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Keeping foods safe leads to healthier people, livestock and environment

Published

2021

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Open Access

Language

en
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https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113058

Citation

ILRI. 2021. Keeping foods safe leads to healthier people, livestock and environment. Livestock pathways to 2030: One Health Brief 4. Nairobi: International Livestock Research Institute

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  • animal diseases
  • disease control
  • health
  • environment
  • food safety
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