The importance of veterinary diagnostic laboratories for disease surveillance, research, and postgraduate studies in animal health in Brazil

ABSTRACT: This article describes the importance of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories (VDLs) for the development of animal health research and postgraduate education in Brazil. It also addresses the limitations, difficulties, and potential of these laboratories as an efficient alternative for the co...

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Main Authors: Franklin Riet-Correa, Ricardo Antônio A. Lemos, Carolina C. Guizelini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2025-05-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2025000100200&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:ABSTRACT: This article describes the importance of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories (VDLs) for the development of animal health research and postgraduate education in Brazil. It also addresses the limitations, difficulties, and potential of these laboratories as an efficient alternative for the consolidation of epidemiological surveillance of animal diseases in the country. These laboratories should also be used as efficient tools for the development of research, teaching, and extension, practiced in an associated manner in undergraduate and postgraduate education in veterinary medicine.
ISSN:1678-5150