According to the Animal Health Law (AHL) - Regulation (EU) No. 2016/429, Article 11 - Knowledge of animal health, veterinarians and other animal professionals shall have adequate knowledge of:
(a) animal diseases, including those that are transmissible to humans;
(b) biosecurity principles;
(c) the interaction between animal health, animal welfare and human health;
(d) good practice of animal husbandry for the animal species under their care;
(e) resistance to treatments, including antimicrobial resistance, and its implications.
Therefore, it is necessary to provide this specific training / updating of Veterinarians who, in the AHL (Article 12, 1 c)), is given the responsibility to play an active role in raising awareness of animal health and the interaction between health animal, animal welfare and human health. The course will have two versions, one aimed at veterinarians who work on ruminant farms and the other at those who work on pig farms.