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Veterinary Medicine in Knowledge based Society
Veterinarians Mission is:
Abundant, safe, high quality affordable food of animal origin from sustainable production
Disease – free lifestock
Minimal drug – minimal resistance
No parasites
Promote immunity
Residues – respect MRL´s
No Zoonoses
No food borne diseases
Documentation and tracebility
Veterinary Education and University Research has to support the Mission
Veterinary Medicine in Knowledge based Society
=> Animal Health
=> Animal Welfare
=> Food security
=> Human Health
Veterinary Medicine in Knowledge based Society
Veterinary Medicine
Health
Animals Humans
Food
Infectious Diseases
Veterinary Medicine in Knowledge based Society
• OIE• FAO• WHO• National organisations• Universities
ONE Health, ONE Medicine
Veterinary Medicine in Knowledge based Society
Infectious Diseases – High Priority in Veterinary Medicine
• 1400 human pathogens• 60 % of zoonotic• 75 % of emerging diseases zoonotic• >80 % of emerging human diseases have animal reservoirs
Veterinary Medicine in Knowledge based Society
Economic Impact of Infectious Animal Diseases (bn $)
Classical Swine Fever (CSF)NL 1995-96 2,3 bn
Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)Taiwan 1994-96 6-8 bnMK 1998-02 25-30 bnBrazil 2005 1 bn
BSEMK 1991-94 10-13 bnJapan 1999-00 1,5 bnCanada 2002-03 1,5 bnUS 2002-04 3-5 bn
Avian InfluenzaItaly 1998 0,4 bnNL 2001 0,5 bnASIA ongoing 10-15 bn
SARSChina, Hongkong 30-50 bnSingapore, Canada source: bio era
2005
Veterinary Medicine in Knowledge based Society
Trade and Travel
• Animals and humans travel faster than incubation time of infectious diseases
• Food of animal origin traded world wide at airplane speedPathogensVector born diseases (50 % of all inf.)Resistance factors spreadResidues
• Cost of control vs. Cost of correction
Veterinary Medicine in Knowledge based Society
Infectious Animal Diseases and Zoonoses
• Pathogenesis• Epidemiology
• Genetics• Nutrition• Husbandry• Transportation• Hygiene• Vectors
• Surveillance• Policy• Standards• Regulations
• Diagnostics• Prevention And Control Programm• Veterinary Services• Tool Box
• Individual• Herd• Population
• VPH• Zoonoses• Economics
Pathogen Animal host
Veterinary Medicine in Knowledge based Society
Todays challenges
- World Population Growing- Climate Change
- Food + Nutrition- Health + Wellbeing
- Trade + Travel- Financial and economic crisis
- Energy crisis
How to deal with limited ressources?
Veterinary Medicine in Knowledge based Society
Tomorrow´s solutions
• Education• Research• Knowledge/Strategies/Tools• Transfer/Translation
World Sustainable Development• ecologic• economic• social
Veterinary Medicine in Knowledge based Society
Role of Universities
• Education (BSc, MSc, PhD)starting competence vet. professionLLL – life long learningevolving professional expertise
• ResearchAdress the issuesPriority settingExpertise and RessourcesCooperation
• ServicesClinicalAnimal Production and WelfareFood Quality and SafetyVPH