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In a first for the profession, Independent Vetcare is to release guidelines for its 500 practices, providing advice on how to educate clients and protect themselves from the illegal puppy trade. The g…

The far-reaching impact of Brexit on personal and professional lives, public policy and trade is creating a perfect storm that could result in a veterinary capacity crisis for the UK after its departu…

Responsible for all aspects of FVG’s commercial activities globally, the Commercial Director translates FVG’s strategy into a commercial plan covering all of FVG’s business activities.

We were delighted to announce that our CT scanner has been opened on 16th October 2017, the Mayor or Wigan and Billy Boston MBE did the honours. It was a great success and it was all captured in Faceb…

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today (18 January) declared a bird flu prevention zone across the whole of England, requiring all bird keepers to follow strict biose…

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is calling for more volunteers to be part of an extended pilot for proposed changes to the way it measures continuing professional development (CPD). T…

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.