Tim Adams details various cutaneous conditions that can present in horses during these seasons, as well as ways to treat them.

Chanticleer casts a weather eye over more areas of discussion within the veterinary sector.

Gerhard Putter – one of only a few dental diplomates in the country – explains how he became a specialist veterinary surgeon.

Veterinary professional Kelly Freezer, head veterinary surgeon at Bright Side Vets in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, discusses her career.

Joy Howell recounts her role in a volunteering trip to Africa to help locals in their ongoing mission to eliminate this viral disease.

Kerry Peak and David Walker summarise clinical applications of some more novel diagnostic tests for these concerns in small animals.

Sarah Gough and David Rendle discuss the diagnosis and treatment of mild and marked forms of the disease, including environmental management.

Alex Gough looks at some of the latest studies in the veterinary arena in his latest Research Review column.

Vet and director of Vet Dynamics Alan Robinson describes how understanding your frequency can help you play to your strengths, and develop a flexibility of style to improve communication.

Hayley Giles and William Woodley detail their experiences when visiting a charity-run facility on the island that treats and provides a home for strays.

Ahead of her BSAVA Congress lecture, Nicola Ackerman, RVN, discusses how nurses are best placed to lead these arrangements in practices and stresses why her peers’ skills should not be undervalued.

Tim Potter looks how vets can help clients manage at one of the leading causes of losses in the beef and dairy industry.

David Beeston reflects on some challenging cases, which have reminded him of how much he still has to learn.

Sonya Miles recalls the case of a four-year-old female snake that presented with a erythematous lesion to the ventrum.

APHA shares scientific presentation extracts from the one-day Diseases of Wildlife Scheme conference.