After leaving school following A-levels, Paul Imrie became a junior reporter on the weekly paper serving his hometown of Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. He spent four years on the district and city desks of the Derby Evening Telegraph, and during this stint studied for, and achieved, the Diploma in Journalism from the now PA-owned Editorial Centre in Hastings.
Following a further four years with the Leicester Mercury, Paul joined VBD in 2004, and has been deputy editor of Veterinary Times, editor of VBJ, and editor of Veterinary Times since 2009. He has also been VBDās editorial manager since April 2010.
Research team at VetPlus has teamed up with animal behaviour specialists Company of Animals and app developer Arch for app that tracks behaviour and highlights anything of concern.
In this Vet Times Extra podcast, Paul Imrie speaks to US veterinarian Jeffrey Powers about the use of cannabidiol (CBD) therapy in veterinary medicine.
More than 32kg of veterinary books owned by farm vet Peter Clark, who died in July, have a new home with students at the University of Zimbabweās vet school in Harare.
The privately held animal health company ā based in Australia and with offices in the UK, Canada, US and New Zealand ā has leading anaesthetic product Alfaxan among its brands.
Out-of-the blue phone call led to the appointment of American veterinary specialist Jennie Good to the emergency and critical care team at Paragon Veterinary Referrals in West Yorkshire.
All cases to go to a preliminary investigation committee to determine whether a realistic prospect exists that alleged conduct constitutes serious professional misconduct and evidence is sufficient to prove it.
Innovative project led by researchers at the University of Liverpool has tested virtual dog known as DAVE (dog assisted virtual environment) to explore if and how humans interpret dog aggression signs.
Valley Exotics, based at Valley Veterinary Hospital in Cardiff, has been endorsed as a training site by the European College of Zoological Medicine and can now offer three-year residencies.
Kwasi Kwarteng revealed he was scrapping unpopular reforms to the off-payroll working rules that impact sector locums and practice ā but vet spokespeople say more clarity is now needed.
UK deputy CVO Richard Irvine introduces avian influenza prevention zone across Norfolk, Suffolk, and parts of Essex following detections in both poultry and wild birds.
The Minster Veterinary Practice in York, which set up a clothing bank so clients could drop off unwanted items, has earned a top-level Investors in the Environment green award.
Greencross Pet Wellness Company is bringing its Greencross Clinical Symposium back after a two-year break for COVID-19 and opening to international members of the veterinary profession.
The first day of the Animal Health Distributors Associationās annual two-day conferenceĀ was scheduled for 19 September, when Queen Elizabeth IIās funeral is due to be held at Westminster Abbey.
Lucy Grieve, who was president of the association in 2020-21 and previously worked at Rossdales Veterinary Surgeons, has been appointed the associationās veterinary projects officer.
Website content, newsletter templates, videos on strangles pathogenesis and biosecurity, and ready-to-use social media posts are among resources practices can use to talk to their clients.
Paul Imrie and Mike Davies discuss why veterinary practices must employ preventive medicine protocols to protect animals under their care and human health.
The event, formerly known as the BSAVAās Scottish Congress, will feature 28 lectures, 4 practicals and 10 hours of CPD across streams for vets, VNs and the banner of āopen to allā.
Two-year-old flat-coated retriever thought to have licked material close to or on a dead fish at a lakeside showed signs of distress in 10 minutes and, despite CPR, died 45 minutes later.
Association calls again for a tightening of pet import measures as data shows 107 cases of Brucella canis from start of 2020 up to July this year āĀ with just three recorded before 2020.
The WSAVAās "Guidelines for the Recognition, Assessment and Treatment of Pain" is undergoing peer review prior to publication, but will be launched to members at congress in Peru in October.
The BVA and BSAVA have both reiterated the importance of vet professionals using PPE, submitting samples for testing and reporting positive results so health authorities can take follow-up action.