title: [Animal health and animal health care concepts changing over time].
abstract: The term "animal health", in particular applied to herds and flocks of food animals, needs to be newly defined in the light of the growing societal concerns with modern husbandry systems and animal welfare. This paper deals with a definition of animal health, which is extended to the well being of the animals and to pre-harvest food safety aspects. The future activities of food animal veterinarians have to meet the new demands and societal expectations discussed in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Aussenstelle für Epidemiologie der Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Blaha
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000379:methods*; D000827:Animal Welfare / Q000639:trends*; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D005858:Germany; D006304:Health Status; D008460:Meat / Q000592:standards*