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== [[Animal health]] has moved to it's own page. == |
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If you came looking for that content, please go [[Animal health | here]] instead. |
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== The Importance of Animal Health to Human Health == |
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== Watch This Space == |
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* Improvements in the health of livestock can lead directly to improvements in nutritional and economic status as well as water/sanitation and environmental conditions. All of these can have a critical impact on learning. |
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==[[User:Cjl/Sandbox]]== |
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* Human health can be adversely impacted by disease in livestock through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoonoses zoonoses] (diseases passed from animals to humans). Examples include some of the most pressing public health concerns in the developing world (e.g. parasitic diseases, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenzavirus_A avian flu], etc.). |
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== Messing with .info file == |
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* Children in rural communities are often directly engaged in the care of their family's livestock and they may live in close association with domesticated animals. |
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* Education on topics of biological interest (e.g. reproduction) that may be culturally sensitive when approached in the context of human biology may be approached more readily in the context of animal husbandry without eliciting similar concerns. |
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Draft library.info file |
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[Library] |
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== People == |
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name = Animal_health |
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global_name = |
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long_name = Animals and Health |
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library_version = 1 |
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host_version = 1 |
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l10n = false |
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locale = en |
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subcategory = |
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icon = |
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activity = Browse |
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activity_start = bundle_index.html |
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* [[User:cjl| CJL]] |
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Not sure how to assign global_name. |
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Will host_version be 2 by the time this comes together? |
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== Livestock of interest == |
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With any luck, "locale = en" can be expanded to something morelike "locales = en_US;en_UK;es_PE;es_AR;" |
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* Sheep |
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* Goats |
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* Llamas/alpacas |
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* Pigs |
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* Cows |
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* Water Buffalo |
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* Yak |
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* Oxen |
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* Camels |
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* Chickens |
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* Geese |
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* Ducks |
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* Rabbits |
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* Honeybees |
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* Aquaculture (fish or shellfish farming) |
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Categorization? |
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category = health or |
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== Special Localization Issues == |
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sub-category? |
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Different regions will have different species of commonly domesticated animals (e.g. llamas in Peru, water buffalo in SouthEast Asia, etc.) and even where the same species are domesticated, different breeds or other conditions will exist that will require some careful tailoring to local circumstances, above and beyond translation into local languages. |
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Find or create an new icon for this or does uniwiki.png or science.png fit? May not matter, this is only at top category level, not bundle level. |
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</nowiki> |
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== Posssible Content / Organization resources == |
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* [http://www.heifer.org/ Heifer International] is an NGO that is deeply involved in these issues in many of the same communities being targeted for OLPC XO deployments. For instance, there is a [http://www.hpinepal.org.np/ Heifer Nepal] affiliate. The Heifer [http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.201465/ mission] to end world hunger and their http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.201546/ conerstone principles] appear to be consistent with OLPC's efforts. An OLPC/Heifer partnership on animal health content development would provide Heifer with a new distribution channel for their educational materials and provide OLPC with access to localized content from Heifer's many [http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.2665753/ community partners] in the developing world. |
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* Content for children |
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There are a number of organizations in the United States focusing on youth that may be resources for child-developed or child-focused content. |
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-H] in the United States is a youth organization administered by the Cooperative Extension System of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
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** [http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/ National 4-H Headquarters] |
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** [http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/about/4h_atlas.htm 4-H World Atlas] |
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** [http://www.fourhcouncil.edu/ National Directory of 4-H Council] |
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** [http://www.4-hdirectory.org/ National Directory of 4-H Materials] |
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** [http://www.4husa.org/ 4HUSA.org], an interactive 4-H online community and a resource for 4-H information. |
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* [http://extensionenespanol.net/ Extensión en Español] |
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A national clearinghouse for Spanish-language educational resources operated by and for Extension professionals |
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* [http://www.ffa.org/ Future Farmers of America] |
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http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0072351136/41237/Spanish_glossary.pdf |
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http://books.quia.com/books/bookstore.html |
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McGraw-Hill Link Collection |
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http://www.mhhe.com/links/index.html |
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Latest revision as of 15:32, 20 December 2009
Animal health has moved to it's own page.
If you came looking for that content, please go here instead.
Watch This Space
User:Cjl/Sandbox
Messing with .info file
Draft library.info file [Library] name = Animal_health global_name = long_name = Animals and Health library_version = 1 host_version = 1 l10n = false locale = en category = subcategory = icon = activity = Browse activity_start = bundle_index.html Not sure how to assign global_name. Will host_version be 2 by the time this comes together? With any luck, "locale = en" can be expanded to something morelike "locales = en_US;en_UK;es_PE;es_AR;" Categorization? category = health or category = science sub-category? Find or create an new icon for this or does uniwiki.png or science.png fit? May not matter, this is only at top category level, not bundle level.