See also:

• Health: Animal  (4,215)
• Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: Society and Culture: Animal Welfare  (186)

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.

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.

Horse Care Transport - - Provides a purpose-built ambulance services for horses, regularly covering many point-to-points and other horse events especially in the South of England.

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.

NADIS - - The National Animal Disease Information Service is a network of 60 veterinary practices and 6 veterinary colleges monitoring the health of cattle, sheep and pigs in the UK.

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.

TB in Cattle - - DEFRA’s official website on this disease, how it is spread and how farmers can protect their herds.

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.