Fauna silvestre. Actuaciones del Serida en el campo de la sanidad animal

Abstract

The Animal Health Department of the Regional Agri-food Research and Development Service (SERIDA) works on studying the diseases of pets. It has gradually moved towards a theme that is gaining importance, which is wild fauna. Proof of its importance is the existence of departments in the University that are dedicated to ecopathology (the study of illnesses related to ecosystems), the creation of centres such as the Hunting Research Institute of Ciudad Real within the National Scientific Research Council (CSIC). On an international level, it can be seen in the high numbers of subscriptions to scientific journals such as the Journal of Wildlife Diseases or associations such as the Study Group on the Ecopathology of Wild Mountain Fauna (GEEFSM).