Veterinary services protect animal health, support livestock production and safeguard public health through the provision of professional veterinary services and disease-control measures.
Key areas of focus include:
- Veterinary clinical and advisory services
- Diagnosis, prevention and control of animal diseases
- Veterinary laboratory investigations and diagnostics
- Vaccination and disease-control programmes
- Veterinary public health and zoonotic disease control
- Meat inspection and food safety oversight
- Animal movement control and veterinary certification
- Regulation and monitoring of veterinary medicines and biological products
- Animal welfare and responsible animal health practices
- Veterinary emergency preparedness and response
The Department provides veterinary technical services through appropriate public veterinary structures and works with farmers, private veterinary practitioners and other stakeholders to protect animal health and public health.