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Animal Health - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalhealth/ 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 - http://www.catprofessional.com 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 - http://www.pighealth.com/csf.htm 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 - http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ais2.pdf 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.

Fisheries Research Services: Notifiable Diseases - http://www.frs-scotland.gov.uk/Delivery/standalone.aspx?contentid=677 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.

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

Horse Care Transport - http://tss4.info/EK/JTP/ 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://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/rabies1.shtml - http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/rabies1.shtml BBC Health provides information on this disease, its cause, symptoms, prevention and treatment.

http://www.nadis.org.uk - http://www.nadis.org.uk 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.

Infectious Diseases in Livestock - http://royalsociety.org/inquiry/index.html 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.

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

Profile for Johne’s Disease - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/vetsurveillance/profiles/johnes.pdf DEFRA outlines the surveillance strategy for this disease including its description, the rationale for Government intervention, its impact, human health implications and legislation.

Swine Flu: Latest Situation - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/swine-flu/latest/ 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 - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/tb/ DEFRA’s official website on this disease, how it is spread and how farmers can protect their herds.

Veterinary Surveillance: Fish - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/vetsurveillance/species/fish/index.htm 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.

Veterinary Surveillance: The Wildlife Health Strategy - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/vetsurveillance/species/wildlife/hws.htm Outlines a strategy in the UK to protect human health, protect and promote the welfare of animals, and protect the interests of the wider economy, environment, society and international trade.

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