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Animal Health - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalhealth/
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. |
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Pig Infection Studies with Influenza A (H1N1) Associated with Global Epidemic in Humans - http://www.defra.gov.uk/vla/diseases/docs/dis_si_study.pdf
Preliminary conclusions of an EU funded study conducted by the Veterinary Laboratories Agency. |
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Common Zoonoses in Agriculture - http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ais2.pdf
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. |
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http://www.nadis.org.uk - http://www.nadis.org.uk
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. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/rabies1.shtml - http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/rabies1.shtml
BBC Health provides information on this disease, its cause, symptoms, prevention and treatment. |
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Infectious Diseases in Livestock - http://royalsociety.org/inquiry/index.html
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. |
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Classical Swine Fever - http://www.pighealth.com/csf.htm
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. |
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Fisheries Research Services: Notifiable Diseases - http://www.frs-scotland.gov.uk/Delivery/standalone.aspx?contentid=677
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. |
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Cat Professional - http://www.catprofessional.com
Provides information and advice to cat owners and veterinary professionals. Information on services offered, downloadable publications and forthcoming events and talks in the UK. |
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Horse Care Transport - http://tss4.info/EK/JTP/
Provides a purpose-built ambulance services for horses, regularly covering many point-to-points and other horse events especially in the South of England. |
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Veterinary Surveillance: Fish - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/vetsurveillance/species/fish/index.htm
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. |
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Veterinary Surveillance: The Wildlife Health Strategy - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/vetsurveillance/species/wildlife/hws.htm
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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Guidance on Control of Johne’s Disease in Dairy Herds - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/pdf/johnesguidance.pdf
DEFRA outlines the strategies for managing this disease caused by the bacterium, Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. |
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Profile for Johne’s Disease - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/vetsurveillance/profiles/johnes.pdf
DEFRA outlines the surveillance strategy for this disease including its description, the rationale for Government intervention, its impact, human health implications and legislation. |
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TB in Cattle - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/tb/
DEFRA’s official website on this disease, how it is spread and how farmers can protect their herds. |