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Author(s) -
Nigel Gibbens
Publication year - 2013
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.f5217
Subject(s) - officer , negotiation , animal health , government (linguistics) , veterinary medicine , one health , political science , resistance (ecology) , medicine , public health , biology , law , pathology , linguistics , philosophy , ecology
In his regular update for Veterinary Record , Nigel Gibbens, the UK Chief Veterinary Officer, discusses the crucial contribution that private veterinary surgeons make to government efforts to detect, control and eradicate animal diseases and how their role might be expanded in future. He also gives an overview of other current issues, including antimicrobial resistance, pet travel, horse passports and forthcoming negotiations on the proposed European Animal Health Regulation