The sheep and goats brucellosis program is one of the most important animalhealth programs with significant animal health, public health, and internationaltrade consequences. Several factors are involved in the implementation of thisprogram, while its success depends on the availability of an effective, well-trained,and fully engaged staff. Considering the poor results of sheep and goats brucellosisprogram in Greece mainly related to the limited number of veterinarians workingin the regional veterinary services, the present study aims to approach the numberof the human resources and more precisely of veterinarians that are essential forthe effective and efficient brucellosis control strategy in Greece. Therefore, the dataderived by the performance of the program for the years 2012 to 2015 are analyzed.Finally, economic and political circumstances – external factors that affect thefunctionality of the program as well as all relevant bottlenecks are being discussed.The findings of the present study indicate that approximately 485 veterinarians with485 assistants working for the needs of the brucellosis program would significantlyassist on the complete implementation of the brucellosis control and eradication ofthe disease in Greek sheep and goat holdings.
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