The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), which was created in 1924 under the name Office International des Epizooties, is in charge of setting international standards and guidelines for animal health and welfare. The original aim of the Organisation was to control the international spread of infectious animal diseases, but this aim has expanded over the years and now the OIE has a global...

The study attempts to evaluate the existing status of Veterinary College Libraries in India by applying the prevailing standards of the Academic Veterinary Medical Library, USA have been applied to the results of this study for inference and discussion, as no such standards are available in Indian context from the perspective of Veterinary College Libraries especially from Veterinary Council of...

In the first of a series of feature articles in Veterinary Record discussing the state of different sectors of the veterinary profession in the UK and what the future might hold, Jonathan Statham and Martin Green give their perspective on developments affecting the provision of cattle veterinary services.

OBJECTIVE To define the role and education of the traditional pharmacist who supports the needs of the veterinarian (hereafter referred to as veterinary pharmacist) and a pharmacist who practices solely in veterinary pharmacy (here after referred to as veterinary pharmacy specialist). METHODS The Delphi technique involving 7 panels of 143 experts was employed to reach consensus on the definit...

Impacted by educational debt and stagnant salaries, the financial viability of a career in veterinary medicine is a growing concern for many within the veterinary profession. Many veterinarians are small business owners, which requires them to learn and practice good business and practice management skills. Despite the recognized importance of business skills to the success of the veterinary pr...

Veterinary public health (VPH) is not integrated into the mainstream of public health services in Africa. There are no formal mechanisms within government public health services through which veterinary skills and resources can be effectively harnessed to bear upon community health. There is no conscious, overt or substantial effort by public authorities to incorporate VPH services in the overa...

Clinical veterinary services were privatised in Jamaica in September 1992. Using the limited official data, the authors briefly examine the premise and logistics behind transferring the responsibility for clinical services, which may be regarded as 'a private good', to private veterinary practitioners. There are indications that this privatisation model can work for farmers, despite financial p...