March 2022

Andrea Ang, of The University of Edinburgh, won the BVBA Veterinary Studies Award 2022, with Sophie Oliver, of the University of Nottingham, the runner-up.

4 mins

Now celebrating its 23rd year, the awards ā€“ hosted by comedian Zoe Lyons of Mock the Week fame ā€“ received more than 22,000 nominations.

12 mins

Veterinary neurology lecturer Zohra Khan has become a diplomate of a European college and Amy Miele has started a residency at the behaviour clinic.

5 mins

ā€œIt would be deeply misguided to push back the need for these vital checks even further and in so doing weaken this layer of protection for both animal and public healthā€ ā€“ James Russell, BVA.

6 mins

Jasmine Knight, a wild animal biology masterā€™s student at the RVC, wants to collect data in an anonymous survey on professionā€™s attitudes to animal welfare in research animals, pets, livestock and wildlife.

2 mins

British Veterinary Professionals for Ukraine, which had been coordinating the sending of medical equipment to human and vet medics, turns attention to supplying vet medicines.

7 mins

Dairy farms involved in Welsh project to tackle issues report the uplift after applying a series of recommended changes.

6 mins

More than 70 farm practice staff from across the country got together for the first event, which group now plans to run twice a year.

3 mins

Afghan veterinary surgeon forced into hiding by the Taliban escapes after being given the chance to resume her career and start a new life in Gambia.

15 mins

Warning comes as UK faces largest ever outbreak of avian influenza, with more than 100 cases confirmed since the start of November.

6 mins

iPET Network co-director Fern Gresty says Level 3 Certificate in Dog Breeding, Litter Socialisation and Welfare will ā€œtry to enhance the knowledge of breeders even furtherā€ to improve knowledge and welfare.

12 mins

Event calls on participants to walk, run, swim or cycle as many miles as they can to reach a collective target of 11,232 miles ā€“ the length of the UK mainland coastline.

4 mins

Europeā€™s largest companion animal veterinary event was one of the first casualties of pandemic when COVID-19 struck in March 2020, but is back as a hybrid event in Manchester.

6 mins

Dr Paterson, currently chairperson of the collegeā€™s education committee, will become junior vice-president if re-elected in current election cycle.

3 mins

Improvements to equipment and facilities have been made at all three of Veterinary Visionā€™s sites in northern England.

5 mins

Clive Elwood, a former RCVS specialist in small animal medicine, current author and owner of Trellis Leadership Coaching, joins headlining vet Sian Tranter for the 31 March webinar.

4 mins

Border terriers and miniature schnauzers are among the seven breeds identified as being most at risk of contracting the disease when compared to cross-bred dogs.

6 mins

Figures from the Zoetis Parasite Watch Scheme, now in its seventh year, show worm patterns changing annually.

6 mins

Practice group is investing Ā£90,000 into a fund to help support 10 students at the University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science.Ā 

6 mins

The Veterinary Academy Series will see specialists from the vet school deliver evidence-based knowledge through new semester-based CPD series.Ā 

6 mins