Eating wild animals: Rewards, risks and recommendations

Key messages <ul> <li>‘Wild meat’ eaten for food and perceived medicinal properties, is neglected both as a pathway for zoonosis transmission and emergence and a pathway out of poverty in Africa and Southeast Asia.</li> <li>Wild meat makes substantial contributions to nutrition in Africa and to sati...

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Autores principales: Grace, Delia, Bett, Bernard K., Cook, Elizabeth A.J., Lam, Steven, MacMillan, Susan, Masudi, Phyllis, Mispiratceguy, M., Ha Thi Thanh Nguyen, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Patel, Ekta, Slater, Annabel, Staal, Steven J., Thomas, Lian F.
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Publicado: International Livestock Research Institute 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152280
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author Grace, Delia
Bett, Bernard K.
Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
Lam, Steven
MacMillan, Susan
Masudi, Phyllis
Mispiratceguy, M.
Ha Thi Thanh Nguyen
Hung Nguyen-Viet
Patel, Ekta
Slater, Annabel
Staal, Steven J.
Thomas, Lian F.
author_browse Bett, Bernard K.
Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
Grace, Delia
Ha Thi Thanh Nguyen
Hung Nguyen-Viet
Lam, Steven
MacMillan, Susan
Masudi, Phyllis
Mispiratceguy, M.
Patel, Ekta
Slater, Annabel
Staal, Steven J.
Thomas, Lian F.
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Bett, Bernard K.
Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
Lam, Steven
MacMillan, Susan
Masudi, Phyllis
Mispiratceguy, M.
Ha Thi Thanh Nguyen
Hung Nguyen-Viet
Patel, Ekta
Slater, Annabel
Staal, Steven J.
Thomas, Lian F.
author_sort Grace, Delia
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description Key messages <ul> <li>‘Wild meat’ eaten for food and perceived medicinal properties, is neglected both as a pathway for zoonosis transmission and emergence and a pathway out of poverty in Africa and Southeast Asia.</li> <li>Wild meat makes substantial contributions to nutrition in Africa and to satisfying food preferences in Asia. In at least 60 countries, wild meat makes up at least 20% of dietary protein. At least 15 countries would risk food insecurity if not able to utilize wild meat.</li> <li> More than 91 disease spillover events have been documented from wild meat consumption leading to 25 different zoonotic disease outbreaks. Wild meat consumption is directly and substantially responsible for transmission of neglected zoonoses and the emergence of new diseases. </li> <li>Wildlife farming is intrinsically high in risk, low in animal welfare, and deleterious for biodiversity: it is unlikely to be safe or sustainable. </li> <li>Domesticated animal farming is an attractive alternative especially in Africa. Shifting cultural attitudes towards non-consumptive use is attractive especially in Southeast Asia. </li> <li>Community engagement is crucial to the sustainable management of wild meat resources. </li> <li>Approaches for improving food safety in informal markets can be extended to de-risking wild meat value chains.</li> </ul>
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spelling CGSpace1522802025-11-04T17:00:24Z Eating wild animals: Rewards, risks and recommendations Grace, Delia Bett, Bernard K. Cook, Elizabeth A.J. Lam, Steven MacMillan, Susan Masudi, Phyllis Mispiratceguy, M. Ha Thi Thanh Nguyen Hung Nguyen-Viet Patel, Ekta Slater, Annabel Staal, Steven J. Thomas, Lian F. animal products bushmeat consumption food safety health nutrition one health approach zoonoses Key messages <ul> <li>‘Wild meat’ eaten for food and perceived medicinal properties, is neglected both as a pathway for zoonosis transmission and emergence and a pathway out of poverty in Africa and Southeast Asia.</li> <li>Wild meat makes substantial contributions to nutrition in Africa and to satisfying food preferences in Asia. In at least 60 countries, wild meat makes up at least 20% of dietary protein. At least 15 countries would risk food insecurity if not able to utilize wild meat.</li> <li> More than 91 disease spillover events have been documented from wild meat consumption leading to 25 different zoonotic disease outbreaks. Wild meat consumption is directly and substantially responsible for transmission of neglected zoonoses and the emergence of new diseases. </li> <li>Wildlife farming is intrinsically high in risk, low in animal welfare, and deleterious for biodiversity: it is unlikely to be safe or sustainable. </li> <li>Domesticated animal farming is an attractive alternative especially in Africa. Shifting cultural attitudes towards non-consumptive use is attractive especially in Southeast Asia. </li> <li>Community engagement is crucial to the sustainable management of wild meat resources. </li> <li>Approaches for improving food safety in informal markets can be extended to de-risking wild meat value chains.</li> </ul> 2024-09-18 2024-09-18T11:16:38Z 2024-09-18T11:16:38Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152280 en Open Access application/pdf International Livestock Research Institute Grace, D., Bett, B., Cook, E., Lam, S., MacMillan, S., Masudi, P., Mispiratceguy, M., Ha Thi Thanh Nguyen, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Patel, E., Slater, A., Staal, S. and Thomas, L. 2024. Eating wild animals: Rewards, risks and recommendations. ILRI Research Brief 129. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.
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bushmeat
consumption
food safety
health
nutrition
one health approach
zoonoses
Grace, Delia
Bett, Bernard K.
Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
Lam, Steven
MacMillan, Susan
Masudi, Phyllis
Mispiratceguy, M.
Ha Thi Thanh Nguyen
Hung Nguyen-Viet
Patel, Ekta
Slater, Annabel
Staal, Steven J.
Thomas, Lian F.
Eating wild animals: Rewards, risks and recommendations
title Eating wild animals: Rewards, risks and recommendations
title_full Eating wild animals: Rewards, risks and recommendations
title_fullStr Eating wild animals: Rewards, risks and recommendations
title_full_unstemmed Eating wild animals: Rewards, risks and recommendations
title_short Eating wild animals: Rewards, risks and recommendations
title_sort eating wild animals rewards risks and recommendations
topic animal products
bushmeat
consumption
food safety
health
nutrition
one health approach
zoonoses
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152280
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