FAR EAST OIE
December 1st, 2003
KEITH NUTHALLA REGIONAL Asia, far east and Pacific conference of the Office International des Épizooties (OIE) - the world animal health organisation - has called for improvements in the regions' veterinary services for fish farming. Said an agreed communiqué from the meeting in Noumea, New Caledonia: "While aquaculture has been growing rapidly in many countries, there has been no matching expansion of a supporting aquatic animal health infrastructure. The rather infrequent contact between fisheries and veterinary authorities - especially in OIE Member ...
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