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The BCVA(British Cattle Veterinary Association) is the cattle specialist division of the British Veterinary Association.The aims of the association are to promote the discussion and exchange of information and the advancement of knowledge pertaining to cattle. To encourage collaboration between this Association and other related organisations.And to provide informed opinion on bovine matters to other organisations.

The BVA (British Veterinary Association), is the national representative body for the British veterinary profession. It is a voluntary body with over 10,000 members.In addition to its own BVA:Animal Welfare Foundation the BVA is also a member of these companion animal welfare groups.The BVA carries out three main functions: Policy development in areas affecting the profession, promoting and protecting the profession and provision of services to members

FVE (Federation Of Veterinarians Of Europe) aims to defend the interests of the veterinary profession on European level by close contacts with, and written submissions to, the relevant European bodies and institutions.FVE strives to maintain a structure to assemble opinions from all members of the European veterinary body and to formulate these opinions into one corporate voice.

The primary task of the Food and Veterinary Office is to ensure that Community legislation on food safety, animal health, plant health and animal welfare is properly implemented and enforced. What is at stake? The safety of food to eat and drink, the health and welfare of animals and the health of plants.

The Institute For Animal Health (IAH) is an international research centre working to improve the health of farm animals worldwide. It is the largest research institute in the United Kingdom dedicated to the study of infectious diseases of farm animals. IAH is a major international centre at the forefront of research into infectious diseases in farm animals. It has three sites at Compton, Pirbright, and the Neuropathogenesis Unit in Edinburgh. IAH is one of eight research institutes of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

The Moredun Research Institute (MRI) is internationally recognised for its work on infectious diseases of sheep and other ruminants. The aims of the Institute are to carry out research on diseases which undermine biological efficiency, impair animal welfare or threaten public health.They also develop strategies for improved control and prevention of disease, contribute new knowledge to biological science and maintain specialist diagnostic and disease surveillance services to facilitate epidemiological investigations.

The OIE (Office International des Epizooties) website is a useful site for veterinary matters worldwide. The OIE is an inter-governmental organisation created by the International Agreement of 25 January 1924. Its remit is to to guarantee the transparency of animal disease status world-wide; to collect, analyse and disseminate veterinary scientific information; to provide expertise and promote international solidarity for the control of animal diseases, to guarantee the sanitary safety of world trade by developing sanitary rules for international trade in animals and animal products.

The Pig Veterinary Society exists to assist its members to care for pigs, through dissemination of knowledge about health, disease, the pig’s welfare and its management.Through the promotion of pig health and welfare, good management practices, pig assurance schemes, social responsibility and consumer protection, the Society aims to bring together the needs of all parties who produce and consume food, while guarding, above all else, the individual needs of the pig.

SAC (The Scottish Agricultural College) is an innovative, knowledge-based organisation, which supports the development of land-based industries and communities through its specialist research and development resources, its education and training provision and its expert advisory and consultancy services. Its work is wide ranging but there is a particular emphasis on agriculture and related sciences, rural business development and management, food chain quality and safety, and rural resource and environmental management.

The Sheep Veterinary Society is a non-territorial specialist division of the British Veterinary Association formed in 1967. Its membership is drawn from all sectors of the sheep industry and there are approximately 850 members. Many members are veterinary surgeons but some 25% are advisers, scientific research workers, commercial representatives, farmers and shepherds.

The Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons exists to provide advice and information to veterinary surgeons and others actively involved in the management of veterinary practices. The Society does not provide clinical advice or services to members of the public, who are advised to direct their queries to their own veterinary surgeon.

 

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