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Profile Speeches Photos The Bureau of Animal Industry is committed to improving the productivity and sustainability of the livestock sector because we believe that this area will play an increasingly important role in the country’s food security. As an institution, our role is, firstly, improving the well-being of the animal industry through development of animal policies and parallel sectors such as marketing, feed quality, livestock production, and research, and, secondly, to build up competent technical staff and veterinary services primed to meet the demands of the trade. BAI attempts to understand factors that affect our capacity to keep up with the surge of demand for increased production. Global trends show that the growing population and the international market will continuously put a strain to the local livestock industry; hence, technological innovations must be incorporated with our core values. Further, there is the undeniable and critical stress to focus on the emergence of epidemic and zoonotic diseases. The livestock industry of a developing country such as ours is full of complexity; but the beauty in it lies in its synergistic potential awaiting to progress and be utilized. We believe that this may be achieved by strengthening links, improving technical innovations, and seeking recommendations to improve policies of animal trade. Thank you very much and Mabuhay! DAVINIO P. CATBAGAN, DVM Officer-In-Charge |