Agri-Business
Judging panel announced for BVA Young Vet of the Year Award
The British Veterinary Association has today announced an expert panel of judges for its BVA Young Vet of the Year...
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Agri-Business
Call for clarity on vet checks as next round of EU negotiations begins
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has added its weight to calls for clarity on the arrangements for the movement of...
Agri-Business
BVA to host first stand-alone conference in 8 years in 2021
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has announced plans to launch a major new conference and exhibition for the veterinary profession....
Agri-Business
Vets urge government to rethink balance on new Trade and Agriculture Commission
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has written to International Trade Secretary Liz Truss to raise what it described as “serious...
Agri-Business
Vets band together to form world-first industry sustainability body
A group of UK vets have launched the world’s first organisation dedicated to supporting the uptake of sustainable practices in...
Agri-Business
BVA: Vets must be at the heart of new Trade and Agriculture Commission
A professional body representing over 18,000 UK vets has urged the government to put veterinary professionals and animal welfare science...
Agri-Business
Veterinary courses granted ability to apply for extra student places
Industry lobbying has seen veterinary medicine added to a list of subjects that can apply for additional student places if...
Agri-Business
Vet bodies issue warning over unpaid veterinary work
UK veterinary practices have been warned against exploiting young workers’ fears of struggling to find work by offering unpaid or...
Agri-Business
Vets welcome ‘pragmatic’ amendments to TB testing during Covid-19
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed temporary amendments to bovine TB testing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland that...
Agri-Business
Covid-19: Veterinary practices to open for emergency care only
UK veterinary practices will offer emergency care only as measures ramp up against the Covid-19 pandemic. In a joint statement,...
Agri-Business
BVA wants vets included in support plans for businesses affected by Covid-19
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has written to the Government, urging that veterinary practices be covered in the scope of...
Agri-Business
Vets welcome ‘significant step' in the fight against bovine TB in England
A body representing 12,000 UK vets has welcomed plans by Defra to fight bovine TB in England. The British Veterinary...
Rural Life
Coronavirus: Reports of human-to-animal transmission in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department has said that a pet dog belonging to an owner with novel Coronavirus...
Agri-Business
New immigration rules leave a 'big question mark for vets'
New immigration rules are a “mixed bag” for the veterinary profession and leave a “big question mark” over how the...
Agri-Business
New president steps up to take on dual BVA NI and NIVA role
The Northern Ireland Branch of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the North of Ireland Veterinary Association (NIVA) have jointly...
Agri-Business
Rural and veterinary bodies give their take on the new Agriculture Bill
The long-awaited Bill, which will now start to progress through Parliament, sets out a blueprint for the future of farming...
Agri-Business
British Veterinary Association appoints new board chairman
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is pleased to announce Steve Anderson Dixon as its new board chairman. Anderson Dixon, who...
Rural Life
Standing on her shoulders: BVA celebrates centenary of women in veterinary
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is celebrating the 100 years since a ground-breaking change to the law allowed women to enter...
