Miguens L
Sociedad Rural Argentina, Florida 460, (1005) Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Rev Sci Tech. 2007 Aug;26(2):479-83, 485-8.
Research by a number of international organisations indicates that world demand for red meat protein is set to increase significantly in the coming years. However, faced with the risk of infectious animal diseases and zoonoses--factors that could limit the growth of this production sector--the fight against livestock diseases must continue, especially against those that affect food safety or pose a threat to human life. The use of vaccination to prevent infectious animal diseases is of key importance, not only because it helps to control and effectively eradicate infectious livestock diseases, but also because it makes it possible to introduce new technologies for intensive or semi-intensive production, to protect the environment, to care for animal welfare and to guarantee the safety of animal-derived foodstuffs. As part of their professional culture, livestock producers have come to fully appreciate the advantages of using vaccination to prevent disease rather than curative measures, which are more costly to implement and in some cases not very effective. The control of anthrax and rabies by means of effective vaccines was a factor in the widespread development of livestock in Argentina and other parts of Latin America. Recent results in the control and eradication of foot and mouth disease have made producers even more convinced of the merits of this technology. Animal disease prevention has proven to be highly conducive to the production of healthy foodstuffs. It is the responsibility of international organisations to draw up appropriate regulations to protect trade, supply safe and healthy products and prevent the application of unjustified non-tariff measures.
一些国际组织的研究表明，未来几年全球对红肉蛋白质的需求将大幅增长。然而，面对动物传染病和人畜共患病的风险——这些因素可能会限制该生产部门的增长——防治牲畜疾病的斗争必须继续，特别是要防治那些影响食品安全或对人类生命构成威胁的疾病。使用疫苗预防动物传染病至关重要，这不仅是因为它有助于控制并有效根除传染性牲畜疾病，还因为它使得引入集约化或半集约化生产的新技术、保护环境、关注动物福利以及保障动物源性食品的安全成为可能。作为其职业文化的一部分，牲畜养殖者已经充分认识到使用疫苗预防疾病而非采取治疗措施的优势，治疗措施实施成本更高，而且在某些情况下效果不佳。通过有效疫苗控制炭疽和狂犬病是阿根廷及拉丁美洲其他地区牲畜广泛发展的一个因素。最近在控制和根除口蹄疫方面取得的成果让养殖者更加坚信这项技术的优点。事实证明，预防动物疾病非常有利于生产健康的食品。国际组织有责任制定适当的法规，以保护贸易、提供安全健康的产品并防止实施不合理的非关税措施。
