Medicine

How to diagnose, treat and prevent a respiratory disease outbreak

How do we manage the steadily spreading disease?

What are the options for treating pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction and equine metabolic syndrome?

How to develop rapport and improve means of communication with farm clients

Will the vet’s role evolve in an updated picture of bovine TB in the UK?

Developing an effective plan for controlling roundworm and reducing disease risk in summer

Know how to spot lungworm infections, which may become more clinically relevant with climate change and increasing pet travel

I am feeling reasonably optimistic that the anti-vaccine movement may finally be being brought to task in the public eye. I know I am preaching to the converted, but I thought a quick review of recent…

Views on control methods were exchanged in a meeting attended by vet Dick Sibley, TB activist Brian May and a range of professionals involved with TB control

What are the benefits of allergen-specific immunotherapy in the management of canine atopic dermatitis?

What are the current priorities for vets working in the large animal sector?

What techniques can be used to enhance recovery from surgery?

BEVA has questioned the rationality behind the decision to withdraw flunixin and a potentiated sulphonamide

BARBARA FOUGERE discusses the history of medicinal plant use and offers examples of the efficacy of decoctions such as chamomile

ARNAUD ANTY believes that the use of paracetamol as a symptomatic treatment before going straight for antibiotics should become more common on forward-thinking farms

CAROLYN HOLLAND brand manager at Lec Medical explains why investment in acceptable medical refrigeration should be a high priority to ensure that the storage of drugs meets all the essential criteria

JOHN BONNER reports on a meeting called to try to identify practical solutions to the problems of maintaining the efficacy of antimicrobial agents against infective diseases in both humans and animals…

JEFF KLUCKERS managing director of Shoreline (UK) explains the importance of storing temperature- sensitive vaccines in the correct vaccine fridge as opposed to a domestic fridge

RICHARD GARD reviews the issues surrounding the prescribing of antibiotics for food-producing animals and the need for scientific evidence about resistance

BOB STEVENSON chairman of AMTRA and a former president of the BVA, assesses the role of CPD on SQPs and its impact on wider issues of animal welfare