1 Animal Health Whose Responsibility Is It?

2 Animal Health Concerns Three Levels Of Responsibility What Are They? The Animal Owner Veterinarian Government Officials

3 Animal Owner Immediate responsibility for animal health. Observing the animal daily. Responsible for obtaining knowledge about the animal from many sources.

4 The Veterinarian Professional educated in animal health and preventative medicine. Provide services and instruction on health- related problems. Report diseases like: Rabies, Anthrax, and Cholera.

5 The Government Prevent, Control, and Eradicate certain Diseases. Animal/Human diseases Diseases of economic importance. Protection of foreign diseases

6 Animal Disease Animal to Human Transfer –Rabies –Brucellosis Undulant fever –Psittacosis parrot fever –Tuberculosis Foreign Disease –Foot and mouth disease USDA and Customs –control animal importation