Veterinary
The public veterinary system has a wide range of tasks for the protection of animals and humans and is performed by veterinary authorities at all levels of administration. They either use the term veterinary services in their name or use an organizational unit to describe the area of responsibility.
The veterinary sector includes the prevention and control of animal diseases , the protection of people from the health risks posed by zoonoses , the monitoring of animal hygiene, the establishment of animal health services, veterinary matters in international trade and travel, ante-mortem and meat inspection . On various occasions is animal welfare or the dog control included in the term Veterinary Office.
With the exercise of the functions of the veterinary services used are from authorities veterinarians in charge.
Germany
Official veterinarians can acquire the qualification as a specialist veterinarian for public veterinary services through the State Veterinary Chamber after at least three years of work in the veterinary administration .