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World Health Day: Spotlight on food safety… and veterinary services, Too!
The 2015 World Health Day is dedicated to food safety. It was launched today in France at the Rungis International Market, in the presence of all French and global stakeholders...
Food safety for World Health Day
April 7 is World Health Day. The theme for the 2015 edition focuses on food safety (from farm to table #safefood). This is an opportunity to highlight the vital role of veterina...
Pet food contains unspecified or even unidentified animal species
In the wake of the 2013 horse meat scandal in the human food chain, a Scandinavian study* examined the presence and authenticity of sources of animal proteins (beef, chicken, po...
Wild bees: Nearly one in ten species is endangered in Europe
The first assessment of all European wild bee species has just been published by the IUCN. According to the report, 9.2% are threatened with extinction, while 5.2% will be threa...
Common European birds are disappearing faster than rare species
The number of birds in Europe fell by more than 420 million between 1980 and 2009. A recent study*, which compiled data on 144 species across 25 countries, reveals that 90% of t...
Horse Racing: Is Cobalt Supplementation Beneficial or Harmful?
The use of cobalt in racehorses appears to be spreading. This trace element is believed to enhance the performance of horses given the supplement. However, its effects—whether p...