Open AccessAlternatives to animal disposal including the use of foresight technology and agri-intelligence, Norman G. Willis (Ed.) : book review
Author(s) -
MaryLouise Penrith
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of the south african veterinary association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2224-9435
pISSN - 1019-9128
DOI - 10.4102/jsava.v78i3.315
Subject(s) - culling , outbreak , futures studies , herd , control (management) , veterinary medicine , biology , medicine , computer science , economics , virology , management , artificial intelligence
The conventional approach to control of outbreaks of serious animal diseases by massive destruction of animals is increasingly being questioned. While this approach has been reasonably successful in achieving outbreak control, intensification of animal production has resulted in ever larger numbers of animals having to be destroyed in as short a period of time as possible. In order to control highly contagious diseases, the culling involves not only infected and in-contact herds but at-risk herds within a defined area, which results in the destruction of large numbers of healthy animals