Developments in Food Science
The Portfolio.
It is up to you how you construct your account but it must be coherent and exhaustive in scope, although you
may eventually focus on a few specific topics which are representative of the current issues and debate. The
structure must be logical and informative to the non-expert. A suggested structure to your account might be:
Context
Brief history
Reasons for changes in practice
History of change
Legal requirements/implications
Case histories as examples
Current debate of existing practices
Scientific evidence supporting the debates
Scientific evidence for relation to human health
Future developments, risks and opportunities.
Topic:
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Welfare and Human Biomedical aspects of intensive farming of Poultry
What is intensive farming of poultry ?
Why does it exist?
What are the benefits and the effects?
What risks might this pose for human health and disease?
Disease /
H5N1
Salmonella
Add 2 current diseases