izslt.it
Giovanni
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Formato
Frans J M
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Smulders
D000818:Animals; D056630:Beekeeping / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D001516:Bees; D005060:Europe; D005516:Food Microbiology; D059022:Food Safety / Q000379:methods*; D006304:Health Status; D006722:Honey / Q000382:microbiology / Q000592:standards; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D017751:Safety Management; D014730:Veterinary Medicine