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» Animal Health - The executive agency primarily responsible for ensuring that farmed animals in Great Britain are healthy, disease-free and well looked after, and that risk to public health from animal disease is minimised.




» Badgers and Bovine TB in Scotland - This report sets out the position of bovine tuberculosis in Scotland in 2000, provides details of the Krebs report and the issues it raised and tries to draw some conclusions. [PDF]




» Badgers and Bovine Tuberculosis - The bacterium, Mycobacterium bovis, was first reported in badgers in the UK in 1971. This article provides information on the disease it causes, the evidence that badgers transmit the disease and the action that should be taken to reduce or eradicate bTb from the UK.




» Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle and Badgers - Report by the Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir David King, issued in 2007 following the publishing of a report by the Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB. [PDF]




» Cat Professional - Provides information and advice to cat owners and veterinary professionals. Information on services offered, downloadable publications and forthcoming events and talks in the UK.




» Classical Swine Fever - Provides the history of a series of outbreaks in the United Kingdom in 2000, the steps taken by MAFF to contain the disease and the criticism of the disease control strategy.




» Common Zoonoses in Agriculture - Provides information on a range of livestock diseases which can be caught by humans, the legal requirements in the UK, the precautions to be taken and safe working practices. [PDF]




» Fisheries Research Services: Notifiable Diseases - Provides links to information on a number of fish diseases classified as notifiable in the UK under the Diseases of Fish Acts 1937 and 1983.




» Guidance on Control of Johne’s Disease in Dairy Herds - DEFRA outlines the strategies for managing this disease caused by the bacterium, Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. [PDF]




» Infectious Diseases in Livestock - Report from the Royal Society Inquiry commissioned by the UK Government into livestock diseases issued in July 2002 and a follow-up review in December 2004.




» NewsNow: Bluetongue - An up to date news source on this disease.




» Profile for Johne’s Disease - DEFRA outlines the surveillance strategy for this disease including its description, the rationale for Government intervention, its impact, human health implications and legislation. [PDF]




» Rabies - BBC Health provides information on this disease, its cause, symptoms, prevention and treatment.




» Veterinary Surveillance: Fish - Provides an introduction to fish and shellfish farming and the fishing industry in the UK, and the checks and controls used to prevent the spread of disease outbreaks.




» Veterinary Surveillance: The Wildlife Health Strategy - Outlines a strategy in the UK to protect human health, protect and promote the welfare of animals, and protect the interests of the wider economy, environment, society and international trade.

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