International animal health code : Mammals, birds and bees, 10th edn, Office International des Épizooties, Paris : book review

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Extracted from text ... Book review - Boekresensie International animal health code: Mammals, birds and bees, 10th edn 2001. Office International des ?pizooties, Paris, soft cover, 485 pp., price C 45, ISBN 92-9044-526-2. The Office International des ?pizooties is to be congratulated on achieving publication of the 2001 edition of the Code long before the end of 2001. The code consists, as before, of sections relating to general provisions (definitions, notification, obli-gations and ethics, import risk analysis including a chapter on biologicals for veterinary use, import/ export procedures), recommendations applicable to specific diseases, and appendices. The appendi-ces contain valuable guidelines for diagnostic tests for international trade, collection and processing of semen and embryos/ova, health control and hygiene (with particular reference ..