KLANG: From looking after our pets to farm animals and overseeing food production, veterinarians are an essential but underappreciated profession.
Dr Saravanakumar S. Pillai, a former Department of Veterinary Services deputy director, said their job scope was much wider than just treating all kinds of animals.“Veterinarians must also look after livestock, poultry and fisheries to ensure the meat and seafood consumed by the public is safe and food security needs are taken care of,’’ he said in conjunction with World Veterinary Day which falls tomorrow.
Dr Saravanakumar said the shortage of veterinarians was the biggest challenge faced by the profession in the country. Former DVS director-general Datuk Dr Norlizan Mohd Noor said the collaboration between DVS, UPM and the Malaysian Veterinary Medical Association to produce more veterinary specialists had not yielded the desired results.“The relevant agencies must expedite training more veterinary specialists and the progress must be in tandem with the medical profession,’’ said Dr Norlizan.
A senior veterinarian said there was a need for the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency to better understand the need for certain drugs in veterinary practice. He also pointed out certain cheaper new drugs, as well as generic drugs, were not allowed which forced pet owners to pay for the expensive version of the medicine.“Imagine having to fork out about RM20 for each tablet,’’ he said, adding Malaysia does not produce any veterinary medicine at present.
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