New course will be hosted in the Netherlands and the UK and will include subjects such as on-farm communication, pregnancy diagnosis and herd health.

XLVets aims to use a series of national meetings to showcase the benefits of being part of its community of independent practices.

Medivet clients make more than one million 50p donations to support Africa’s threatened rhino population.

“We strive to offer a first-class level of care – not just to rabbits, but to all exotic species...” – Tariq Abou-Zahr of Valley Veterinary Hospital.

US animal health firm announces it will pay more than £6 billion in cash and shares for Bayer’s animal health business.

“We want to ensure we can attract people of all abilities with the valuable skills and experience we need to offer the highest quality care to patients and clients” – Independent Vetcare HR manager Debbie Ross.

The purchase of the practice group with sites in Derbyshire and Staffordshire means Independent Vetcare now has more than 900 veterinary sites.

New launches will take Animal Trust’s tally of surgeries to nine, with three launched this year.

Dignipets is a new end-of-life service offering home visits formed from the merger of three previous businesses.

Further expansion completes current development plan, as independent vet group Scarsdale goes from strength-to-strength.

Findings will be used to develop new strategies around succession and encouraging women in the profession into leadership positions.

College says its 100 staff have “outgrown” their current headquarters in Westminster and need a new building with “sufficient capacity for growth of the college for the next 25 years”.

Candidates have until 1 August to apply for the veterinary practice management qualification, aimed at experienced managers and veterinary team members in a leadership or management role.

“This has been driven from our core portfolio, good market penetration and realisation of significant Le Vet revenue synergies,” says chief executive Ian Page.