BEVA officials thrilled with interest shown in their new programme at the ExCel event later this month.

More than 250 delegates including senior vets, farmers’ leaders and government officials attended the event in Worcester, which focused on the need for collaboration to eradicate the disease.

The Scottish Dog and Cat Home says the number of rehoming requests is so high it can only take in a fraction of the animals that need its help.

Questions have been raised about whether the profession was too slow to respond to the rising threat, even though a new risk assessment is being seen as a major step forward.

The first Alabama rot fatalities of the season have been verified in Hampshire and Surrey, prompting a new plea for vigilance from pet owners.

The Government insists it has taken “decisive action”, but a long-serving backbencher claimed its measures are the worst legislation of the current Parliament.

BVA senior vice-president Malcolm Morley sounds an optimistic note while speaking alongside other leading figures at Big 6 Live debate.

Investigations into the source of the virus are continuing as the UK’s chief vet urged animal keepers to report any potential outbreaks to their local clinicians.

New data from the latest Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey showed seven in eight respondents fear resistance could leave them unable to treat infections.

The UK CVO has made a fresh plea for vigilance following confirmation of the new cases, which were all recorded within the area covered by restrictions imposed after the initial case was discovered.

In its strongest intervention yet on the issue, the BVA president has accused Defra of lacking “clear understanding” of the impending ban’s impact on both dogs and veterinary professionals.

US-based vet and academic Henry Yoo insisted technology will not replace vets as he outlined how artificial intelligence is being used at the London Vet Show.

Richard Patton said vet schools should screen their students for condition, which is the inability to visualise, as he nearly failed part of his own degree because of it.

The charity says it fears rescue teams will be busier than ever in the run-up to Christmas after significant rise in reported incidents.

RSPCA chief vet Caroline Allen has defended her charity’s calls for a ban on greyhound racing after a senior vet working in the discipline claimed it is delivering on a strategy organisation had helped draw up.

A Norfolk veterinary surgeon who has been at the heart of the fight against avian influenza hopes his success can inspire others to enter the poultry industry.

The union has unveiled a new policy paper today in which it calls for placements to be fully integrated into the teaching of veterinary degrees.

A new digital platform aims to help vets treating the condition after more than three-quarters of survey respondents said they linked key signs to old age.

The college has agreed to work with the Advanced Veterinary Care Foundation in Mumbai to help improve standards and increase collaboration.

Owners are being urged to act quickly to secure exemptions to keep their pets before the ban comes into force early in the new year.

Around 100 companies and organisations have given support to the plan that sets out the industry’s objectives for the next five years.

The association’s president said Steve Barclay had taken over the department at “a critical time” and urged him to work with them on new veterinary legislation and other subjects.

Movement restrictions are in place around the site near Canterbury, where a single cow was confirmed to have the virus over the weekend.

Researchers say work on analysing dozens of samples is expected to be completed early in the new year and has “very exciting” potential.