Mahdi Zamiri - DVM student, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Ayda Lamei - DVM student, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Hesameddin Akbarein - Division of Epidemiology & Zoonoses, Department of Food Hygiene & Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

BlockChain Technology (BCT) is a brand new technology which works in a decentralized manner and eliminates third parties which leads to disappearing of big computers that store information in a centralized way. Blockchain was first introduced by Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, but it can be used in any field that storage of information in an online system is needed, one of the very applications of this technology is in healthcare. Some applications of Blockchain in healthcare(as well as Veterinary Medicine) are listed as follows: Medical Records, Supply Chain Management, Clinical Trials, Disease Surveilance. Using Blockchain instead of current centralized computers will increase the security of system for it has a unique nature and manipulation of information will be impossible, which is useful for places where stability of information is vital.

Blockchain, Veterinary Medicine, Supply Chain, Medical Records, Disease Management