Agroterrorism - University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine

VMES ObjectivesThe Veterinary Medical ExperimentStation (VMES) supports a wide rangeof research that impacts on many aspects ofour lives; the food we eat and the clothes wewear, our physical, emotional, and economichealth, and the quality of our environment.VMES research includes efforts to improvethe productivity and health of poultry andlivestock, to better the quality of life forcompanion animals, and to improve publichealth through disease surveillance. Thisyear’s research is profiled in our 2002 - 2003VMES annual report.VMES funds help support short-termapplied research that directly benefits thehealth of animals and livestock in Georgiaand are used to develop extramurally fundedresearch programs at the College of VeterinaryMedicine. Projects supported by VMESfunds are evaluated for scientific merit,importance to animal health, considerationfor experimental animal welfare, and theirroles in meeting the research objectives ofthe VMES.Our objectives are as follows:• To improve the health and productivityof domestic livestock, poultry, fish, andother income-producing animals andwildlife through research;• To assist in preventing disease epidemicsby providing laboratory resources andhighly skilled scientific personnel;• To assist in protecting human healththrough the control of animal diseasestransmissable to man;• To improve the health of companion animals,which serve to enrich the lives ofhumankind;• To train new scientists in animal healthresearch in order to provide continuityand growth in this vital area of veterinarymedicine.