Veterinary laboratories which deal with infectious diseases form three groups according to the tasks for which they are responsible. The first group includes central or national veterinary laboratories, national or international reference laboratories, high-security laboratories, district regional or state veterinary diagnostic laboratories. The major role of these laboratories is to assist nat...

This article reports on a cluster-randomised controlled trial conducted in rural Burkina Faso evaluating multifaceted intervention, SELEVER, that seeks to increase poultry production by delivering training and strengthening of village-level institutions providing veterinary credit services. Households exposed the intervention significantly their use inputs (veterinary services, enhanced feeds, ...

S. Testoni, DVM, PhD, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Padua, Via Dell’Università 16, 35020, Legnaro (Padua), Italy S. Mazzariol, DVM, L. Aresu, DVM, Department of Public Health, Comparative Pathology and Veterinary Hygiene, University of Padua, Via Dell’università 16, 35020, Legnaro (Padua), Italy C. Drögemüller, DVM, PhD, Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, Univ...

Last week the RCVs acknowledged that it needs to do its bit to encourage innovation and ensure it doesn’t stifle progress. as we report this week, the College is examining how it can ensure that vets are at the centre of innovation in the animal health sector and that the profession and sector are seen as open to innovation and innovators. It is also looking at how a regulatory framework dictat...