veterinary sector Archives

23 January 2026

Animal health

DVS: No Uncontrolled Public Health Risk From AMR In Farms

DVS rebuts a media report claiming a superbug risk in farms, clarifying that its AMR surveillance findings do not indicate compromised food safety nor uncontrolled public health risk. DVS says AMR can't be attributed solely to farm-level antimicrobial use.

27 November 2025

Animal health

Food Safety And Halal Oversight Fears Unite MPs Against ART

MPs from both sides warn the Malaysia-US ART may erode Malaysia’s control over food safety, biosecurity and halal standards. Wan Fayhsal (PN-Machang) wants the deal scrapped; Tan Kar Hing (PH-Gopeng) calls for safeguards, hearings, selective renegotiation.

31 October 2025

Animal health

US Trade Deal’s Zoning Rule Demands Overhaul Of Malaysia’s Animal-Disease Surveillance

The Malaysia-US trade pact’s “progressive but technically demanding” zoning rules for animal diseases will require major upgrades to surveillance, data sharing, and border inspections, says veterinary expert Dr Saravanakumar S. Pillai.

28 August 2025

Animal health

Malaysia’s Veterinary Shortages Put Animal Health, Food Safety At Risk

Malaysia’s livestock sector faces a shortage of veterinarians, raising biosecurity and food safety risks. Regulators warn that manpower gaps could undermine disease control, even as the government aims to boost protein self-sufficiency by 2030.

1 August 2025

Malaysia

UPM-DKSH Partnership To Boost Veterinary Research And Education

UPM's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and DKSH have signed an MOU for collaboration between academia and industry in veterinary medicine, particularly in the pet food industry and research for the national veterinary sector, amid rising industry needs.

Tag: veterinary sector

DVS: No Uncontrolled Public Health Risk From AMR In Farms

Food Safety And Halal Oversight Fears Unite MPs Against ART

US Trade Deal’s Zoning Rule Demands Overhaul Of Malaysia’s Animal-Disease Surveillance

Malaysia’s Veterinary Shortages Put Animal Health, Food Safety At Risk

UPM-DKSH Partnership To Boost Veterinary Research And Education

Hire Foreign Housemen, Medical Officers Now: Galen Centre

Master’s Graduates Run Hospitals On ‘Study Leave’ But Can’t Apply For Subspecialty Training — Physician

Worsening Waiting Times At Government Hospitals’ Medical Outpatient Clinics — Physician

Medical Officer Duties, Service Load Strain FMS Gazettement Training — Government Doctor

Coronary Stent Excluded From Civil Servants’ GL Coverage In Public Hospitals: UiTM