Veterinary Public Health/One Health, Food Security & Safety, Animal Health and Welfare
Risk analysis (assessment/management/communication) and practical application of VPH/One Health. This includes food security (safety) and links to animal health and welfare as well as VPH/One Health teaching.
Biography
Currently: Associate Teaching Professor of Veterinary Public Health (VPH) Cambridge Veterinary School.
NB till 2022 had a title Teaching Fellow in VPH. Responsible for reviewing and redesign of VPH course ( 1-6 YR), including Farm Animal Course (poultry). Coordinator between Government Veterinary Services (GVS) and all UK Veterinary Schools on VPH teaching. Contribute to the wide range of others’ research activities; design, surveillance and research pathway impact on stakeholders within overarching pillars of One Health (animals, people and environment they share).
Graduated from the University of Zagreb, Croatia, in 1989 and obtained full membership with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons by examination. Holder of the Certificate in Veterinary Public Health (Meat Hygiene) and gained status of Advanced Practitioner In Veterinary Public Health. Trained as EU FVO national expert in auditing. Work experience varies from small to large animal practice and in the UK most of career was in the sector of Veterinary Public Health; from practical on-line meat hygiene inspection to performing Official Veterinarian’s duties. For 12 years worked as Veterinary Adviser for the Food Standards Agency providing veterinary advice to policy makers and liaison with other government departments and academic institutions, nationally and internationally. Acted as a veterinary witness in several high profile court appearances. Conducted FVO audits in EU and South America. Representing UK as National Focal Point for Animal Production Food Safety with OIE, until 2014. On behalf of the UK Government and EU institutions given many presentations on public health and links to animal health and welfare.
Relevant Professional Bodies and Associations Membership
- The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons by examination (1997)
- Veterinary Public Health Association ( VPHA, Past President (2014-2016), Conference Organiser
- FVE/ EVERI Section President since 2022
- FAO, EUFMD EU Steering Committee of the TOM (Training Management System) member since 2022 see link
Research
All aspects of Food safety, including its links to animal health and welfare.
Publications
Selection of relevant publication and Activities
- Hughes K, Radakovic M, Gorman F, Malinowska B, Cullen JM. Immunohistochemical characterization of clear cell variant of hepatocellular carcinoma in a sheep. J Comp Pathol. 2023 JulBottom of Form
- Petrovan SO, Aldridge DC, Bartlett H, Bladon AJ, Booth H, Broad S, Broom DM, Burgess ND, Cleaveland S, Cunningham AA, Ferri M, Hinsley A, Hua F, Hughes AC, Jones K, Kelly M, Mayes G, Radakovic M, Ugwu CA, Uddin N, Veríssimo D, Walzer C, White TB, Wood JL, Sutherland WJ. Post COVID-19: a solution scan of options for preventing future zoonotic epidemics. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2021 Dec
- Ludden C, Moradigaravand D, Jamrozy D, Gouliouris T, Blane B, Naydenova P, Hernandez-Garcia J, Wood P, Hadjirin N, Radakovic M, Crawley C, Brown NM, Holmes M, Parkhill J, Peacock SJ. A One Health Study of the Genetic Relatedness of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Their Mobile Elements in the East of England. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Jan
- Gouliouris T, Raven KE, Ludden C, Blane B, Corander J, Horner CS, Hernandez-Garcia J, Wood P, Hadjirin NF, Radakovic M, Holmes MA, de Goffau M, Brown NM, Parkhill J, Peacock SJ. Genomic Surveillance of Enterococcus faecium Reveals Limited Sharing of Strains and Resistance Genes between Livestock and Humans in the United Kingdom. mBio. 2018 Nov Top of FormBottom of Form
- Milorad Radakovic, Slim Dinsdale (2017) Official Controls of Raw Meat Fermented Sausage Production, Fermented Meat Products Health Aspects , CRC Press, Taylor&Francis Group, pp 535- 552
- Milorad Radakovic (2015) Food Safety – Flexible Approaches to Production and Official Controls, Procedia Food Science, 5 pp 247-249
- Philip Randles, Alessandro Seguino, Milorad Radakovic (2014) The identification of future risks to the safety of foods with emphasis on game meat, Trends in game meat hygiene, Wageningen Academic Publisher, pp 59-75.
- Milorad Radakovic, John Fletcher (2011) Risk Management of Game: from theory to practice, Game meat hygiene in focus, Wageningen Academic Publisher, pp 209-221.
- Milorad Radakovic (2008) Links and differences between inspection tasks (ante/post mortem) and auditing tasks, Italy, Verona, SIVAR – EU Congress (Italian Association of Farm Animal Practitioners).
- Milorad Radakovic (2006) Welfare and food safety, UK, Bristol, International Training workshop on welfares standards organised by the European Commission and the Humane Slaughter Association.
Other Relevant Publications and Activities
- Radakovic M. Co-author of FVE/ EVERI position paper ' Vets working in industry (2022)
- Catherine Barnard, Dan Tucker. Milorad Radakovic ( 2021) Article 'The culling of healthy pigs' ( 2021)
- Catherine Barnard and Niall O’Conor , M. Radakovic acknowledged as adviser, Runners and Riders: The horse Meat Scandal , EU Law and Multi level enforcement ' Published on line by Cambridge University Press 2017
- Co-author of a number of relevant Food Standards Agency Guides - still used widely nationally & internationally ( 2002-2014) publicly available on the Food Standards Agency website https://www.food.gov.uk/ Examples: Manual for Official Controls (MOC), Wild Game guide, Desinewed meat/Mechanically Separated Meat etc.
- Expert witness Court statements on risks of unfit meat being placed on market.
Northampton Magistrate Court (2001). Nottingham Crown Court (2003). Enniskellen Magistrate Court, Northern Ireland (2006).
- Vet Record Careers interviews (November 2015) Milorad Radakovic, ‘Pursuing career in veterinary public health’ and ‘A life in Veterinary Public Health’ and GVS blog M.Radakovic 2020
- Trainer / tutor on veterinary legislation primarily public health and its links to animal health and welfare
- EU commission (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYRM. Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey). Presented (and some designed) at a number of seminars/ workshops
- On ‘Flexibilities” permitted under Veterinary Regulation with BTFSF. Also at the regional workshop organised by IAEA https://www.iaea.org in Greece ( 2013 ) on Supporting Coordinated Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases with Socioeconomic Impact and that affect Human Health” I designed and delivered the training on ‘Official Controllers - effective communication, collaboration, cooperation and coordination “ .
- FAO UN Meat Inspection Specialist “Mission to improve meat inspection system in Myanmar” ( 2018 currently suspended )
