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The 2018 edition of the NOAH Compendium of Data Sheets for Animal Medicines has been published and a free copy of the book posted to every veterinary practice in the UK.The NOAH Compendium is also ava…

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) on 12 January confirmed that Avian Influenza of the H5N6 strain has been detected in 17 wild birds in Dorset.

The 29th British Mastitis Conference included information on the control of disease and a peek into developments and potential future advances

Medical researchers cannot blame the public for having irrational beliefs about science unless they shun practices that misuse evidence, BVA members were told at their annual conference

More than 50 years on, is the 1966 Veterinary Surgeons Act still fit for purpose?

The BEVA has won an award for its contribution to equine welfare. The award was presented at the British Horse Society’s (BHS) annual awards ceremony, held at Saddlers’ Hall in London, on Friday 24th …

The deadly disease Alabama Rot has claimed the lives of three more dogs, taking the total of confirmed cases to 112 since it was first detected in the UK in 2012. The new cases, in Cannock (Staffordsh…

Veterinary researchers at the University of Nottingham have produced a new tool to help UK dairy vets and farmers monitor and reduce use of antibiotics in their dairy herds to help combat antimicrobia…

Responding to the campaign to enshrine Article 13 of the Lisbon Treaty into UK law, the government has published a draft Bill, which sets out that the government “must have regard to the welfare needs…

Defra has announced that bovine TB testing in cattle in the High Risk Area (HRA) of England will increase in frequency to once every six months. The announcement comes in an effort to more quickly ide…

Veterinary nurses and veterinary surgeons overwhelmingly support that veterinary nurses should be able to undertake additional areas of work that are not currently permitted under Schedule 3 of the Ve…

The RCVS and BVA have joined forces with Defra on a project to assess the challenges and opportunities posed by EU exit, with the aim to develop a flexible and skilled workforce that meets the UK’s ne…

The UK’s exit from the EU will exacerbate recruitment problems for the veterinary profession, making the placement of vets on the Shortage Occupation List an immediate priority, according to the BVA a…

The BVA and Green MP Caroline Lucas are among many who have welcomed the new law that ensures animal abusers are jailed for anything up to 5 years and animal sentience is reflected in domestic law.

Christine Middlemiss has been appointed as the UK's next Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO). She will take over from Nigel Gibbens who is stepping down at the end of February 2018 following 10 years in th…

A variety of new dermatology information was discussed at the European Society of Veterinary Dermatology Annual Congress in Lausanne, Switzerland

The potential impact of new technologies on animal health and welfare was discussed at the first RCVS Innovation Symposium

Raw food, pet travel and outreach work were some of the topics discussed in the One Health lecture stream at BVNA last month

Veterinary Evidence, RCVS Knowledge’s flagship journal, has launched an initiative that will allow practitioners to submit questions on the evidence gaps they encounter. The initiative aims to provide…

A new master’s degree is being launched by the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science at the University of Nottingham. From September 2018, the university will be offering an MSc Veterinary Physiot…