CVM does not regulate vaccines for animals; these are handled by the United States Department of Agriculture[1] In 1953, a Veterinary Medical Branch of the FDA was created within the Bureau of Medicine.

[6] The mission of the center is "protecting human and animal health" and the vision of the organization is "Excellence.

The Office of the Director coordinates activities for the center and establishes policy in a wide variety of areas, including management, research, and compliance.

The Office of Management provides customer service, guidance, and education on the activities of the center.

[11] The Office of Research helps to develop new procedures for analyzing drugs, food additives, and contaminants.

The Office is involved in many scientific areas of research including veterinary medicine, animal science, biology, chemistry, microbiology, epidemiology, and pharmacology.

The Office of Minor Use and Minor Species is the smallest office within the Center and handles "minor use" drugs, which are those that are intended for use in horses, dogs, cats, cattle, pigs, turkey, and chickens but are for diseases that do not occur very frequently, only impact a small geographic area, or are only impacted a small number of animals each year.

[13] This Office establishes and maintains the Index of Legally Marketed Unapproved New Animal Drugs for Minor Species.

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