Veterinarians say higher pay, more staff are keys for safety

Workers of Vinh Thanh Dat enterprise in HCM City pack pasteurised eggs.

Veterinary clinics were too often understaffed and the pay too little to induce high productivity, they argued at a meeting in Ha Noi yesterday.

The gathering, organised by the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry’s Department of Animal Health, was held to discuss ways to prevent the spread of avian flu and other epidemics, especially with the approach of winter with its higher risk to animals.

The veterinarians heard reports dealing with diseases that have struck herds and poultry flocks this year, including avian flu, foot and mouth disease, and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome or "blue ear" disease.

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