Web Directory

» 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.
   http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalhealth/

» Animal Health Trust
   Veterinary charity dedicated to improving the health and welfare of horses, dogs and cats. Includes information on the referral clinics, diagnostic services, research into animal diseases and the advancement of veterinary teaching and practice.
   http://www.aht.org.uk/

» Cat Blood Donors
   Searchable listing of potential feline blood donors, a free service to veterinary professionals seeking sources of blood.
   http://www.catblooddonors.com/

» 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.
   http://www.catprofessional.com

» 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.
   http://www.pighealth.com/csf.htm

» 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.
   http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ais2.pdf

» Dog Blood Donors
   Searchable listing of potential canine blood donors, a free service to veterinary professionals seeking sources of blood.
   http://www.dogblooddonors.com/

» 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.
   http://www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/diseases/vetsurveillance/species/wildlife/strategy/pdf/whs-090615.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.
   http://www.frs-scotland.gov.uk/Delivery/standalone.aspx?contentid=677

» Guidance on Control of Johne’s Disease in Dairy Herds
   DEFRA outlines the strategies for managing this disease caused by the bacterium, Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis.
   http://www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/diseases/atoz/documents/johnes-report0911.pdf

» 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.
   http://tss4.info/EK/JTP/

» 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.
   http://royalsociety.org/Royal-Society-Inquiry-commissioned-by-the-UK-Government-into-Infectious-Diseases-in-Livestock/

» 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.
   http://www.nadis.org.uk

» Pig Infection Studies with Influenza A (H1N1) Associated with Global Epidemic in Humans
   Preliminary conclusions of an EU funded study conducted by the Veterinary Laboratories Agency.
   http://www.defra.gov.uk/vla/diseases/docs/dis_si_study.pdf

» 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.
   http://www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/diseases/vetsurveillance/profiles/documents/sp-johnes.pdf

» Rabies
   BBC Health provides information on this disease, its cause, symptoms, prevention and treatment.
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/rabies1.shtml

» Swine Flu: Latest Situation
   Information from DEFRA on this worldwide virus disease of pigs, including the incidence of cases of pandemic H1N1 influenza virus in pigs in the UK in 2009/2010.
   http://www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/diseases/atoz/swine-flu/latest.htm

» TB in Cattle
   DEFRA’s official website on this disease, how it is spread and how farmers can protect their herds.
   http://www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/diseases/atoz/tb/

» 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.
   http://www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/diseases/vetsurveillance/species/fish.htm