Standing Committee on Animal Health, Conservation, and Research
Building on the vision of the Board on Animal Health Sciences, Conservation, and Research (BAHSCR) to focus on animal health and conservation, the new Standing Committee on Animal Health, Conservation, and Research will broaden its mission to address the intersection of animal health, biodiversity, ecosystems, and conservation. The standing committee will advance research translation, explore emerging technologies and AI, promote animal welfare in diverse contexts, including zoological institutions and aquaria, and wild and semi-wild environments, and develop innovative approaches to support animal and human health at the ecosystem level.
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Contingency Planning and Training of Personnel Rule: One Year of Implementation: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief
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·2024
The United States Department of Agriculture's Contingency Planning and Training of Personnel Rule, which went into effect on January 3, 2022, mandates that all regulated institutions that do not meet di minimis exemptions for implementing emergency plans must ensure the humane care of their animals...
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