•    Experimental research on aetiology, pathogenesis and profilaxis of infectious animal diseases
•    Diagnostic services for animal and zoonotic diseases.
•    Diagnosis and analysis to give technical-scientific support to the veterinary police and to develop profilactic and eradication projects.
•    Research on breeding hygiene and zootechnical production  to help with their development.
•    Technical-scientific support for veterinary drug surveillance.
•    Epidemiology surveillance on animal health, zoo-technical production hygiene, food of animal origin hygiene, through epidemiological centres.
•    Realization of tests and analysis for control checks  on food of animal origin and animal feed.
•    Personnel training in zoo-prophylaxis, also in foreign institutes and countries.
•    Realization of regional and government courses for updating veterinaries and health personnel
•    Organization of basic research into veterinary health, also in collaboration with Italian and foreign universities and  research centres.
•    Technical scientific cooperation with other veterinary institutes, also in foreign countries, in collaboration with Ministry of Health.
•    Consultancy, sensibilization and assistance to   breeders for the improvement of animal production,  hygiene and animal health.

For whom it works

•    Health Ministry.
•    Sicilian Region.
•    National Health Service Operators
•    All national, regional, territorial, non health services
•    Private professional veterinaries
•    Breeders and their Associations
•    Zoo-technical producers.
•    Food of animal origin producers
•    Consumers.