Anaplasmosis animal welfare and bilateral trade between canada and the usa anaplasmose bovine bien etre des animaux et commerce bilateral entre le canada et les etats unis
ANIMAL WELFARE BIEN-ÊTRE DES ANIMAUX Anaplasmosis animal welfare and bilateral trade between Canada and the USA Anaplasmose bovine bien-être des animaux et commerce bilatéral entre le Canada et les États-Unis Terry Whiting T he Canadian cattle herd is free of anaplasmosis Current direction in import policy regarding live cattle from the United States will result in the introduction into Canada of untested cattle which will result in the periodic introduction of anaplasmosis into Canadian cattle which in turn will result in poor welfare for the animals a ?ected Animal su ?ering resulting from the introduction of a disease is treated as a ??free good ? in current policy considerations The World Trade Organization WTO established in promulgated an Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures The SPS Agreement to guide the regulation of international trade in livestock and livestock products The SPS Agreement includes all measures that WTO Member Countries can adopt to protect human animal and plant health when trading internationally The O ?ce International des Epizooties OIE is the reference organization recognized by WTO members to set standards and make recommendations to Member Countries in interpretation and application of The SPS Agreement Animal welfare is not a criterion identi ?ed in The SPS Agreement however animal welfare was identi ?ed as a priority in the ?? OIE Strategic Plan Many OIE and WTO Member Countries wish to have guidelines and recommendations to assist them in bilateral trade negotiations The OIE Animal Welfare Working Group has focused on the welfare of animals used in agriculture and aquaculture and within those groups of animals the topics of land and sea transportation humane slaughter for human consumption and killing for disease control purposes as priority issues The Terrestrial Code Commission has decided to submit animal welfare texts for adoption during the upcoming OIE General Session to be held on May ?? Disease is a major cause of poor animal welfare in modern livestock production systems Any policy that increases the risk of infectious disease has an associated animal welfare risk component Poor animal welfare is often treated as a ??free good ? in risk analysis or cost-bene ?t process in the formation L e cheptel de bovins canadiens est exempt d ? anaplasmose L ? orientation actuelle des politiques d ? importation des bovins vivants en provenance des États-Unis se traduira par la réintroduction des bovins non testés au Canada ce qui occasionnera l ? introduction périodique de l ? anaplasmose chez le bétail canadien et par conséquent aura une incidence négative sur le bien-être des animaux touchés Les sou ?rances animales découlant de l ? introduction d ? une maladie sont considérées comme des biens gratuits ? par les politiques actuelles Fondée en l ? Organisation mondiale du commerce OMC a promulgué un Accord sur l ? application des mesures sanitaires et phytosanitaires Accord SPS pour orienter la réglementation du commerce international du bétail et de ses produits L ? Accord SPS comprend toutes les mesures pouvant être
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