Biosecurity and more‐than‐human political economy
Veterinary interventions as productive economic forces in the ‘mozzarella landscape’ in Italy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8098060 |
|---|---|
| Authors | László Cseke (0000-0003-0116-3365, Department of Architecture University of Naples Federico II Naples Italy, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 276-289 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-2754 • E-ISSN: 1475-5661 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/tran.12570 |
| OpenAlex | W4293089760 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 61 |
The importance of veterinary interventions has been longstanding in animal farming. The intensification of farming methods, recurrence of infectious diseases and food quality concerns have made veterinary practices and expertise even more relevant. By engaging recent literature on more‐than‐human political economy, this paper explores how veterinary interventions, through political economic and biosecurity practices, become productive economic forces in intensive animal farming and the wider agri‐food production. Empirically, the article focuses on the challenges of buffalo farming in the ‘mozzarella landscape’ in Southern Italy, and it draws from multi‐sited and multispecies ethnography of water buffalo farming and mozzarella cheese production in the Campania region. One of the main elements of my fieldwork is a seven‐week‐long internship on a buffalo farm where participant and direct observation has been conducted. From a theoretical perspective, the article aims to bring the concept of veterinary bioeconomy to the forefront of animal geographies and political ecology
Agriculture · Biology · Biosecurity · Economics · Economy · Geography · Political ecology · Political science · Politics · Psychological intervention · Veterinary medicine · Ecology · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Medicine · Zoonotic diseases and public health
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |