World Organization for Animal Welfare
Knowledge Source Identification | |
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Knowledge source name | World Organization for Animal Welfare |
Abbreviated name | OiE |
Owner/Developer | World Organization for Animal Welfare |
Abbreviated owner | OiE |
Country | France |
Languages | English, French, Spanish |
URL | http://www.oie.int |
Contact | http://www.oie.int/contact/ |
Contact email | oie@oie.int |
Description | The need to fight animal diseases at global level led to the creation of the Office International des Epizooties through the international Agreement signed on January 25th 1924. In May 2003 the Office became the World Organisation for Animal Health but kept its historical acronym OIE. The OIE is the intergovernmental organisation responsible for improving animal health worldwide. It is recognised as a reference organisation by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and in 2016 has a total of 180 Member Countries. The OIE maintains permanent relations with 71 other international and regional organisations and has Regional and sub-regional Offices on every continent. |
Knowledge Source Category | |
Category | Organization |
Sub categories | International Organization |
Knowledge Dissemination and Sharing | |
Dissemination channel | Website, Audio / Video, Social media, Professional online network, Printed, Face-to-face |
Targeted audience (specified/objective analysis) | General public, Policy-makers, Regulators |
Users access | Open access, Free access, Fee-based access |
Knowledge Characterization | |
3Rs relevance | Replacement, Reduction, Refinement |
Purpose | Animal welfare, Documentation and information |