Chief Veterinary Officer

Chief veterinary officer (CVO) is the head of the veterinary authority, which is a governmental service comprising veterinarians, other professionals and paraprofessionals, having the responsibility and competence for ensuring or supervising the implementation of animal health and welfare measures, international veterinary certification and other standards and recommendations.[1] The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) recognizes the notion of chief veterinary officers.[2] The Council of the European Union also realizes the importance of the chief veterinary officers, and founded a preparatory body called Working Party of Chief Veterinary Officers.[3] Typical responsibilities of a chief veterinary officer are to organize and operate a country's animal health and animal protection service and veterinary public health service, covering food chain safety, zoonoses control, environmental contamination and role of animals in the society.

Examples of chief veterinary officers

References

  1. ↑ "Access online: OIE - World Organisation for Animal Health". www.oie.int. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  2. ↑ "Delegates: OIE - World Organisation for Animal Health". www.oie.int. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  3. ↑ "Working Party of Chief Veterinary Officers - Consilium". www.consilium.europa.eu. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
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