Keith Meldrum
Keith Cameron Meldrum CB, MRCVS, DVSM, HonFRSH (born 1937) was the United Kingdom's Chief Veterinary Officer from June 1988 to April 1997.[1]
Keith Meldrum | |
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| Born | Keith Cameron Meldrum 1937 (age 85–86) |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
Biography
After two years in general practice as a veterinary surgeon, he joined the State Veterinary Service, as a veterinary officer, and worked there during the 1967 foot-and-mouth outbreak.[2] His tenure as CVO coincided with the Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) epidemic,[2] to which he led the government's response.[3]
A lifetime member of the British Veterinary Association, he sits on the council of their Central Veterinary Society division.[3] He was made a Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1995 New Year Honours.[2][4] He is also an Honorary Member of the Royal Society for Public Health (HonFRSH), a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (MRCVS), and holds a Diploma in Veterinary State Medicine (DVSM).[2]
References
- "Keith Meldrum: Official vet". BBC News. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- Lois Reynolds; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2003). Foot and Mouth Disease: The 1967 outbreak and its aftermath. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. ISBN 978-0-85484-096-0. OL 11612220M. Wikidata Q29581674.
- "Keith Meldrum". Central Veterinary Society. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- "No. 53893". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1994. pp. 1–32.