May 2017

Vets across the profession struggle to communicate effectively due to a lack of robust training on the topic – despite the fact they would be better equipped to deal with career challenges with enhanced skills.

5 mins

A new vaccine against bovine respiratory syncytial virus could revolutionise the way bovine respiratory disease is tackled – and save the lives of vulnerable humans and animals in the process.

4 mins

BCVA president Andrew Cobner is training hard for the Land’s End to John O’Groats challenge, which he has taken on despite having not ridden a bicycle in 40 years.

5 mins

April 2017

A vet and her colleagues are taking on a walk for charity after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

3 mins

A poster created by the association with the British Medical Association, Public Health England and the VMD has been shortlisted for an Antibiotic Guardian Award at this year's ceremony in June.

3 mins

New practice in Rubery, Worcestershire hosted more than 100 pet owners from the local community for the day, where a charity raffle for The Cinnamon Trust also took place.

2 mins

The RCVS disciplinary committee has accepted a form of undertakings from Worcester-based vet David John Bibby Denny, who has agreed to remove himself from the register and never apply to be restored.

3 mins

Scientists in the US have developed a new type of single-use "artificial womb" that allows premature lambs to develop for up to four weeks.

3 mins

A “disproportionately high” number of vets reported to have experienced adverse events from the use of authorised veterinary medicines were female, according to the latest pharmacovigilance report from the VMD.

5 mins

Students from Edinburgh and Nottingham's vet schools have won plaudits from the British Veterinary Behaviour Association for their insights into the field of animal behaviour.

5 mins

Reducing antibiotic consumption in animals may not have any great benefits to human health, according to new research.

5 mins

Staff from pharmaceutical company Chanelle Veterinary got into the swing of things during 2017's Woburn Charity Golf Day.

2 mins

The Worldwide Veterinary Service has until August to raise £250,000 to retain its Care for Dogs shelter in northern Thailand.

3 mins

46% of vets working in the UK today had resolved to become a vet while they were still at primary school, according to figures released by the BVA to celebrate World Veterinary Day this Saturday (29 April).

4 mins

Ambitious pair Carolyne Crowe and Brian Faulkner have successfully completed 10 marathons in 10 consecutive days for charity after crossing the finish line of the London Marathon last weekend.

4 mins

Specialist veterinary virology, serology and DNA diagnostics company Biobest Laboratories is offering a new PCR test service for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV).

3 mins

Practices can register for the UK’s third Pet Allergy Week, set for 5-11 June 2017.

2 mins

The Essex-based vet is suspended for two months for failing to hold professional indemnity insurance or equivalent arrangements.

3 mins

A study has demonstrated airborne equine herpesvirus (EHV) remains stable and infectious in water over a three-week period.

3 mins

One of the UK’s most esteemed academic roles has been bestowed on a leading clinician scientist at The University of Edinburgh.

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