Veterinary surveillance: Links
A selection of other websites providing information on veterinary surveillance is provided below.
Please note that Defra is not responsible for the content of any non-Defra websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed on them.
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Government and Agency
- Central Science Laboratory (CSL)
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
- Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Northern Ireland (DARDNI)
- Food Standards Agency (FSA)
- Health Protection Agency (HPA)
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)
- Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC)
- Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS)
- Meat Hygiene Service (MHS)
- Microbiological Safety of Food Funders Group (MSFFG)
- Science Directorate (SD)
- Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health (SCIEH)
- Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD)
- Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA)
- Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD)
- Welsh Assembly Government Department for Environment, Planning and Countryside
International
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
- Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
- World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
- Med-Vet-Net
Veterinary surveillance
- Veterinary Laboratories Agency
- Scottish Agricultural College
- Veterinary Science Division
- Animal Health Trust
- EpiVetNet
- GisVET
- Institute for Animal Health
- National Animal Disease Information Service
- Pro-MED
Veterinary organisations, education and research
- Animal Health Trust (AHT)
- Bristol Veterinary School
- British Cattle Veterinary Association (BCVA)
- British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA)
- British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA)
- British Veterinary Association (BVA)
- Cambridge Veterinary School
- Edinburgh Veterinary School
- Glasgow Veterinary School
- Institute for Animal Health (IAH)
- Liverpool Veterinary School
- Moredun Research Institute (MRI)
- Royal Veterinary College (RVC)
- Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (SVEPM)
- Veterinary Practice Magazine
- Veterinary training and research initiative ('Liverpool') - Information about VTRI is also available on the Defra website.
- Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)
Antimicrobial Resistance
- Defra’s Antimicrobial Resistance Co-ordination (DARC) Group
- Health Protection Agency
- Veterinary Laboratories Agency
- World Health Organisation
- pets-MRSA
- Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture (RUMA) Alliance
- British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (EARSS)
- Scottish
Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan

- Antimicrobial
Resistance Action Plan (AMRAP) 2002 – 2005. Northern Ireland.

- Defra’s
Strategy for Developing and Implementing a Programme of Surveillance
for Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals in England and Wales.

- Defra Antimicrobial Resistance Coordination (DARC) Group
Birds
- The British Association for Shooting & Conservation
- British Egg Information Service
- British Homing World
- British Poultry Council
- British Veterinary Poultry Association
- The National Gamekeepers' Organisation
- Rare Breeds Survival Trust
- Royal Pigeon Racing Association
- The Poultry Club
- The Poultry Site
- The Game Conservancy Trust
Cattle
- English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX)
- Hybu Cig Cymru (Meat Promotion Wales)
- Meat and Livestock Commission (MLC)
- Quality Meat Scotland (QMS)
- Rare Breeds Survival Trust
- UK Dairy industry - Information on the Food and Drink pages of the Defra website.
Fish
- Defra's fisheries information
- efishbusiness
- EU Reference Laboratory for Fish Diseases
- Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association (OATA)
- The FishSite
Goats
- British Goat Society
- Rare Breeds Survival Trust
- Scottish Agricultural College
- The British Sheep Dairying Association
- The Goat Veterinary Society
Horses
- Animal Health Trust
- British Equine Veterinary Association
- British Equestrian Federation
- British Horse Industry Federation
- British Horse Society
- Defra's Horse Gateway
- Home of Rest for Horses
- Horserace Betting Levy Board
- Rare Breeds Survival Trust
- The Donkey Sanctuary
Pet animals
- Animal Health Trust
- British Small Animal Veterinary Association
- Defra's Bringing pets to the UK information
- Federation of British Herpetologists
- Petfood Manufacturers’ Association
- Pet Health Council
Pigs
- British Pig Association
- British Pig Executive
- Meat and Livestock Commission
- National Pig Association
- Pig Veterinary Society
- Rare Breeds Survival Trust
- The Pig Site
- Zoonosis Action Plan (ZAP) Salmonella Monitoring Programme
Sheep
- English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX)
- Hybu Cig Cymru (Meat Promotion Wales)
- Meat and Livestock Commission
- National Sheep Association
- Quality Meat Scotland (QMS)
- Rare Breeds Survival Trust
- Scottish Agricultural College
- The British Wool Marketing Board
- The British Sheep Dairying Association
- The Sheep Veterinary Society
Wildlife
- British Trust for Ornithology surveys
- Defra's Wildlife and Countryside information
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee
- Mammal Society maps for Scotland
- National Biodiversity Network Website
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
- Tracking Mammals partnership
- VLA annual report on wildlife diseases in the UK
A Defra wide list of links to other sites is available.
Page last reviewed: 2 May 2007
Page last modified: 2 May 2007
