Extensive and fundamental changes are taking place in
livestock industries throughout the world. These changes present new
problems to everyone concerned with animal production and health. They
create the need to be able to define optimum levels of productive efficiency
which are in keeping with food needs and preferences, human health
considerations, conservation, rural development and animal welfare. In
relation to animal health, they need to deal with changing patterns in major
diseases, the appearance of entirely new problems, and the recognition of
many mild or subclinical diseases as a serious constraint to productive
efficiency.
Therefore, new approaches are needed for the design and
management of programmes and services and, particularly, for the generation
and management of information upon which appropriate animal production and
health policies can be based.
Over the past three decades VEERU developed
a series of study courses to address these needs. They have been attended by
large numbers of veterinarians, animal production specialists and economists
from all continents, many of whom have gained MSc, MPhil and PhD degrees
through their studies.
VEERU’s position in the Agricultural Department of the School of Policy and
Development, The University of Reading, and its close associations with
other Agencies and Institutes in UK enables it to design and implement
customized courses on:
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veterinary epidemiology, risk analysis and economics of animal health
and production
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data management and traceability in animal health and production systems
from farm to national level
Proposals are welcomed for short course and
ad hoc training, to be
conducted in UK, at Reading and other relevant venues, or in other
countries. Enquiries regarding training should be sent to
veeru@reading.ac.uk
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Current
and recent training activities in UK include:
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Training
course for field and laboratory staff of the Kosovo Veterinary & Food
Agency in surveillance, contingency planning and emergency preparedness
for Avian Influenza and other transboundary diseases
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provision of a training/study tour focused on exotic disease contingency
planning for representatives of veterinary services in Croatia
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Current
and recent training activities overseas include: |
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Development of curricula and staff training programmes for two new
veterinary faculties at Gondar and Jigjiga in Ethiopia
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Two missions to train Jordan Government Animal Health staff in
veterinary epidemiology and animal disease surveillance methods
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Four training workshops in Surveillance, Investigation, Control and
Prevention of Avian Influenza for veterinary officers from provincial
sub-departments and regional centres of northern, central and southern
Vietnam - part of the WB/FAO Avian Influenza emergency Recovery Project
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Two one week workshops on FMD outbreak surveillance investigation,
tracing and control, for countries of Balkans and Transcaucasus regions
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Three courses in Basic Epidemiology and Veterinary Economics for
provincial veterinary officers from provinces of northern, central and
southern Vietnam - part of a capacity-building initiative by the EU
Strengthening of Veterinary Services Vietnam project
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Seminar on diseases of small ruminants and preparation of two hand books
on small ruminant disease in Botswana
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