Looking back at the impact of the 2001 FMD outbreak 1 Mar 2021 Experiences from 2001 should not be overlooked, and there are parallels to be drawn with the COVID-19 pandemic
Cattle vets and COVID-19 1 Oct 2020 Despite being able to work in the fresh air with space and applied hygiene, there are still dangers and analysing risk is now the norm
On-farm slaughter and killing 3 Sep 2020 How do practitioners apply the science of killing to arrange or deliver on-farm killing in a safe and humane manner?
Disbudding in calves – looking ahead to the future 9 Jul 2020 Are we thinking proactively in regard to farm animal mutilations and doing what is best for the welfare of calves?
The influence of progesterone pre- and post-service 9 Jul 2020 P4 plays a key role in reproductive events associated with establishment and maintenance of pregnancy
Lessons from the influenza outbreak 13 Mar 2019 Was the outbreak of equine “flu” a dress rehearsal for something more serious?
The potential impacts of Brexit on welfare 13 Mar 2019 Would a no-deal Brexit lead to compromised animal welfare standards?
A year of activity and progression 1 Feb 2019 What are the current priorities for vets working in the large animal sector?
Robotic milking and mastitis control 29 Dec 2018 As an unbiased party, vets can help farmers make the right decision over whether to invest in a milking robot
Updates from the cattle congress 21 Dec 2018 Mastitis, antibiotics and Brexit were covered in the broad programme at the 2018 British Cattle Veterinary Association Congress
Working together to tackle mastitis 12 Dec 2018 At the British Mastitis Conference, antimicrobials, dry cow therapy and teat sealants were highlighted as topics to discuss with farmers
Making unlicensed medicines more accessible... 1 Feb 2013 VETERINARY PRACTICE hears how an equine practice in South Yorkshire has set up a compound pharmacy to make ‘unlicensed’ medicines for horses
Marketing: are you upwardly mobile? 1 Feb 2013 RICHARD LAWRENCE of Splash Marketing & Communications discusses how some equine practices are making mobile marketing work for their business
Seeing how milk samples are tested... 1 Jan 2013 VETERINARY PRACTICE has a look at the shiny new facilities for testing bulk tank samples at the new NML building in Four Ashes.
Food safety agency has 270 veterinary surgeons but not one on its board 1 Jan 2013 RICHARD GARD in his first report on the 2012 congress of the British Cattle Veterinary Association covers the three papers in the opening session relating to food safety and public health
COMPLEX RULES OBSTRUCT PRODUCTION 1 Aug 2011 RICHARD GARD takes a look at what DEFRA is doing with ‘remote sensing’, the work of the Farming Regulation Task Force, and why there is a high level of noncompliance
DEFRA publishes findings on TB vaccination and culling 1 Dec 2010 DEFRA has made public supporting data behind the successful licensing of the first tuberculosis vaccine for badgers (Badger BCG), which was licensed by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate in March th…
A job that hangs in the balance 1 Jun 2010 Richard O. Sanderson, BVSc, MRCVS, graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2009, where he received the Alumni award for academic excellence for five years. He published a paper reviewing manageme…
Lack of written agreements at root of many equine disputes 1 Jan 2009 “The equine industry has unsurprisingly become yet another victim of today’s compensation culture,” barrister Richard Liddell told Martineau’s recent equine law seminar. “This has resulted in a subst…