ADVANCES IN VETERINARY science
Aug 14, 2019
4 minutes
by Dr Peter Oberem
Photos © Quintus Strauss
The unrelenting pressures of population growth, the consequent inexorable geographic spread of humanity and the devastating impact of our consumeristic society with the resultant pollution are having a devastating effect on our planet and all that live on it.
Modern science, however, if used judiciously, can in many different ways mitigate the increasing rate of environmental degradation. We all are affected by the information technology boom, referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). We see the benefits in our everyday lives.
For example, ‘precision agriculture’ techniques, using drones, satellite communications and various modern technologies,
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