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| Haile Selassie the First - July 17, 1965 |
| Veterinary Service Jul. 17, 1965 |
... In line with other fields of development, it has been our continuous
concern and endeavour to develop and expand or livestock resources to
the betterment of our people. As prerequisite to further this interest, We
established a veterinary service organization, a task which was among our
top priorities in the past.
It is an acceptable fact that one of the main components of an
organization's efficiency is the presence of adequate skilled personnel. To
meet this basic requirement, We have been using the services of foreign
veterinarians. As it is our regular concern to guide and run this essential
work by indigenous experts and technicians, We sent students abroad for
higher education in Veterinary Science, and to supplement this shortage
We established this Animal Health Assistants school. It has now been a
pleasure to us to see some of Our first veterinarians on active duty after
completion of their study abroad.
The improvement of veterinary service in Ethiopia would not only raise the
standard of living of Our people deriving their livelihood from livestock,
but it is also expected that it will be one of the main sources of foreign
exchange. Considering this importance, the role you graduates have to
play to make this a reality is immense. As most of your duties will be in
the field, you must be prepared to surmount temporary hardships, and
wherever you may be placed, you must work hard. The value of
education can be given its proper price if you produce comparable results.
This, you shall always bear in mind.
The longevity and tenacity of a building can be judged by its foundation.
As you are the first seed-stock, the good results you would show will
serve as example to those who would follow your foot-path.
It is Our expectation that a similar kind of organization will be set up
throughout Our main livestock production centres, to provide services to
the surrounding areas, and to open a Veterinary Faculty within Our
University.
Assessing the strides which have been made in the past, the days when
We shall see these realities will not be distant.
concern and endeavour to develop and expand or livestock resources to
the betterment of our people. As prerequisite to further this interest, We
established a veterinary service organization, a task which was among our
top priorities in the past.
It is an acceptable fact that one of the main components of an
organization's efficiency is the presence of adequate skilled personnel. To
meet this basic requirement, We have been using the services of foreign
veterinarians. As it is our regular concern to guide and run this essential
work by indigenous experts and technicians, We sent students abroad for
higher education in Veterinary Science, and to supplement this shortage
We established this Animal Health Assistants school. It has now been a
pleasure to us to see some of Our first veterinarians on active duty after
completion of their study abroad.
The improvement of veterinary service in Ethiopia would not only raise the
standard of living of Our people deriving their livelihood from livestock,
but it is also expected that it will be one of the main sources of foreign
exchange. Considering this importance, the role you graduates have to
play to make this a reality is immense. As most of your duties will be in
the field, you must be prepared to surmount temporary hardships, and
wherever you may be placed, you must work hard. The value of
education can be given its proper price if you produce comparable results.
This, you shall always bear in mind.
The longevity and tenacity of a building can be judged by its foundation.
As you are the first seed-stock, the good results you would show will
serve as example to those who would follow your foot-path.
It is Our expectation that a similar kind of organization will be set up
throughout Our main livestock production centres, to provide services to
the surrounding areas, and to open a Veterinary Faculty within Our
University.
Assessing the strides which have been made in the past, the days when
We shall see these realities will not be distant.
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