The perception of the importance of animal health and its relationship with biosecurity has
increased in recent years with the emergence and re-emergence of several diseases difficult …

Simple Summary Insects have been identified as an alternative in the development of food
systems and as a response to the growing demand for protein in the world. Edible insects …

In their efforts to understand why and how farmers adopt new technologies, techniques and
programmes, rural sociologists and geographers have typically focused on the social and …

Assemblage thinking is an increasingly influential approach in critical studies of food and
farming, and particularly in research on new agri-food technology such as precision …

Responsibility for biosecurity in UK farming is being devolved from government to industry,
with a greater emphasis on the veterinarian (vet)‐farmer relationship. Although social …

An important step in limiting the development of antibiotic resistance is reducing use of
antibiotics in animal husbandry. Much research in this area has focused on individual farmer …

Definitions of biosecurity typically include generalised statements about how biosecurity
risks on farms should be managed and contained. However, in reality, on-farm biosecurity …

This study offers a detailed and original assessment of the practices of prescription
veterinary medicine use on UK dairy farms. The emergence of antimicrobial resistance as a …

The impacts of exotic disease incursions on livestock industries can be mitigated by having
robust surveillance systems in place that decrease the time between disease introduction …

Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa has a growing demand for poultry, but productivity in the sector
has not increased to meet this demand. One major constraints in the sector is diseases …