Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Regulatory veterinary medicine in a changing environment.
- Journal:
- Australian veterinary journal
- Year:
- 1977
- Authors:
- Mulhern, F J
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
The veterinary field is facing new challenges due to the growing demand for livestock production. These challenges include controlling and eliminating diseases, ensuring animals are treated humanely, and preventing diseases from spreading from animals to humans. The article highlights how regulatory veterinary medicine has played a key role in managing serious diseases like screw worm, foot-and-mouth disease, and others in North America. Overall, the efforts in this area are crucial for protecting both animal and human health.
Abstract
There is an increasing need for the veterinary profession to meet the new challenges brought about by increased and intensified livestock production. These challenges consist of control and eradication of diseases, the humane treatment of animals and the prevention of transmission of disease from animals or animal products to man. Examples are given of the contribution which regulatory medicine activities have made to the prevention/control/eradication of screw worm, foot-and-mouth disease, Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis, Newcastle disease, bovine brucellosis, hog cholera, and certain other diseases in North America.
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