Want to find out more about an FSVO topic in just one minute? You can! Start your stopwatch, La Minuterie brings you lively, fun videos, which are both entertaining and educational.
La Minuterie is the flagship project for the FSVO's social network presence. It aims to present complex topics to the public in a humorous, compact way. Each topic is tackled in a video lasting around one minute, with a voiceover guiding viewers through a range of images and information. La Minuterie has been specially designed and created for distribution on social networks, and features a vertical format, informal language and offbeat energy.
La Minuterie is divided into seasons, each centered on a theme of the FSVO. The videos are available in English, French, Italian and German.
Season 1 – Small and dangerous
The first season of La Minuterie was released in 2023. The title “Small and dangerous” refers to the molecules, viruses and bacteria tackled in its various episodes.
Topics:
- Why is there Iodine in salt?
- Why are persistent organic pollutants (POPs) so persistent?
- Can one become infected by legionellosis at home?
- Have you already eaten ethylene oxide without knowing?
- What is the link between mycotoxins, moulds and the Swiss?
- Are salmonella destroyed by cooking?
- Are infections from the fox tapeworm increasing?
- Are antibiotics becoming obsolete?
- Are all bacterial strains of Escherichia coli the same?
- How can food packaging be dangerous?
Season 2
The second season of La Minuterie was released in 2024. It looks at species conservation and protecting animal health.
Topics:
- What’s CITES?
- How does regulation of the trade in reptiles help protect them?
- Why are shawls made from Tibetan antelope wool known as the “shawls of shame”?
- Can cows suffer from heat stress?
- How do recognize if a horse has back problems?
- Adopting a hybrid cat: how does that work?
- Why is is it important to control the movement of animals?
- How have we improved farrowing conditions for pigs?
- “Buying a dog responsibly” – what does that mean?
Last modification 01.11.2024
