Animal Health

Animal Health was a UK government executive agency primarily responsible for ensuring that farmed animals in Great Britain were healthy, disease-free and well looked after.

One of its key roles was to implement government policies aimed at preventing - or managing - outbreaks of serious animal diseases, and in doing so support the farming industry, protect the welfare of farmed animals and safeguard public health from animal borne disease.

In England and Wales it also worked to protect public health by ensuring that dairy hygiene and egg production standards were met.

It also regulated the trade in endangered species through CITES.

Previously Animal Health was known as State Veterinary Service.

The Scottish arm of the organisation was a member of SEARS (Scotland's Environmental and Rural Services).

On 1 April 2011 it merged with the Veterinary Laboratories Agency to form the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency.^[1]

See also

• Veterinary medicine
• National Office of Animal Health

References

External links

• Official website

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Headquarters: Nobel House, Smith Square

Ministers

• Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Minister of State for Food, Farming and the Environment
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Natural and Marine Environment
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Environment and Rural Affairs
• Minister for Agriculture and Food (United Kingdom)
• Minister for Rural Affairs (United Kingdom)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity

Non-ministerial

• The Water Services Regulation Authority
• Forestry Commission

Executive agencies

• Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
• Rural Payments Agency
• Veterinary Medicines Directorate

Non-departmental
public bodies

Executive	Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Consumer Council for Water Environment Agency Joint Nature Conservation Committee Marine Management Organisation National Forest Company Natural England Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Sea Fish Industry Authority
Advisory	Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment Independent Agricultural Appeals Panel Science Advisory Council Veterinary Products Committee
Tribunal	Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal

Other

• Broads Authority
• Covent Garden Market Authority
• Dartmoor National Park Authority
• Drinking Water Inspectorate
• Exmoor National Park Authority
• Lake District National Park Authority
• New Forest National Park Authority
• North York Moors National Park Authority
• Northumberland National Park Authority
• Peak District National Park Authority
• South Downs National Park Authority
• UK Co-ordinating Body
• Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority

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