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The Norwegian Veterinary Institute and Norad have entered into a framework agreement for collaboration to strengthen Norwegian international development cooperation within animal health, fish health and safe food.
In January 2020, a team of three employees from the Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI) visited Ethiopia and Malawi to map potential areas for collaboration within animal health and one health between the NVI and sister institutions in the two African countries.
On Tuesday 28th January, Carlos das Neves, Director for Research and Internationalisation at the Norwegian Veterinary Institute presented the NOR-MON-HEALTH report to the Norwegian Minister of Agriculture and Food, and the President of Mongolia. The report indicates that Norway and Mongolia can strengthen their cooperation within animal health and food safety.
The Norwegian Veterinary Institute and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority consider the recent disease outbreak in dogs to be over but have not yet concluded on what may have caused the outbreak.
Director General Gaute Lenvik and Director for Research & Internationalisation Carlos das Neves joined a delegation of the Norwegian Ministry for Agriculture and Food, led by Minister Bollestad, which visited China this November. This mission was aimed at strengthening commercial and scientific links between the two countries.
The annual NORM-VET report shows continued decline in antibiotic consumption, and that preventive measures to reduce occurrence of antimicrobial resistance have been effective.
The Norwegian Veterinary Institute-NVI, together with the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, private veterinarians and many interested citizens, continues to work on clarifying the reasons behind the recent acute mortality in dogs in Norway.
The Norwegian Veterinary Institute-NVI, together with the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, private veterinarians and many interested citizens, continues to work on clarifying the reasons behind the recent acute mortality in dogs in Norway.
An increased number of cases of severe haemorrhagic gastroenteritis (inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract) has led to the death of several dogs in Norway in the last weeks.
Every AquaNor, Norway and Chile organizes a joint seminar giving an overview of the fish health status in both countries and addresses important issues for the aquaculture industry. This year the meeting put emphasize on biosecurity and transportation of fish.
