What is the role of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in international animal health?

• A. Sets international standards for animal diseases and trade
• B. Provides veterinary care in hospitals
• C. Conducts border quarantine operations
• D. Issues licenses for export of animals

Answer: (A)

The main idea is that the World Organisation for Animal Health sets internationally agreed standards for animal diseases and for the trade in animals and animal products. It publishes codes and manuals that guide how countries monitor, report, and control diseases, and how they assess the risk of moving animals and products across borders. By maintaining a system for disease reporting and status updates, it helps nations make informed, risk-based decisions to keep animal populations healthy while enabling safe, predictable international trade. The tasks of providing direct veterinary care, conducting border quarantine operations, or issuing export licenses are responsibilities of national or local authorities, not the international body.