August 2023

A case ā€“ in Craigavon, County Armagh ā€“ is the first in Northern Ireland for nearly four years, but its timing is outside the recognised November to May season for the disease.

10 mins

Association is pinning early congress tickets to last yearā€™s prices for anyone registering before 28 August.

3 mins

Cheshire vet Matt Haslam to cover the subject for students and new vet graduates as latest in the Carpool Cases series from the Farm Animal Veterinary Society, in partnership with VetPartners.

7 mins

Matt Guyā€™s mother died two weeks into his degree course at the University of Bristol, he retook a year and took out another to prioritise mental health during the pandemic, but is now set to start vet work.Ā 

11 mins

Early UCAS data shows the number of scholars being accepted on to courses is currently up around 7% compared to last year, even though admissions are down by a similar amount.

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The British Veterinary Zoological Society will host its first in-person conference since COVID-19 at the Aston Conference Centre in Birmingham from 3 to 5 November.Ā 

3 mins

Sean Wensley said he was ā€œhumbled and gratefulā€ to be presented with an accolade commemorating one of the most important figures in the groupā€™s history.

6 mins

Scientists from The University of Edinburgh claimed their method, which applies DNA extraction and sequencing techniques, can identify bacterial presence within a few hours.

10 mins

A veterinary team which supports pig industry clients globally has developed a wellbeing space at its village base.

3 mins

Figures from the Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS) show cases related to clinical fees rose by 27% in the year to October 2022, to 441 individual referrals.

11 mins

Six areas are currently under restrictions following recently confirmed outbreaks, though the wider risk to poultry is still said to be low, particularly with strict biosecurity protocols.

5 mins

Amanda Boag is leaving IVC and says she is looking forward to returning to where her veterinary career began this autumn.

5 mins

Sessions will cover a variety of topics from how to diagnose liver disease and the metabolic causes of seizures to pain management in patients and portosystemic shunts.Ā 

5 mins

Many vets still feel confused and under-prepared for implementation of the professionā€™s new ā€œunder careā€ guidance, only weeks before it comes into force, the BVA has warned.

11 mins

University of Central Lancashire leaders say the new facility should be complete in early 2025 after they teamed up with a nearby college to secure additional practical training provision.

8 mins

Defra insists it remains committed to introducing measures unveiled earlier this year, but the BVA is concerned they havenā€™t yet been debated by MPs.

5 mins

Cats Protection officials said the analysis, which has been published in the PLOS One journal, marks a major step forward in understanding of how different population sub-groups connect with each other.

10 mins

A live panel discussion focused on flexible working will see the three-part series come to an end at BEVA Congress, which is being held at the ICC in Birmingham from 13 to 16 September.

6 mins

Practices across England and Wales are being encouraged to take part in the programme, which officials say has already provided assistance in more than 2,500 cases.

7 mins

The RCVS is set to extend the circumstances in which vets can prescribe antibiotics, but the BVA says many professionals feel ā€œinadequately preparedā€ for implementation of the new rules.

11 mins