Global Drivers & Role of Animals in Economy & Society (2) Flashcards
What does the AVMA 20/20 Commission say?
Operating in a global context, recognizing the critical contribution that US veterinarians play internationally including global health, trade, food safety and security, and education
What is globalization?
trend toward the interconnectivity of our economies
How is there economic interdependence between countries?
- multi-national corporations
- interconnected banking
- linked currencies
What are the new countries rising in the economic power shift?
BRIIC - Russia, India, Indonesia, China
What is Malthusian Theory?
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 the human race
food not keeping up with population
What is urbanization?
movement to cities from rural areas
by 2050, more than 70% will live in urban settings, currently 56%
What are public health issues with urbanization?
- pollution
- poverty
- healthcare
- emerging infections
How has biotechnology shaped dog DNA testing?
get predictive and personalized veterinary medicine - EMBARK
What are the effects of emerging diseases?
increasing emerging and re-emerging diseases
335 new disease
70% zoonotic
What environmental trends impact One Health?
climate change: desertification and tropical disease
resources diminishing; water, hydrocarbon fuel, arable land
pollution
How does governance impact one health?
- nation state vs non-state actors - group affiliated through ideology and want a country
- social, religious, ethnic boundaries crossing current political boundaries
How does conflict/terrorism impact one health?
What are sources for fiber?
sheep, goats, yaks, llamas, alpacas, and camels
How can animals be used for housing?
hides of yaks and wild animals used for shelter
dung and mud used to form houses
What does this show?
hides and GI parts used for storage
food, water, etc
What does this depict?
using farm power - irrigating crops by turning water wheel
horses, mules, burros, camels, etc used as farm power pulling plows, threshing grain, moving water, and clearing land
What does this depict?
dung from domestic animals is used for fuel for cooking and heating
fats, oils, and blubber used as fuel
Which animal product is used for energy by more than 2 billion people?
dung
How are vectors controlled?
dogs, cats, birds, poultry control insects, rats, snakes, and other vermin
hat is used for fertilizer?
fecal material from animals to increase productivity
fish and wildlife products used a nitrogen source
How are animals used with lighting?
fats
oils
blubber
What animals are used for security?
dogs, geese, others as sentries and security
What is cash flow?
wild and domestic animals used as cash flow - sales and barter of animals and animal products
use of animals as sporting or tourist attractions
What about investment?
domestic animals serve as future growth potential and reproductive potential for investment
What about savings?
animals an dporudcts serve as savings against future requirements
- liquid asset that is portable
animal products can be saved in the form of butter, cheese, dried meat, eggs, honey, tallow, hides, furs, fibers
What about entertainment?
used for sport, racing, fighting, hunting, and rodeo type activities
What about medicine?
domestic and wild animal products used as medicines
What about decoration and culture?
feathers, teeth, claws, bones, hides, and furs used for clothing, ceremony, music, and art
What about companionship/bonding?
animals serve as companions and people develop strong bonds with animals both livestock and companion animals
