Animal Health - 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..
Cat Professional - Provides information and advice to cat owners and veterinary professionals. Information on services offered, downloadable publications and forthcoming events and talks in the UK..
Classical Swine Fever - 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..
Common Zoonoses in Agriculture - 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. [PDF].
England Wildlife Health Strategy - Outlines a strategy to protect human health, protect and promote the welfare of animals, and protect the interests of the wider economy, environment, society and international trade. [PDF].
Fisheries Research Services: Notifiable Diseases - 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..
Horse Care Transport - Provides a purpose-built ambulance services for horses, regularly covering many point-to-points and other horse events especially in the South of England..
Infectious Diseases in Livestock - 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..
NADIS - 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..
Profile for Johne’s Disease - DEFRA outlines the surveillance strategy for this disease including its description, the rationale for Government intervention, its impact, human health implications and legislation. [PDF].
Rabies - BBC Health provides information on this disease, its cause, symptoms, prevention and treatment..
Swine Flu: Latest Situation - Information from DEFRA on this worldwide virus disease of pigs, including an assessment of the risks of introducing the new variant, influenza A / H1N1, to the UK pig population..
TB in Cattle - DEFRA’s official website on this disease, how it is spread and how farmers can protect their herds..
Veterinary Surveillance: Fish - 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..
