March 2023

Consultation launched on plans that would require all poultry keepers to formally register their flocks.

4 mins

Corporate vet group's chief operating officer responds following investigations from the Competition and Markets Authority into various practice acquisitions.

Bosses say they are considering their options after the Competition and Markets Authority alleged the deal could lead to higher prices for veterinary health services.

6 mins

Ceva Animal Health, the fifth-largest global animal health company, unveils Ceva Wildlife Research Fund.

4 mins

A 10-year-old girl who is awaiting major surgery for cysts on her brain will have both parents with her in her recovery thanks to a campaign led by her familyā€™s vet.

7 mins

Public health chiefs in the UK said they were remaining vigilant over avian flu, though they stress there is currently no sign that the virus is easily transmissible between humans.

11 mins

The company disagrees with the competition authorityā€™s findings about its deals to acquire eight previously independent businesses, but says it will divest them to give certainty to affected workers.

7 mins

The organisation has also launched a search for a new junior vice-president who would be in line to take on the top job in two yearsā€™ time.

4 mins

Officials say the appointment of Ellie Duffy is the first stage of the groupā€™s development as a ā€œfinancially sustainable social enterpriseā€.

4 mins

Scotlandā€™s Rural College gets Ā£40,000 funding to develop courses in partnership with Scottish Sea Farms.

4 mins

Dogs Trust officials are leading calls for a 12-month suspension of the tax, which they would like to see implemented when the chancellor makes his financial statement later this month.

4 mins

An East Kilbride veterinary practice has been named Pet Blood Bankā€™s top host venue for its work with the organisation.

4 mins

In a statement on ā€œunder careā€, society is committed to working with the BVA and RCVS ā€“ but insists remote prescribing was safest under a vet-client-patient relationship framework.

6 mins

The Veterinary Human Factors Conference was told the sector must fully embrace new ways of working or risk ā€œgoing backwardsā€.

7 mins

Animal health trade body welcomes new post-Brexit agreement, but says work must not stop there.

5 mins

Georgia Gray is completing research on the confidence levels of veterinary nurses when dealing with such patients.

5 mins

February 2023

Organisation publishes new guide for members, which it hopes will increase transparency and help professionals to approach issue.

10 mins

Businesses and lawmakers are being urged to do more to prevent advertising that is seen to normalise brachycephalic dogsā€™ health issues.

7 mins

Malcolm Morley said the deal appeared to be ā€œpositiveā€ on first reading, though political reaction has been more mixed.

7 mins

Gum disease and obesity were the most frequently observed conditions in newly published analysis of cats in the VetCompass programme.

6 mins