Agri-Business
Vets urged to tackle extreme conformation across all species
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has unveiled a new set of guiding principles to tackle the health impacts of extreme...
Vets
N.Ireland
NI vet crisis looms as Brexit deadline advances
British Veterinary Association (BVA) president Simon Doherty has championed the vital work of vets in Northern Ireland and called for...
N.Ireland
NI vet crisis looms as Brexit deadline advances
British Veterinary Association (BVA) president Simon Doherty has championed the vital work of vets in Northern Ireland and called for...
Agri-Business
UK veterinary antibiotics sales fall to lowest in 25 years
Total sales of antibiotics for use in animals in the UK have fallen to their lowest level since 1993, according...
Agri-Business
‘Britain’s most-diseased man’ to address BVA congress
‘Britain’s most-diseased man’, The One Show wildlife presenter Mike Dilger, has been confirmed as keynote speaker for this year’s BVA...
Agri-Business
SRUC launches ‘crash course’ in animal breeding science
World-leading livestock scientists will next month deliver a ‘crash course’ in the latest animal breeding technologies at SRUC. Delivered by...
Agri-Business
Shortages, delays and lower standards likely in no-deal Brexit, vets warn
British Veterinary Association (BVA) president Simon Doherty has warned of the significant risks a ‘no-deal’ Brexit could bring to the...
Rural Life
Know a special vet? Here's how to nominate them for an RCVS award
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is looking for veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses and laypeople who are going above-and-beyond...
Beef
Immigration proposals must consider UK’s high proportion of EU vets
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has warned Government post-Brexit immigration proposals could leave the UK’s meat sector without enough vets...
Agri-Business
BVA appoints former farm vet as new president
Britain’s 17,000-member strong veterinary body has appointed a former farm vet as its new president. New British Veterinary Association (BVA)...
Agri-Business
Vets raise concerns about migration recommendations
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has warned that the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) report on European migration could have implications...
Agri-Business
Vets welcome bill's recognition of animal health and welfare as public goods
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed Defra’s announcement that animal health and welfare will be considered as ‘public goods’...
Agri-Business
Defra was 'not permitted' to consult industry over Brexit vet shortage
A comprehensive report claims that Defra was prevented from consulting veterinary professionals over a potential vet shortage post-Brexit by the...
Agri-Business
Reprimand and warning issued to Essex vet convicted of harassment
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Disciplinary Committee has issued a reprimand and a warning to an Essex vet...
Agri-Business
Overseas-based vet suspended from register over fake email
The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has decided to suspend an overseas-based vet for a...
Agri-Business
Scottish Government announces plans to create Animal Welfare Commission
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s plans to establish a new Animal Welfare Commission to ensure...
Agri-Business
UK veterinary chain becomes first to offer clinical research collaboration
VetPartners is set to become the first UK veterinary group to offer members of the profession a chance to become...
Agri-Business
Cheshire vet cleared of disgraceful conduct allegation
The Disciplinary Committee of the RCVS has found a Cheshire-based veterinary surgeon not guilty of disgraceful conduct in a professional...
