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Please submit to this category only sites of direct relevance to the health conditions and diseases of animals in the United Kingdom. |
This category covers sites concerned with the health of animals in the UK including livestock, pets and wild animals. It includes conditions and diseases affecting animals, including those that may be transmissible to humans, treatments, strategies to prevent the spread of disease, and regulatory matters governing inspection, movement, quarantine, import and export of animals.
This category is for sites about avian influenza (or bird flu), which is a highly infectious disease affecting many species of birds, including chickens, duck, turkeys and geese, wild and pet birds. There are 15 types of bird flu, but the type that is causing concern at the moment is the deadly strain H5N1.
This category is for websites about bluetongue disease in the UK. Bluetongue is an insect-borne viral disease which can affect all species of ruminants.
This category contains sites concerned with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopothy (BSE) in the United Kingdom. BSE, commonly known as mad cow disease, is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle that causes a spongy degeneration in the brain and spinal cord.
This category is for sites about bovine tuberculosis which is an infectious disease of cattle caused by the bacterium, Mycobacterium bovis.
This category is for complementary and alternative animal health related sites with particular relevance to the UK.
This category is for websites about foot and mouth disease in the UK. Foot and mouth is a viral disease which can affect all species of ruminants and some wild and zoo mammals.
This category is for sites concerning the study and practice of veterinary science in the United Kingdom. The veterinary profession is involved in the improvement of animal husbandry, the prevention and treatment of animal disease and all the health issues of animals.
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