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	Veterinary Accreditation
	in Texas

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Requirements in Texas About the National Veterinary Accreditation Program

The Veterinary Accreditation program administered by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS) qualifies private veterinary practitioners to work cooperatively with Federal veterinarians and State animal health officials in preventing, controlling and eradicating livestock and poultry diseases. More than 3,900 veterinarians in Texas are accredited. Accreditation allows both large and small animal practitioners to offer broader services to their clients. For example, accredited veterinarians routinely assist producers in buying, selling, and transporting animals by examining animals for health and soundness, testing for specific diseases, and issuing recognized Certificates of Inspection.

Requirements for veterinary accreditation include:

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree
license to practice veterinary medicine in the states where accredited duties will be performed
completion of an approved orientation
application for accreditation submitted to the VS area office. Application includes certification that applicant possesses certain knowledge and skills.

Orientation for veterinary students and graduate veterinarians is conducted at least twice each year, usually at the Texas A & M University, College of Veterinary Medicine in College Station, TX. When conducted at TAMU, graduate veterinarians are invited to sit in with the students for the orientation.

Questions concerning veterinary accreditation in Texas may be directed to the VS area office at (512) 383-2413.

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NATIONAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEMS In TX.

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USDA : Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service : Veterinary Services -- Texas Area

Brucellosis Card Test Permits
in Texas
VS TX Home Page VS Headquarters Page TAHC Home Page.
VETERINARY ACCREDITATION OTHER PROGRAMS

Our cooperative state agency, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), requires accredited veterinarians to meet certain criteria and be included on an approved personnel list before conducting brucellosis prevention, control, and eradication activities in Texas. Following bench training at one of the four State-Federal brucellosis laboratories located in Texas, accredited veterinarians on the TAHC List of Approved Personnel can apply for approval to conduct the card test on cattle tested for brucellosis at Texas livestock markets. Accredited veterinarians on the TAHC approved personnel list wishing to be approved to conduct the brucellosis card test should contact Mr. Sam Tobias at the VS area office in Austin, TX at phone number (512) 383-2419.

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