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Tue, 21 May 2013 1:00 AM -
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Arlo Guthrie.
Filed under: Farm animal, New products
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has granted MSD Animal Health a provisional UK marketing authorisation for Bovilis SBV, the first vaccine specifically targeting the Schmallenberg virus (SBV) in cattle and sheep. SBV, which emerged in late 2011...
Mon, 20 May 2013 11:40 AM -
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Arlo Guthrie.
Filed under: Training, Equine, BEVA
The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) has announced that it is reducing the cost of its CPD by 50% this year and making its webinars free to members. David Mountford, Chief Executive of BEVA said: "Last year we were able to capitalise...
Thu, 16 May 2013 3:44 PM -
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Arlo Guthrie.
Filed under: RCVS
The RCVS has written to the MPs drawn in today's private members' Bill ballot to call upon them to introduce legislation to protect the title 'veterinary nurse' and introduce an effective regulatory system that would ensure that those...
Wed, 15 May 2013 11:55 AM -
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Arlo Guthrie.
Filed under: Small animal, Support, New services
Virbac is offering its customers a discount on subscriptions to Vet Care Consult, an interactive veterinary medicine and anatomy tool designed to improve client understanding and aid compliance. Vet Care Consult, designed by MediProductions with advice...
Tue, 14 May 2013 9:02 AM -
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Arlo Guthrie.
Filed under: Small animal, New services
Fitzpatrick Referrals has launched a new sports medicine and rehabilitation centre for dogs at its referral centre in Surrey. Fitzpatrick Referrals has been running a dedicated rehabilitation centre since the practice opened at Eashing in 2007. It has...
Mon, 13 May 2013 5:22 PM -
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Arlo Guthrie.
Filed under: Small animal, Research
The American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation has awarded Dr. Bruce Smith, director of the Auburn University Research Initiative in Cancer, a two-year grant totaling $118,848 to test a new therapy for treating bone cancer in dogs. According to the...
Fri, 10 May 2013 11:36 AM -
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Arlo Guthrie.
Filed under: Training, Farm animal
BCF has launched a series of instructional videos demonstrating how to perform an ultrasound examination of the bovine reproductive tract, now available online. The videos were developed by BCF's in-house vet, Kimberly Palgrave, in collaboration with...
Thu, 09 May 2013 5:57 PM -
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Arlo Guthrie.
Filed under: Farm animal, New products
MSD Animal Health has launched a new range of vaccination equipment to help sheep and cattle producers administer its portfolio of farm animal vaccines as effectively, cleanly and safely as possible. The new vaccinators all incorporate the Sterimatic...
Wed, 08 May 2013 10:26 AM -
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Arlo Guthrie.
Filed under: Training
The College of Animal Welfare has opened a business school at its training and education centre in Chord Business Park in Godmanchester. CAW Business School provides accountancy courses accredited by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) and...
Tue, 07 May 2013 6:10 PM -
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Arlo Guthrie.
Filed under: Dodgy, RCVS
The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has struck off a Wiltshire-based veterinary surgeon for charges relating to tuberculin (TB) testing on cattle that he undertook and certified at four farms during June and July of 2010. At the end of the ten-day hearing...