| Hidden costs of food production: the veterinarian's role. | |
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PMID: 17220498 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Veterinarians who work in food-animal production and food safety help to deliver food policy by enabling farmers to supply safe, affordable food. However, existing food policy reflects a production bias and is increasingly being criticized for its hidden costs. These costs include reduced animal welfare, the inflated risk of anti-microbial resistance, and the current pandemic of human obesity and overweight. Veterinarians do not generally recognize that this is the context within which they do their work. In this article, I review this context and argue that veterinary students should be taught about it. I also argue that the profession should join with food-policy analysts, ethicists, and others who are already calling for a rethinking of food policy, so that new policy might meet the full wealth of problems and not just some. |
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Authors:
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Caroline J Hewson |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of veterinary medical education Volume: 33 ISSN: 0748-321X ISO Abbreviation: J Vet Med Educ Publication Date: 2006 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-01-15 Completed Date: 2007-03-13 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7610519 Medline TA: J Vet Med Educ Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 561-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre, Atlantic Veterinary College, Charlottetown, PE, Canada. cjhewson@hotmail.com |
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Animal Husbandry
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economics,
methods Animal Welfare* Animals Consumer Product Safety* Education, Veterinary Food Supply / legislation & jurisprudence* Humans Legislation, Food* Obesity / prevention & control Public Health* |
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