Veterinary medicine is the art and science concerned with the health of animals, prevention, control, diagnosis and the treatment of injuries and diseases that affect them. (FAO. 2024. Veterinary paraprofessional competency framework – Uganda. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc6992en)
The combination of governmental and non-governmental individuals and organizations that perform activities to medically treat and care for animals. (Adapted from WOAH, 2023. Terrestrial Animal Health Code. Glossary. https://www.woah.org/fileadmin/Home/eng/Health_standards/tahc/current/glossaire.pdf)
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Veterinary services fall into four main categories: clinical services (treatment of diseased animals and control of production limiting disorders); preventive services (avoiding the outbreak of diseases); provision of drugs vaccines and other products (such as artificial insemination) and human health protection (inspection of marketed animal products).
Vicia sativa was consumed by humans as early as the Neolithic Era, and its cultivation was standardised and documented during the Roman Empire. It is now primarily grown as fertiliser or livestock fodder. (FAO. 2016. Pulses: nutritious seeds for a sustainable future. Rome https://doi.org/10.4060/i5528e)
F1 hybrids are the first filial generation of offspring of distinctly different parental types. F2 hybrids are the second filial generation of offspring of distinctly different parental types. (Adapted from Wageningen University and Research eDepot. Glossary Molecular Markers in Plant Breeding https://edepot.wur.nl/571324)
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is a pulse crop adapted to cool-temperate conditions, produced from the sub-boreal regions of Finland and Sweden to the tropical highlands of Ecuador and Ethiopia. Its global average seed protein content and seed yield are higher than those of pea, lentil, and chickpea, so it is widely used as a protein source for humans and livestock. (Skovgård, H., & Stoddard, F. L. (2023). Reproductive potential of the black bean aphid (Aphis fabae Scop.) on a range of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) accessions. Legume Science, 5(4), e199. https://doi.org/10.1002/leg3.199)
Vicia sativa is a widely grown forage crop, although outside cultivation it is often considered to be a weed. (http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:525117-1)
