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Live Animal Imports & Disease: Regulatory Practices & Recommendations
Matt C Grayson
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Description for Live Animal Imports & Disease: Regulatory Practices & Recommendations
Hardcover. Editor(s): Grayson, Matt C.; McLain, Pete A. Num Pages: 135 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
The United States is the world's leading import market for live animals. From 2005 through 2008 over 1 billion live animals were legally imported into the United States for agriculture, clinical research, education and exhibition, the aquarium and pet industries, and other uses. These imports have the potential to transmit zoonotic diseases; which are infectious diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans and can cause a substantial number of deaths. The spread of zoonotic diseases, as well as other diseases affecting only animals, can take a major economic toll on many industries. This book examines potential gaps in ... Read more
The United States is the world's leading import market for live animals. From 2005 through 2008 over 1 billion live animals were legally imported into the United States for agriculture, clinical research, education and exhibition, the aquarium and pet industries, and other uses. These imports have the potential to transmit zoonotic diseases; which are infectious diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans and can cause a substantial number of deaths. The spread of zoonotic diseases, as well as other diseases affecting only animals, can take a major economic toll on many industries. This book examines potential gaps in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
135
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
135
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781626182752
SKU
V9781626182752
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