Biosecurity and more‐than‐human political economy: Veterinary interventions as productive economic forces in the ‘mozzarella landscape’ in Italy

Cseke, László

doi:10.1111/tran.12570

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“…In short, we hope to encourage more empirical research on the laboratory or animal research site itself. Our observation is that while geographers routinely engage in researching the spaces where veterinary expertise is commonly evident, from the more‐than‐human family home (e.g., Fox, 2006 ; Power, 2008 ) to circulations of agricultural capital (e.g., Buller et al, 2020 ; Cseke, 2023 ; Enticott, 2012 ), the laboratory is a less often considered site for such research. For example, it may be that existing approaches in geography can be fruitfully applied to the laboratory.…”

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“…Once again, the ethical boundary constructed in this narrative is between general practice and laboratory work. In general practice, part of a veterinarian's professional role may be to work with animal owners to negotiate between a 'Cadillac' versus a more affordable 'Ford Pinto' treatment plan (Morris, 2012, p. 175; and for a broader discussion of ways in which non-humans come to bear capitalist value, see also Clarke & Knights, 2018, 2022Collard & Dempsey, 2016;Hobson-West & Jutel, 2020). By contrast, the interview analysis suggests a lower burden of professional complexity in the animal research laboratory, with the veterinarian claiming to assume greater control over the form that animal care takes.…”

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“…Veterinary expertise is the focus of a nascent interdisciplinary social science literature examining the profession and its challenges, relations, and mobilities (e.g., Clarke & Knights, 2018 ; Cseke, 2023 ; Donald, 2019 ; Enticott, 2012 , 2019 ; Hobson‐West & Jutel, 2020 ; Law, 2010 ; Morris, 2012 ). Geographers have made significant contributions to this area, for example in illuminating the situated expertise of veterinarians in bovine TB testing (Enticott, 2012 ), the international mobility of veterinarians following Brexit (Enticott, 2019 ), and ontological separations between humans and non‐human animals in veterinary ethics (Donald, 2019 ).…”

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Animal research, ethical boundary‐work, and the geographies of veterinary expertise

Anderson

Hobson‐West

2022

Trans Inst British Geog

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The veterinary profession has been relatively understudied in social science, though recent work has highlighted the geographic dimensions of veterinary expertise. This paper draws on in-depth qualitative interviews with Named Veterinary Surgeons (NVSs) working in UK animal research to demonstrate how and why they distinguish between ethical aspects of veterinary work in the spaces of the laboratory and general clinical practice. The paper mobilises the sociological concept of ethical boundary-work to help understand how animal research -often assumed to represent a contentious ethical space -is constructed positively as a space for veterinary work. Findings suggest first, that NVSs differentiate between laboratory veterinary-work and clinical work based on the scale at which veterinary expertise functions in the provision of healthcare to animals. Second, NVSs highlight a geography of veterinary authority in which veterinary expertise is felt to be more successfully applied in the laboratory compared with the clinic, where professional expertise competes with other sources of information and clients' finances and behaviours. Third, NVSs articulate a geography of consistency in which veterinary care in the laboratory is claimed to be more consistent between animals, as opposed to in the clinic, where animal experience may be influenced by individual owner characteristics.Overall, we show how through engaging in this kind of ethical boundary-work NVSs are not only presenting a form of scientific practice as 'ethical', they are also constructing a professional topology of veterinary practice and expertise.Finally, the paper argues for greater attentiveness to veterinary geographies beyond the more routine spaces of veterinary practice.

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Animal research, ethical boundary‐work, and the geographies of veterinary expertise

Anderson

Hobson‐West

2022

Trans Inst British Geog

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“…Buffalo farming is an important industry sector in Italy, with the most significant number of livestock residing in the Campania region [28], where this practice centres around the production of Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP. This is often regarded as the "white gold" of the Mediterranean diet [29] and is ranked the fourth most exported Italian DOP product in 2020 [30]. The Campania region houses over 400,000 cattle units, which accounts for more than 75% of the national buffalo stock [31].…”

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Mats Made from Recycled Tyre Rubber and Polyurethane for Improving Growth Performance in Buffalo Farms

Masiello,

di Cicco,

Spagnuolo

et al. 2024

AgriEngineering

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This study focuses on anti-trauma mats designed for buffaloes’ comfort, using as raw materials rubber powder from end-of-life tyres (ELTs) and an isocyanate-based polyurethane resin binder. The first part of the study focused on mat formulation. Whilst it was possible to select a unique combination of raw materials and design features, it was necessary to investigate the relationship between three critical parameters affecting mat consistency and therefore buffalo comfort: binder quantity, mat thickness, and desired final mat density (bulk). In order to quantitatively assess the variation in hardness, various combinations were investigated within well-defined ranges based on the relevant literature. The results obtained from nine selected combinations indicate that increases in the three critical parameters do not induce a real phase transition in the final product consistency, although the hardness suggests an increasing trend. The mats consistently exhibited a moderately soft/hard consistency, offering environmental benefits in terms of increased rubber usage and potentially reduced chemical binder, depending on the desired thickness. The selected mixture showed excellent resistance to heavy chemical loads, suggesting reliability for frequent cleaning operations. The second part of the study involved field trials of the mats with calves. This involved monitoring their weight gain and appetite levels over a 90-day period. The results showed excellent growth performance compared to uncoated grids (i.e., weight gain was approximately 20% higher at the end of the observation period); this was similar to that achieved with the use of straw bedding. However, compared to straw bedding, the mats (i) exhibit long-term durability, with no signs of wear from washing or trampling over the months of the trial, (ii) allow for quick and efficient cleaning, and (iii) enable companies to save on labour, material (straw), and waste disposal costs, while maintaining (or even improving) the same welfare levels associated with the use of straw.

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“…Political ecology, for instance, presents multiple opportunities for exchange between disciplines, between the global North and South, and between academia and activism. Taken broadly, it approaches natures as produced by political, economic, historical and cultural processes, and has proved remarkable in its depth and growing breadth (e.g., Bickerstaff, 2022; Bond et al, 2020; Bryant & Goodman, 2004; Connolly, 2020; Cseke, 2022; Davies, 2021; Faria et al, 2021; Gandy, 2022; Hope, 2021; Staddon, 2009). As these cited articles illustrate, Transactions already provides space to develop political‐ecological scholarship in ways that simultaneously extend and shift thinking and research in Geography.…”

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Care for Transactions

Bailey

Breines

Emmerson

et al. 2023

Trans Inst British Geog

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In this editorial we ask key questions about what it means to publish ‘a journal’ in a world of publishing which is driven by individual article metrics and online access. Seeing the value of journals as venues for intellectual debate, we therefore set out a renewed vision as to how the Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers can provide space for more collective and collaborative approaches to geographical debate. This approach revolves around the idea of ‘transactions’ itself and creating spaces in the journal for more commentary, debate and dialogue, alongside continuing to publish landmark papers.

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Biosecurity and more‐than‐human political economy: Veterinary interventions as productive economic forces in the ‘mozzarella landscape’ in Italy

Cited by 6 publications

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Animal research, ethical boundary‐work, and the geographies of veterinary expertise

Animal research, ethical boundary‐work, and the geographies of veterinary expertise

Mats Made from Recycled Tyre Rubber and Polyurethane for Improving Growth Performance in Buffalo Farms

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