Exam 1: Lecture 2: Global drivers and role of animals in economy and society Flashcards
LMU One health Model inludes?
- Environment
- Human health
- Animal health
- Social
What was the 20/20 AVMA commision
Operating in a gloabl contex, recognizing the critical contribution that the US veternarians play internationally including global health trade, food safety and security and education
Globalization
- Tom Friedmans the world is flat and the olive tree and lexus
What is the important message from these books
Interconnectivity of economics
- impact socities and cultures
What are examples of Economic Inter-dependeance
- multi-national corportations
- Interconnected banking
- Linked currerncies
- Food linked
One comunity can have an impact on another
When Britian left the E.U. what happened to the stock markets
Dropped / plumeted by 3 trillion dollars
What issue caused the financial metldown in Russia to cause the stock market to close in 2022
Sanctions from other countires
What countries have entered in the Economic Power shift in the past few years and what country recently falls after the invasion of Ukraine
Rise: Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia and Chine
Recently fallen: Russia
In developing countries what is the demographic trends for population growth
Developing countries young population and continued high birthrates
What is the Malthusian Theory of 1798
Too many people are being born and not enough crop production to support the population
Who said “The power of population is so superior to the power of the Earth to produce subsistence for man, that premature death must in some shape of the other visit human race”
Thomas Malthus - 1798
What is the trend of birth rates in devloping nations and what consequences may come from this trend?
Huge population / birth rates
- So many people being born that we worry about jobs, food, infructure, etc.
What is the trend of birth rates in developed nations and what consequences may come from this trend?
Not enough babies / young people to fill the jobs or take over the large market we have
What is the trend for birth rates in the U.S. and what consequnces may come from this trend?
Not enough people to fill the work force
- not as bad as japan, but still a problem
- ALSO immigration is included in the stats for demographics
What is the current and future trend for Urbanization
Movement to cities from rural areas
How many megacities are in the world? What is the population of these megacities?
35
- 10 million people
How many cities in the world have more than a million people in them?
538
- went up from 311
By 2050 more than _______ will live in urban settings, currently 56%
70%
What Public health issues may come from Urbanization
Pollution
poverty
healthcare
emerging infections
What technological advancements have we saw in the past few years / decades
- Computers / internet
- Artifical intelligence
- Communications
- Robotics
- Nanotechnology
- Alternative power
Define what a sharing economy is related to technological impacts and provide examples of these oppertunities
Sharing economy: you dont earn/buy the whole service, but you share/have access to what you need from someone who ownes the entire thing
Examples:
- social media
- airbnb
- zipcar
- netflix
How do you define LMU Clinical affiliations?
Sharing economy
- we go and see real world cases but we use/gain knowledge while helping them with a service
What are some examples of Bio-technology
- GMO (genetically modified organisms) - livestock
- Grains
- genomics
- proteomics
- cloning
- advanced pharmaceuticals
What is the beneficial use of Biotechnological - DNA analysis used in animals
Using specific drugs/ plans for the animals / persons individual needs/ concerns and not as a community / groups
What percent are zoonontic diseases from the 1940 - 2004 (335 cases) in the increasing emerging + re-emerging diseases
70% zoonotic
72% of these zoonotic cases come from wildlife
Give some examples of emerging and re-emerging diseases
HIV/AIDS
Ebola
SARS
monkey pox
avian influenza
H1N1 (swine) flu
west nile virus
SARS CO 2 (Covid-19)
Why is global disease transmission such as concern?
Because disease can spread nearly anywhere within 24 hours
Due to climate change what envionmental trends have we noticed?
desertification
tropical disease
resources diminishing
- water
- hydrocarbon fuel
- Arable land
pollution
Define nation state vs non-state actors
State: country and governed by a specific people for the people
- EX: U.S.
Non-state: groups through idiology + governed by themselves
- EX: hamas
What causes conflict/terrorism and what are some examples of these?
Failed and failing states causing conflict and terroism
systemic vs asymemetric and regular vs irregular
transnational crime and drug trafficking
russia attacking ukraine
civil war - syria
Finish the phrase
Refugee crisis =
public health crisis
How are animals used for food source
Domestic animals
- Meat, milk, eggs and blood
Wild animals
- meat, honey, fish and blood
Sheep, goats, yaks, llamas, alpacas and camals serve as a _______ soruce
fiber
How can animals be used for clothing
hides
fur
wool
hair
How can animals contribute to housing
hides of yaks and wild animals used to form shelter
Dung and mud used to form houses
How can animals be used for transportation
Horses, donkeys, mules, burros, dogs, camals, llamas, yaks, water buffalo used for transportation
moving people, produce and supplies
How can animals be used for storage capacity
hides and GI used parts used for storage
How can animals be used for farm power
Horses, mules, burros, camels, oxen, water buffalo used as farm power pulling plows, threshing grain, moving water and clearing land
How can animals be used for fuel
Dung from domestic animals is used for fuel for cooking and heating
fats, oild and blubber used as fuel
How many people use dung as fuel across the plant for energy
more than 2 billion people
How can animals be used for vector control
dogs, cats, birds, poultry control insects, rats, snakes, and other vermin
How can animals be used for fertilizer
Fecal materal from animals used to increase productivity
Fish and wildlife products used as a nitrogen source also for crop production
How can animals be used for lighting
Fats, oils, and blubber used for lighting
How can animals be used for security
Dogs, geese, and other animals serve as sentries and security
How can animals be used for cash flow
Wild and domestic animals used as cash flow
sales and barter of animals and animal products
use of animals as sporting or toursit attractions
- EX: camels at the pyrmids
How can animals be used for investment
Domestic animals serve as future growth potential and reproductive potential for investment
How can animals be used as an investment
Animals and products serve as savigns against future requirements
this is a liquid asset that is portable - EX: kid with goat
animal products can be saved int he form of butter, cheese, dried meats, eggs, honey, tallow, hides, furs and fiber
How can animals be used as entertainment
animals are used in sport, racing, fighting, hunting and rodeo type activites
How can animals be used for medicine
Domestic and wild animals products are used as medicine
How can animals be used as decoration and culture
Feathers, teeth, claws, bones, hides, and furs used for clothing
How can animals can be used for companionship / bonding
Animals serve as compansions and people develop strong bonds with animals both livestock and companion animals
How can animals help with social status
Ownership of animals increases social and political status
How can animals impact community wellbeing
presence and ownership of livestock reinforces community wellbeing
presence and health of distinctive wildlife reflects community pride and wellbeing
How do animals play a role in religion and culture
animism, reincarination, and animal worship and common in religion practices
many animals hold special places in beliefs and are considered sacred / symobolic
How do we shape self identity around animals
farmers, ranches, herdsman, shepards, fisherman and nomads all identify closely with their culture and existence
Some identities date back hundreds to thousands of years
