The 73rd General Session of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) took place on 22-27 May 2005 in Paris, France. Technical Item II was dedicated to "Applications of genetic engineering for livestock and biotechnology products", where a 21-page document (by A.A. Mackenzie) was presented, based mainly on answers received from OIE Member Countries to a questionnaire on this subject, and where Resolution XXVIII was adopted. The OIE is an inter-governmental organisation with 167 Member Countries. See http://www.oie.int/eng/oie/actes/en_rfinal.htm (in English, French and Spanish) or contact [email protected] for more information.

03/07/2005