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PG. 32 THE RURAL VOICE, FEBRUARY 1983
,FARM ADVICE=
THE VET
OF THE FUTURE
The image of the veterinarian is chang-
ing rapidly. The veterinarians of the future
will be different again.
Speaking to a recent meeting at the
Canadian Animal Health Institute, Dr. C.R.
Buck, Liaison and Extension Officer for
the Ontario Veterinary College outlines
some of the factors shaping the role of
veterinary medicine.
"Costs are major factors which must be
considered before animals can be
marketed at a price reasonable to both
producer and consumer," he says.
"Losses to disease of 10 per cent would
represent a $300 million annual bill to
society, so obviously, prevention of
disease is preferable to treatment."
The 'new' veterinarian will be much bet-
ter trained in health management. In fact,
proposals at O.V.C. would see this
discipline organized as a responsibility at
department level.
The explosion in technology, informa-
tion and medical data means
veterinarians will have to adapt to means
by which this information can be used.
The use of computers is becoming an in-
tegral operational instrument which
veterinarians must adopt. At the training
level, an introduction to a veterinary
medical information system has taken
place at O.V.C. with the assistance of the
University of Guelph.
Hand in hand with the information
boom is the mobility boom. As people and
animals move, so do their diseases. The
veterinarian of the future will receive extra
training in epidemiology so he can
recognize potentially destructive diseases
and halt their spread.
This emphasis will also be valuable as
veterinarians take on more and more
responsibilities in regulatory medicine
and food hygiene, according to Buck.
Communication is another buzzword of
the 80's which applied to the new
veterinarian. He will be involved in com-
municating between universities, col-
leagues, farmers, and even students as in-
formation is transferred for the benefit of
all.
Finally, the role of the veterinarian as
researcher will probably expand, Buck
concluded. This service will help improve
animals as a source of food and also help
in the development of new cures for
human disorders and diseases. The role of
the laboratory animal cannot be over-
emphasized.
While veterinarians have always been
looked to for the healing and protection of
companion animals (pets), in the 80's they
will be taking an even closer look at the
phenomena which binds animals and
man.