Livestock in development: the changing role of veterinary services
1996
S.D. Ashley | S.J. Holden | P.B.S. Bazeley
This paper reports the results of a survey of Chief Veterinary Officers’ (CVOs) opinions carried at the OIE General Session in May 1995.The article focuses on:their views on a number of key issues related to current policy debates about the delivery of animal health servicesthe nature of service deliverythe main influences on current activitiesthe major clients of State Veterinary Services (SVSs)requirements for improvement of SVSsThe article finds:a large majority of CVOs in Africa and Asia favoured the retention of therapeutic services by the statethe most important influences on current activities of SVSs are professional veterinary bodiesthere are regional differences in perceptions as to which of the SVSs’ major client groups are most important, with Europe focusing on public health and the food industry whilst Africa considers smallholder farmers and public health to be most importantChief Veterinary Officers consider larger budgets and better trained staff as their most important requirements in improving the quality of service provided by SVSs
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