Veterinarians at the frontline of animal health and biosecurity are building their skills in pathology and diagnosis at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga this week.Senior lecturer in veterinary pathology at CSU's School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Dr Panos Loukopoulos says the five day course aims to help improve livestock health surveillance by enhancing the investigative and reporting skills of government field veterinarians."These vets work with farmers throughout the state and are likely to be the first to detect or diagnose outbreaks of diseases of economic or biosecurity importance," said Dr Loukopoulos."Charles Sturt University is pleased to be involved in the continuing education of vets and to build networks of people working in our rural communities."The course from Monday 2 May to Friday 6 May is one of three sessions held at laboratories across the state for field vets, mostly from Local Land Services and almost 50 veterinarians have been trained since the course began in 2009.It is a collaboration between CSU, the University of Sydney, Local Land Services and the NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI).