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Veterinary Services

Date of Publication:

6/27/2013

Definition:

The DoD veterinary services capability encompasses animal health and welfare and veterinary public health. Veterinary public health focuses on the animal health interface with human health and environmental health and is an essential part of public health. More specifically, veterinary services consist of the practice of veterinary medicine and surgery, including: diagnosis and treatment of sick or injured animals; animal health and zoonotic disease surveillance, epidemiology, control and prevention of zoonoses; food protection; management of health aspects of laboratory animal facilities and diagnostic laboratories; biomedical research; health education and extension; production and control of biological products and medical devices; management of domestic and wild animal populations; protection of drinking water and the environment; and shared management of public health emergencies.

Source of Definition:

DoD Instruction 5154.06: Armed Services Medical Regulating

Last Updated: December 05, 2018
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