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‘One health’ high on the agenda at the FVE general assembly
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.162.25.800
Subject(s) - biosecurity , animal health , veterinary medicine , european union , animal welfare , veterinary public health , public health , welfare , general assembly , political science , one health , companion animal , medicine , business , law , nursing , biology , pathology , ecology , economic policy
‘One health’ — the concept that animal and public health cannot be seen independently — was high on the agenda of the general assembly of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe ( fve ), held in Vienna on June 6 and 7. Other topics discussed included the new Community Animal Health Strategy, animal welfare, veterinary education and veterinary professional matters, including a definition of the ‘veterinary act’ and a code of conduct for veterinarians. A meeting of the Union of European Veterinary Practitioners, which preceded the fve assembly, included discussion of biosecurity, companion animals and veterinary medicines