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Animal Health is the UK government's executive agency
Executive agency

An executive agency, also known as a next-step agency, is a part of a government department that is treated as managerially and budgetarily separate in order to carry out some part of the executive functions of the United Kingdom government, Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly or Northern Ireland Executive....
 primarily responsible for ensuring that farmed animals in Great Britain
Great Britain

Great Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the List of islands by area, and the largest in Europe. With a population of 58.9 million people it is List of islands by population....
 are healthy, disease-free and well looked after.

One of its key roles is to implement government policies aimed at preventing - or managing - outbreaks of serious animal diseases, and in doing so support the farming industry, protect the welfare of farmed animals and safeguard public health from animal borne disease.

In England and Wales it also works to protect public health by ensuring that dairy hygiene and egg production standards are met.

It also regulates the trade in endangered species through CITES.

Previously Animal Health was known as State Veterinary Service
State Veterinary Service

The State Veterinary Service was an executive agency of the UK government department the . It was the government's delivery agent responsible for animal health and animal welfare in England, Scotland and Wales....
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Animal Health is the UK government's executive agency
Executive agency

An executive agency, also known as a next-step agency, is a part of a government department that is treated as managerially and budgetarily separate in order to carry out some part of the executive functions of the United Kingdom government, Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly or Northern Ireland Executive....
 primarily responsible for ensuring that farmed animals in Great Britain
Great Britain

Great Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the List of islands by area, and the largest in Europe. With a population of 58.9 million people it is List of islands by population....
 are healthy, disease-free and well looked after.

One of its key roles is to implement government policies aimed at preventing - or managing - outbreaks of serious animal diseases, and in doing so support the farming industry, protect the welfare of farmed animals and safeguard public health from animal borne disease.

In England and Wales it also works to protect public health by ensuring that dairy hygiene and egg production standards are met.

It also regulates the trade in endangered species through CITES.

Previously Animal Health was known as State Veterinary Service
State Veterinary Service

The State Veterinary Service was an executive agency of the UK government department the . It was the government's delivery agent responsible for animal health and animal welfare in England, Scotland and Wales....
.

See also

  • Veterinary medicine
    Veterinary medicine

    Veterinary medicine is that branch of medical science,which deals with the study of diagnosis,treatment and prevention of diseases in companion,domestic, exotic, wildlife and production animals....


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