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Animal disease control serves to protect humans and animals.

Human and animal health is the essential task of the veterinary system. Public health tasks in the veterinary field are performed by the Veterinary Administration.

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• In the Free State of Thuringia, animal disease control is the responsibility of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Family and Health, the Thuringian State Office for Consumer Protection and the districts and independent cities (veterinary and food control offices) in the transferred sphere of action.
• They can call in the animal health services of the Thuringian Animal Disease Fund to perform tasks in animal disease control.
• Official and other necessary laboratory diagnostic examinations are carried out at the Thuringian State Office for Consumer Protection.
• The Tierseuchenkasse is responsible for animal disease compensation and preventive animal disease control measures.

In the Free State of Thuringia, animal disease control is the responsibility of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Family and Health, the Thuringian State Office for Consumer Protection and the districts and independent cities (veterinary and food control offices) in the transferred sphere of action.
They can call in the animal health services of the Thuringian Animal Disease Fund to perform tasks in animal disease control.

Official and other necessary laboratory diagnostic examinations are carried out at the Thuringian State Office for Consumer Protection.

The Tierseuchenkasse is responsible for animal disease compensation and preventive animal disease control measures.