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One Health, veterinarians and the nexus between disease and food security
Author(s) -
Alders R,
de Bruyn J,
Wingett K,
Wong J
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/avj.12645
Subject(s) - nexus (standard) , food security , tanzania , business , food systems , disease , sustainable agriculture , animal health , health security , medicine , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental planning , sustainability , public health , veterinary medicine , geography , agriculture , engineering , biology , ecology , pathology , embedded system
Achieving ecologically sustainable food systems for people and animals is one of the greatest challenges facing our world today. Four interdisciplinary approaches that promote a holistic, systems approach to disease prevention and food security are introduced. Current domestic and international initiatives that link disease prevention with food and nutrition security are presented, with an emphasis on animal‐source food and examples from Australia, Tanzania and Timor‐Leste. Veterinarians are uniquely placed to use their training in comparative physiology in support of the production of sustainable, nutritious, ethical and safe food delivered with minimal waste to promote human, animal and environmental health.