A questionnaire was sent to the 167 Member Countries of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in 2004 and 2005. The organisation and functioning of national Veterinary Services were analysed based on the responses from 85 of these countries. Leaving aside variations between countries, Veterinary Services are very involved in animal health and food safety controls at farm level (includi...

The authors present the structure and functions of the Veterinary Public Health Services in Australasia and the Pacific Islands. Services in the region range from the extensive and highly developed organisations of Australia and New Zealand to those meeting the needs of the subsistence agriculture economies of some of the smaller island groups. Geographic isolation and strict quarantine measure...

The establishment and growth of an early Australian entrepreneurial firm supplying veterinary services and products is examined. John Pottie established a veterinary practice in Sydney in the 1860's and then proceeded to develop a large and successful family business that is still trading. By exploring the ingredients for its successful entry and growth, this study seeks to show through one lon...

Division of Animal and Food Microbiology, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, Maryland 20708; Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory, Maryland Department of Agriculture, College Park, Maryland 20740; Idaho Fish Health Center, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ahsahka, Idaho 83520; Aquatic Diagnostic Services, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward ...

This paper describes those components of governance and management of a public veterinary laboratory that are deemed essential for the effective delivery of a diagnostic service. Whilst broadly applicable to all veterinary diagnostic services, there is a focus on publicly supported veterinary diagnostic laboratories in developing countries, highlighting the critical components that should be es...

Veterinary Services play a key role in controlling avian influenza by means of surveillance of animal diseases (including zoonoses), early detection and rapid response. To improve animal health worldwide, and in particular to control emerging and re-emerging diseases, it is necessary to build the capacity of Veterinary Services and improve their governance, in accordance with the quality standa...

This paper analyses the different ways of financing official Veterinary Services (VS) and the effects of these choices on the performance of such Services. The links between governance, organisational effectiveness and financing arrangements are seen as particularly important. The paper comments on some of the advantages and disadvantages of financing VS with service fees, as compared to budget...