“Continuing education must drive food security for all (7140)”

Continuing education must drive food security for all

Dr Pierre Cadot*, Dr Alexandre Beljean

World Veterinary Education in Production Animal Health

9, bd du jazz l-4370 Belvaux

Luxembourg

pierre.cadot@wvepah.org

WVEPAH trains and certifies animal production professionals in poultry, aquaculture, and swine who work closely with producers. these experts work in the private or public sectors, in international institutions or companies acting locally, regionally, or globally. WVEPA certification is validated worldwide by the world organisation for animal health (WOAH) and delivered by Université de Montréal.

we thrive on providing these experts with the latest knowledge and tools to address health and animal production management holistically, the only approach for ensuring the sustainability of animal production.

we believe that our experts are valuable partners to help producers:

1.Attain the best possible outcome for their production systems.

2.Improve animal production and welfare in a sustainable manner, mitigating production’s impact on the environment.

3.Implement health management and biosecurity plans to prevent the occurrence of diseases and reduce the risks of antimicrobial resistance.

4.Adopt good husbandry practices to improve productivity, health and welfare of animals

5.Detect problems at an early stage and act rapidly to mitigate their impact on productivity, health and welfare.

6.Understand that prevention is the best way to manage animals and deliver sustainable results.

7.React quickly to emergency situations.

8.Become more resilient to drastic changes with a thorough understanding of optimal health and performance parameters on their farms and within their region.

9.Produce healthier and safer foods.

10.Adopt international standards to make trade smoother and more predictable.

WVEPAH brings a concrete One Health approach to animal production and health. through training and certification, we empower our experts to serve as the ideal resources for producers, global or local suppliers (pharmaceutical companies, feed companies, genetic selection companies…, etc.), and national or intergovernmental organizations to drive the necessary changes to improve sustainably the global food supply and leave no one behind.

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