Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LXIII, Issue 1
Written by Cristinel Gigi ŞONEA, Andra Cristina ŞONEA, Florin Leontin CRISTE, Octavian POPESCU, Claudia Terezia SOCOL
One health concept aims to achieve and develop a competent bio-economic and eco-economic beekeeping management, based on scientific principles. It is an activity of national interest, useful for preserving a natural and healthy environment, ecological system and agriculture, in general, intended to ensure natural pollination of honey plants and bee species biological diversity, and in particular for the national genetic background in Romanian bee breed - Apis mellifera carpatica - as autochthonous bee population specific for the Romanian bio-apiculture areas. Concerning the importance of bees in human and humankind, Albert Einstein quoted “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left”. The famous physician referred to bees role as crop pollinators and also in achieving significant agricultural yields, that would not be possible in absence of pollinators, and their lack would have devastating impact on food procurement. The present paper overview one health points for a sustainable management in apiculture. apiculture, bio-economic, eco-economic, management, one health
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