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Purpose

To provide veterinary services to clients in order to ensure healthy animals, sustainable and profitable animal production enterprises, safe trade in animals and products of animal origin and the wellbeing of animals and the public.

Functions

1. Facilitate the prevention and control of animal diseases.
2. Facilitate the provision of agriculture public health services.
3. Coordinate the provision of veterinary laboratory services.
4. Provide primary animal health care, veterinary extension, animal welfare, traceability and advisory services.
5. Regulate and facilitate trade in animals and animal products.

It is structured into five sub-programmes:

• Animal Health 
• Veterinary International Trade Facilitation 
• Veterinary Public Health 
• Veterinary Diagnostics Services
• Veterinary Technical Support Services

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