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    New research's surprise finding that flukicides could be more targeted

    A study carried out by 24 independent XLVets practices has revealed evidence of fluke infection much later in the year than had been expected, suggesting a more targeted flukicide strategy could be effective. The collaborative study, which was sponsored...
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    Survey suggests producers make a pig's ear of worming

    Janssen Animal Health has released the results of a survey which suggests incorrect worming strategies on many pig units in the UK are costing the industry dearly. Most state they do not worm weaners, growers or finishing pigs at all and, while...
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    BSAVA asks vet practices to help with PetSavers fundraiser

    The BSAVA has launched a campaign to encourage vet practices to fundraise for PetSavers, its charitable arm which funds clinical research into companion animal diseases. To get involved, you can use the downloadable fundraising pack, which includes...
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    RCVS launches campaign to encourage vet practices to make adjustments for disability

    The RCVS has launched ‘Let’s talk adjustments’, a campaign to raise awareness of reasonable adjustments employers should make to remove or reduce a disadvantage related to an employee’s disability, whether it be physical or mental. Reasonable adjustments...
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    EAE vaccine back in stock

    Ceva Animal Health has announced that Cevac Chlamydia, its EAE (enzootic abortion of ewes) vaccine, is back in stock. Following stock challenges earlier in the year , the company is now urging vets to encourage farmers to vaccinate their flocks to...
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    Win 1 of 3 bottles of vintage red from Woodley

    To mark its 20 th anniversary, Woodley Equipment Company is holding a prize draw to win one of three bottles of Chateau Pitray 1989 Bordeaux red wine. Woodley Equipment Company Ltd was established in 1989 by Mike Wickham, a biomedical scientist who...
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    Royal Canin launches breed specific diets for Dalmations and Bulldogs

    Royal Canin has launched Breed Health Nutrition (BHN) foods for adult Dalmatians and French Bulldogs, bringing the company's portfolio of BHN foods up to a total of 19 dog breeds and four cat breeds. Royal Canin vet marketing manager Ali Daff said...
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    RCVS & VN Councils elections now open

    Voting in this year's RCVS and VN Councils elections has now opened, with veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses able to cast their votes online, by post or by text message. All candidate details and ballot papers have been posted earlier this...
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    Marbocyl Achievement Awards announced

    Vetoquinol has announced the winners of the 2008 Marbocyl Achievement Awards. Six veterinary schools took part in the award scheme, which enabled them to recognise the achievements of either staff or students, with a prize fund of £2000 for each university...
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    RSPCA reports rise in abandoned animals

    The RSPCA has reported that 11,586 animals were abandoned last year. That's more than 30 a day, and an increase of over 57% compared to the 7,347 animals that were abandoned in 2007. Is this a precursor for tough times for the veterinary profession...
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    Young people to get a taste of life as a vet with the RVC

    Fifty young people from low and middle income backgrounds will have the opportunity to learn what it takes to become a vet and prepare to apply to a veterinary school, at a summer school run by the Sutton Trust and the Royal Veterinary College. The...
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    New RCVS Fellowship scheme to recognise meritorious contribution

    The RCVS has launched its new Fellowship scheme and is now accepting applications from veterinary surgeons who have made a meritorious contribution to their particular field. The new Fellowship scheme was launched with three routes to membership:...
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    Virbac announces surfin' CPD day

    Virbac has announced that it is hosting another day of CPD and surfing on Friday 26th April. During the morning's session, Senior Field Veterinary Advisor Alex Allen BVM&S MRCVS will discuss 'Current thinking on companion animal vaccines', including...
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    WSAVA launches Nutrition Toolkit for veterinary professionals

    The WSAVA's Global Nutrition Committee (GNC) has launched a Nutrition Toolkit for veterinary professionals. The non-branded toolkit contains the following materials: A document outlining the calorie requirements for healthy dogs A ...
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    Cheshire practice's Customer Care Manager scoops PIA Award

    Fiona Knight, a Customer Care Manager from the Woodcroft Veterinary Group in Cheshire, has won the 'Petplan Insurance Advisor Award 2011'. The award, announced at the British Veterinary Nursing Congress in Kettering, recognises the hard work and dedication...
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    Vet practices: Your neutering data needed

    RCVS Knowledge is calling for all veterinary teams performing neutering in dogs, cats, and rabbits to submit their data to the National Audit for Small Animal Neutering (NASAN) on the vetAUDIT website before the 15th of October. The NASAN is an audit...
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    RCVS launches new training programme for the veterinary team

    The RCVS Mind Matters Initiative has launched a free new training programme to help the whole veterinary team better understand the multifactorial mental health and wellbeing challenges facing veterinary professionals. The training sessions are taking...
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    AHT vet enters international hall of fame

    The Animal Health Trust's (AHT) Dr Sue Dyson has been awarded a place in the International Equine Veterinarians Hall of Fame, in recognition of her contribution to hoof care in horses. Sue, who is Head of Clinical Orthopaedics at the AHT, has...
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    Improve announces veterinary master's degree for GPs

    Improve International has announced the launch of a new master's degree designed to enable veterinary surgeons in general practice to achieve a higher qualification without taking excessive time out of their practice. The Master's Degree in Advanced...
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    Mycoplasma bovis threat to cattle increasing

    Zoetis has released new surveillance results which show that Mycoplasma bovis is becoming an increasingly significant pneumonia pathogen in cattle 1 . In more than 2,500 samples submitted by vets for analysis during 2014, 45% were positive, compared...
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    VMG calls for applications for research grants

    The Veterinary Management Group (VMG) is calling for applications for its 2020 research grants. Practice staff, managers, clinicians and researchers are invited to apply for an award of up to £2,000 to fund a research project to support the development...
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    New webinar advises how to manage client debt

    The Veterinary Practice Management Association (VPMA) has produced a new webinar on the subject of client debt management and made it available for members and non-members alike. The 45-minute webinar: Debt Management: Prevention Is Better Than Cure...
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    New research on veterinary suicide rate

    A new paper by D J Bartram and D S Baldwin, published in this week's Veterinary Record, has found that veterinary surgeons are four times as likely as the general public, and around twice as likely as other healthcare professionals, to die by suicide...
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    Win an anaesthesia machine

    US veterinary equipment manufacturer Midmark is holding a draw for a Matrx VMS anaesthesia machine, open to all UK veterinary practices. Click this link , enter your details, and the winner will be announced on 7th July 2010.
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    Niall Connell and Nicky Paull elected to Fellowship Board

    Niall Connell FRCVS and Nicky Paull MRCVS have been elected by RCVS Fellows to the Fellowship Board. Niall, who stepped up from Vice Chair to acting interim Chair of the Fellowship Board after the resignation of the previous Chair, has been formally...