Vet Times articles

The latest veterinary content produced by Vet Times, covering topics such as Companion animal, Equine, Exotics, Farm animal, Welfare and General.

December 2017

Dairy herd health and biosecurity

Sophie Mahendran stresses the importance of protecting cattle from disease entry and spread, and outlines methods of prevention.

22 mins
Understanding zoophobia – prevalence and therapy

Peter McParlin discusses fear of animals in humans, including strategies of overcoming it and comparisons with phobias in pets.

33 mins

November 2017

The ‘infection control journey’

Neil A Forbes discusses infection control in veterinary practice and the steps to ensure expected standards are met.

46 mins
Working in specialist poultry vet practice

Daniel Parker provides an overview of how he ended up in the poultry sector of veterinary practice and the misconception over what such a job role actually entails.

26 mins
Recognising success – no matter the size

Ellen Lavender on finding the balance between one's confidence and one's competences and their limits.

15 mins
CPD course explores an evidence-based approach

Sarah Keir evaluates a course at The University of Nottingham that focuses on this topic and its place in veterinary medicine

13 mins
International veterinary medicine programme at World Vets’ LATC

Abi Collinson provides an overview and review of a vet training course at the Latin American Training Centre in Granada, Nicaragua.

25 mins
Prescribing cascade and using ‘veterinary specials’

Donal Murphy recaps on how this perscribing method works, citing practical examples, and explains the safe usage of ‘specials’.

14 mins
A pioneer of veterinary anaesthesia

Ronald Jones celebrates the career of Barbara Weaver, who received an honorary professorship on her 90th birthday.

First day as a veterinary surgeon

Our Grad Expectations columnist Dave Beeston runs the rule over his first day as a veterinarian.

26 mins
Examination Room: Jonathan Bray

A three-month sabbatical became a permanent relocation when New Zealand vet Jonathan Bray accepted a full-time role at Fitzpatrick Referrals Oncology and Soft Tissue Hospital. Having unpacked and settled in, Dr Bray made another momentous move – by stepping into the Examination Room.

23 mins
Vet’s DD blitz approach aims to lower farm antimicrobial use

Cattle health and production specialist Sara Pedersen summarises an on-farm case study where a different approach to tackling digital dermatitis was successfully employed.

6 mins

October 2017

Wildlife and exotics – three key notions of ethical theory

Glen Cousquer and Kenneth Boyd continue their series on this subject and consider normative theory in ethical decision-making.

34 mins
Taking big steps to raise awareness

Hannah Capon reports on her 100-mile walk to raise awareness of canine arthritis and a service available to help dog owners.

Wildlife triage: approaches to dealing with unexpected cases

Henrietta Price, using previous cases, considers how practices should handle injured wild animals brought in by the public.

48 mins
All bite and no bark

Richard Allport, with Halloween almost upon us, shares his fictional tale of a seemingly innocent house call to help a dog in labour that took a sinister turn...

What am I actually expecting?

In his second Grad Expectations, David Beeston discusses the limbo between finals and starting a job.

18 mins
Brexit uncertainty: is it right time for ninth school?

Chanticleer sings from the rooftops on more subjects from or affecting the veterinary sector.

20 mins
Getting over that final hurdle

David Beeston presents the first in the series of his Grad Expectations columns, with advice for students in the final stages of veterinary school.

32 mins
Peripheral nerve tumours

Running the rule over the latest veterinary studies, Alex Gough presents another Research Review in Veterinary Times.

15 mins