date:Dec 17, 2013
challenges, it says.
The risk of animal-to-human pathogen shifts varies greatly according to the type of livestock production and the presence of basic infrastructure and services.
While intensive production systems are largely free from high-impact animal and zoonotic diseases, they do present some pitfalls, particularly in developing countries and countries in transition, according to the report.
Intensive production at large scale involves the congregation of large numbers of genetically