The veterinary profession finds itself in the midst of a new world order. Today veterinarians are part of a world that is exquisitely interconnected culturally, economically, socially, and professionally. As a consequence, societal needs and expectations of the profession are more demanding, critical and far-reaching. Veterinarians must play important roles in five intersecting domains of work:...

The future shape of veterinary practice in Africa hangs in the balance. Historically full veterinarians (DVMs) were both central and peripheral to the services offered to African livestock producers; they now are in danger of becoming only peripheral. The pattern of veterinary medicine initiated under colonialism and brought to fulfillment by governments in the early years after independence ha...

The term "emerging diseases" has been used recently to refer to different scenarios, all of which indicate changes in the dynamics of disease in the population. Of the OIE List A diseases, major changes have been experienced with rinderpest, peste des petit ruminants (PPR), contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), foot-and-mouth disease, African swine fever, lumpy skin disease, and Rift Valley...

The epizootiological and ecological conditions in Israel, as well as socio-economic and agricultural structures, have created a unique and hazardous veterinary public health (VPH) situation. The paper describes various VPH problems concerning zoonotic diseases, products of animal origin and rural ecology, and the attempts to solve them by the State Veterinary Services and Animal Health.

1University of London, London, UK; 2Cox Associates, Denver, CO; 3Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, and Livestock Information Services, Callaway, NE; 5JMI Laboratories, North Liberty, IA; 6Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut, 80 Seymour St., Hartford, CT 06102-5037; 7Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; 8Sutton Veterinary Clinic, Sutton, NE, USA; 4Royal Veterinary and Agricultural ...

*Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 540106, Greece; †Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Veterinary Services, 1417 Nicosia, Cyprus; ‡Laboratory of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Aristotle University of Thess...

Veterinary education commenced in South Africa in 1920 at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute in South Africa in association with the Transvaal University College, now the University of Pretoria. Sir Arnold Theiler, Director of Veterinary Research and Education, was the first Dean. Today there are 46 veterinary training institutions in Africa of which 21 are in sub-Saharan Africa. Veterinary...

Veterinary research laboratories play an essential role in the provision of veterinary services in most countries. These laboratories are the source of new knowledge, innovative ideas and improved technology for the surveillance, prevention and control of animal diseases. In addition, many laboratories provide diagnostic and other services. To ensure the optimal integration of various veterinar...

This paper presents the results of a field survey on use patterns and demand for clinical veterinary services in one of the poorest states of India, namely, Orissa. A demand function was estimated using Poisson regression and demand elasticities were obtained for various income groups. The survey shows that large numbers of households, including the poor, pay prices that are significantly highe...

The control of animal health and food safety has undergone profound changes and is now seen in terms of a global approach, 'from the stable to the table'. The risks themselves have also evolved, principally due to changing practices, and this, coupled with increased knowledge and changes in consumer demands, has led to a more global conception of production chains. In terms of official controls...