title: The legal responsibilities of the veterinary surgeon arising from advances in equine cardiology and in the prescription of drugs for racehorses.
abstract: The paper examines the responsibilities of the veterinary surgeon in relation to the advances more recently made in the field of equine cardiology. Notwithstanding such advances it is stated that the normal established legal principles apply, in particular in relation to the preparation of certificates, namely that the veterinary surgeon must be sufficiently expert to give the opinion sought, that he must make himself fully aware of the purpose for which the certificate is required and that he must make clear the nature and limitations of any examination carried out.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000662:veterinary*; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006736:Horses; D007603:Jurisprudence; D006113:United Kingdom; D014730:Veterinary Medicine