JamesC. Carlson*, AlanB. Franklin, Doreene R. Hyatt, Susan E. Pettit andGeorgeM. Linz U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, 4101 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA; Bacteriology Section, Diagnostic Laboratories, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, F...

On the surface, the veterinary clinical-laboratory industry looks very much like that of its human counterpart. Two giant national corporations with regional laboratories strategically located across the United States control the lion’s share of the market. Yet, smaller regional laboratories and a host of local laboratory providers still successfully compete for their smaller share of business....

0

Veterinary public health (VPH) is a term officially used by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to provide a conceptual framework and programmatic structure for those public health activities which involve the application of knowledge, expertise and resources in veterinary medicine towards the protection and improvement of human health. It serves as the "linkage" between agriculture and public ...

Emerging diseases could have a devastating impact on international trade unless there is a change in the traditional approach to disease control and new holistic prevention and control strategies are adopted. The impact that emerging diseases will have on international trade will depend on several factors, such as the nature of the pathogen, the degree of co-ordination and integration between V...

Alastair MacMillan writes: As a veterinary surgeon, let’s say in the second half of my career, I have wide-ranging experience in practice, research, government service, academia and in the charity sector. I have worked abroad quite extensively too, from Azerbaijan to Zanzibar, largely through my interest in brucellosis. After a spell in mixed practice, I started my career working at the Central...

ETHICAL ISSUES Caring for cancer patients presents many ethical issues for veterinarians and other veterinary health workers. The issues that most veterinarians think of relate to management of the patient when the owners' preferences for treatment do not appear to be in the animal's best interest, as well as concerns about toxicities and about costs of veterinary services (advanced imaging, su...

The authors provide an overview of non-biological contaminants in foods from animals. These contaminants comprise chemical and physical hazards which may be introduced during animal production, slaughter and processing or packaging. Emphasis in this paper is placed on those residues which are of most interest to Veterinary Services and for which Veterinary Services have responsibility, namely: ...