The Department of Public Health and the Continuing Education Unit at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Baghdad, hosted a lecture on the role of veterinary and agricultural institutions in advancing animal welfare, delivered by Prof. Dr. Shahrzad Mohammad.
Focused on raising awareness and improving poultry management, the lecture highlighted the critical link between proper animal housing, nutrition, and natural behavioral expression, and broader outcomes in public health, food safety, and economic sustainability.
Utilizing the framework of the “Five Freedoms, the presenter stressed how enforcing these welfare benchmarks aligns with the One Health initiative to curb zoonotic infections and mitigate antibiotic resistance.
