Simon Lyddon spent 42 days with 11 crew mates on marathon voyage from Tenerife to Antigua, and raised £15,000 for MacMillan Cancer Support.

Level five apprenticeship developed through collaboration of VetPartners, XLVets and independent farm practices approved by Government.

APHA has awarded a contract to run veterinary field trials of CattleBCG vaccine and a differentiating infected from vaccinated animals skin test.

Free online event on 25 May will update vet professionals on the online puppy trade and discuss importance of legislation.

European and RCVS specialist in veterinary cardiology Luca Ferasin joins the podcast again, this time to discuss this chronic degenerative disorder.

RCVS Knowledge, which is leading the VMD-backed scheme, launches online practical training programme to get members of network of vets ready to tackle antimicrobial resistance on farms. 

Project also involved Galvani Bioelectronics, Queen Mary University of London and University of Cambridge, and shows significant finding with potential to improve future therapies.

Charter Veterinary Surgeons in Biddulph will get a larger consulting room, new reception and larger cattery, as well as new doorways, windows and air conditioning.

Vets at Axiom Veterinary Laboratories alarmed about an increase in confirmed CTVT cases, most of them in dogs imported from Romania – and have urged colleagues to be alert.

After success of online presentations in 2020, association has announced a return on 24 to 26 May via a free event.

Two projects tackling three livestock viruses secure £3 million funding they need to move forwards.

Corgi-crossbreed treated for rare transmissible venereal tumour just one week after arriving in UK home from Romania.

German shepherd dog whose donated pint of blood helped Mabel the cockapoo is now helping to promote Wales’ first blood donor session at Valley Veterinary Hospital near Cardiff.

Border collie Nell has become a lockdown sensation in physiotherapy demonstrations during video consultations with owners.

One of largest studies of its type lifts lid on difficult decisions, and shows poor quality of life and “undesirable behaviour” were among reasons for euthanasias being performed.

Successful cataract surgery carried out by team at Eye Vet Referrals on South American Humboldt penguin from Chester Zoo.

Fabio Stabile and Sarah Mason at Southfields Veterinary Specialists team up to work on rare case in four-year-old border collie.

Brainchild of RCVS-recognised advanced practitioner in zoological medicine Sonya Miles, website will feature range of courses, fact sheets, care sheets and how-to videos.

Close to 40,000 puppies from the brachycephalic breed were registered with The Kennel Club in 2020, while iconic native dog made famous by Dulux numbered 227 registrations.  

Relaxation in COVID-19 restrictions means would-be owners can again travel more readily to collect their puppy from where it has been bred.

Sheldon Middleton has taken over from Ian Ramsey as president of the association, and wants to use the successes of first virtual event to shape his year.

In a joint response to the royal college consultation on plans for widespread reform of veterinary legislation that closes today (23 April), associations want level of regulation proportionate to level of risk.

This Vet Times Extra Podcast is with Michael Unsworth, veterinary affairs manager UK and Ireland for Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

More practices across England are taking the opportunity to add paraprofessional staff to their teams to become approved tuberculin testers since APHA approval. 

Four-year-old Dougie had only a slim chance of survival as he battled rare complication after undergoing lung surgery.

Winners are Jessica Pennock from CVS, Samantha Fontaine from the University of Glasgow, Plymouth Veterinary Group, CVS small animal team and the University of Nottingham’s vet school.

Online CPD will continue to innovate post-pandemic, with veterinary professionals now ideally placed to handle a mixture of online and face-to-face learning.

Practice group launches Farm Vets brand to signal intent for growing part of its business and allow it to speak with “a collective voice”.