Government officials say they are “concerned” by the growth of new clinics and could change the law, but a charity fears reform proposed by the RCVS would not go far enough.

Guillaume Leblond and his team at North Downs Specialist Referrals have found that using the dorsal atlantoaxial stabilisation technique when performing spinal surgery can likely reduce complications.

MP and vet Neil Hudson warns a lack of funding to redevelop the Weybridge base could risk "devastating" consequences from future outbreaks.

The BCVA and Cattle Hoof Care Standards Board expect to start delivering new courses later this year.

The event will be held at the Central Hotel in Glasgow from 4 to 7 September, and features a three-day programme covering a range of veterinary pathogens of importance in the UK and abroad. 

Work in antimicrobial stewardship and canine cruciate surgery will be recognised with the newly announced accolades.

The event will be held online for the third year running from 30 July at 1:30pm GMT, with interactive sessions and in-depth masterclasses from the likes of Danièlle Gunn-Moore and Matt Gurney.

“Lucy and Rosanna are our first proper abattoir OVs that have come in from a UK vet school and I’m really, really delighted with that” – Charles Hartwell, Eville and Jones chief executive.

One of the authors of a paper that argued the controversial practice had no significant effect in reducing the disease says Defra is stuck in “a ridiculous scientific corner” on the issue.

Sheep veterinary consultants Fiona Lovatt and Kate Hovers were among panelists to recommend all flocks with replacement ewes or have neighbours that lamb sheep should vaccinate.

Thousands of veterinary professionals from North America, Europe and the UK have already volunteered to provide remote support for pets in war-torn country – but more help is needed.

An investigation has concluded officials acted reasonably and within the law in their efforts to evacuate more than 150 animals, plus dozens of staff, during the Taliban takeover last year.

RCVS Knowledge says its tool allows veterinary teams that treat farm animals to set goals that help target, track and improve their antimicrobial prescribing.

A Labrador retriever that has had 14 of its puppies become guide dogs needed specialist veterinary care twice when her own sight was threatened.

The effects of long COVID are inspiring a bid to raise £10,000 by paddling 115 miles down the River Severn next month.

New service, providing 45-minute virtual consultations with a specialist plus a written report, aims to support vets with managing complex internal medicine cases.

University of Glasgow veterinary graduate follows her Olympic silver medal in Tokyo with a bronze at World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

New research by the Naturewatch Foundation has identified at least 339 established canine fertility clinics in the UK as of June this year, although some are thought to have already ceased operating.

The head of the BVA is among those urging vets and animal welfare professionals to support the work of its charity.