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...
Vets
Agri-Business
RCVS to hold special evening event celebrating veterinary excellence
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has announced plans to hold a special evening event to celebrate the recipients...
Rural Life
Record number of vets admitted to the RCVS Fellowship this year
A record number of veterinary surgeons have been admitted to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Fellowship this year,...
Agri-Business
Union urges Scots farmers receiving loan scheme letters to opt in
Farmers and crofters in Scotland have started to receive loan scheme offer letters from the Scottish Government to receive up...
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
Vet shortlisted in virtual pitch competition with gadget to identify heart disease in animals
A Scottish veterinary investigations officer has beaten strong competition from around the country with a virtual pitch for a gadget...
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
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
RCVS to weigh up changes to its disciplinary system
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Council has decided to weigh up changes to the disciplinary system aimed at...
Agri-Business
Animal health giant calls on retailers to defend food standards
One of the UK’s largest veterinary firms is calling on the retail and foodservice sector to give priority to British...
Pig/Poultry
UK pig industry antibiotic use plateaus as dysentery challenges herd health
The latest antibiotic usage figures for the UK pig industry show that levels remain unchanged last year, despite significant disease...
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
Nearly half of UK veterinary practices report Covid-19 linked fall in turnover
Almost half of UK vets have seen between a quarter and half of their turnover slashed due to Covid-19 restrictions,...
Agri-Business
Vet offers top tips for social distancing on-farm
Vets are urging farmers to consider how they can apply Government guidance on social distancing when vets are working on...
Agri-Business
CAFRE to become Northern Ireland’s first VetSkill centre
Plans have been approved for the College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) to become the first VetSkill Centre...
Agri-Business
NI vets could be drafted into hospitals in Covid-19 continguency plan
Northern Ireland vets could be drafted into hospitals to help with the Covid-19 response, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
N.Ireland
UK vets temporarily permitted to remotely prescribe medicines
UK vets have been temporarily granted permission to remotely prescribe veterinary medicine in a bid to reduce the risk of...
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,...
