In spite of the measures that farmers and other operators are obliged to take on the basis of rules adopted at Union level regarding health of kept animals, good animal husbandry, good hygiene, feed, management and biosecurity, animals can suffer from a broad range of diseases which need to be prevented or treated by veterinary medicinal products for both animal health and welfare reasons.
In ainneoin na mbeart a bhfuil sé d’oibleagáid ar na feirmeoirí a dhéanamh ar bhonn na rialacha arna nglacadh ar leibhéal an Aontais maidir le sláinte ainmhithe ar coimeád, feirmeoireacht mhaith ainmhithe, dea-shláinteachas, beatha, bainistiú agus bithshlándáil, is féidir raon leathan galar a bheith ar ainmhithe ar féidir le táirgí íocshláinte iad a chosc nó a chóireáil le haghaidh cúiseanna sláinte agus leasa ainmhithe araon.