An online webinar series running from 21 February to 2 March follows success of previous events, and is open to all vet and pet care professionals.

Pet protection company Identi is launching “Identiday” on 20 March and has produced hints and tips for practices to highlight to their clients.

Findings suggest human exposure to parasitic disease from conception through to two years of age may contribute to childhood stunting.

Residents with the vet group can take advantage of opportunities through Antech Imaging Services.

Mental health researchers being encouraged to apply for 2023 Sarah Brown Mental Health Research Grant, set up in memory of vet, RCVS councillor and mental health campaigner.

Zenalpha is described as an innovative alpha-2 agonist and peripheral antagonist combination, which helps maintain stability of critical physiological parameters and alleviates stress of sedation.

PDSA and Royal Canin first paired up in 2021 to tackle pet obesity, and now want veterinary professionals to sign up to 2023’s “Big Weigh In” during February and March.

Group says launch of health scheme to look after colleagues’ financial, physical and mental well-being supports its long-term vision to be veterinary company people most want to work for.

Family owned group of 12 surgeries, which trade as both The Pet Vet and The Vet, says it is committed to reinvesting profits into business to provide latest technology to its growing team.

Group has expanded on continent in the past few years, adding clinics and teams in Spain, France, Italy, Germany, and Switzerland to its UK and Ireland offering.

Dr Polton, who joined North Downs Specialist Referrals in Surrey in 2008 and became clinical director in 2012, has now been appointed as hospital director.

Nepalese vet student Somnath Aryal is the inaugural recipient of scholarship, which provides a US$15,000 (£12,370) grant to support his research into canine tick-borne diseases in the country.

First research phase is being conducted in January and February, and aims to analyse amount and distribution of UK canine health research funding in past decade.

Sheep Veterinary Society warns of a risk of reduced availability or increased cost for strong iodine (10%) used for navel dressing of neonatal lambs, due to production ceasing at main source in Chile.

Developed by the farming industry in partnership with the RVC and Coleg Sir Gar and funded through Welsh Government, All-Wales Sheep Scab Eradication Programme set to launch in early 2023.

A pledge of £5 for every one of its Lunch and Learn sessions between April and November raises cash to help charity with an increasing demand for its services.

The Titanic Vet Show to take place at the iconic venue in Northern Ireland, with six speakers across two days covering mental health and communication topics.

Company’s offering awarded as an internationally recognised and peer-reviewed accredited Learning Provider by the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI).

Started as the business arm of the BVA, the society has seen good and bad times for the profession – and will focus on how present practice teams can grow and thrive at its first solo congress in a decade.

Pan-Scottish research studied 22 odontocetes stranded in Scottish coastal waters and found four animals in three different species had brain changes associated with the disease in humans.

Group’s latest New Graduate Programme intake is launching with residential training in January aimed at new graduates who have taken some time out before starting their small animal practice careers.

BVA and others were concerned more than half of all medicines currently available in Northern Ireland would have been discontinued from 1 January.

Research carried out by SRUC Veterinary Services in conjunction with MSD Animal Health found antibodies across the national dairy herd in quarterly bulk milk tank serology.

David Hodges – of Stellar Vets, West Sussex – installed Zettle card readers in his practice window so anyone tapping as they pass can donate fixed £3 for Clymping Dog Sanctuary and Worthing Cat Welfare.

The Kennel Club is funding the research, which is being carried out by the Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS) Research Group at the University of Cambridge.

Anaesthesia and analgesia specialist Matt Gurney takes on role in key Linneaus referral hospital from David Walker. 

Duchy College Rosewarne will be the venue on 29 April for next CPD event by the group, which has held socials in the past few months for members old and new.