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    Emergency and Critical Care CPD day for vets coming to Manchester

    Vets Now, Manchester is hosting a full-day ECC CPD event on Thursday, 20 June 2024, at the Mercure Bolton Georgian House Hotel in Bolton. The event will offer vets and vet nurses six hours of CPD across five streams, covering topics such as initial...

    Virbac launches enhanced Effipro spot-on pipette

    Virbac Animal Health has launched an enhanced version of its flea and tick spot-on Effipro (fipronil) to help pet owners master the art of 'spotonology TM - a Maureen-Lipmanesque term the company has coined to describe the optimum application of a spot...

    Royal Dick students collect Boehringer awards

    Boehringer Ingelheim has announced the winners of its 16th annual awards for students who have shown the best aptitude for cardiology, orthopaedics and anesthesia over the course of the entire final year. Bethan MacKenzie, Jennifer Scully, Emma Foster...

    Langford launches academy for vets

    Langford Vets has launched the Langford Academy, offering bespoke CPD for referring vets throughout the South West. As part of the University of Bristol, Langford is the only referral hospital in the South West which has an educational facility. ...

    Free Libromide epilepsy advice service launched

    Genitrix has launched a free epilepsy faxback advice service for veterinary practices prescribing Libromide. A form downloadable from the Genitrix website will enable practices to provide detailed case histories, and challenging canine epilepsy...

    New, topic-specific webinar clubs launched by CPD Solutions

    CPD Solutions has launched four topic-specific veterinary webinar clubs for the veterinary profession, available to view at www.veterinarywebinars.com . For veterinary surgeons, there are three clubs, one focussing on neurology, another on orthopaedics...

    Norbrook's Pestigon for Cats gets extended licence

    Norbrook Laboratories has announced that Pestigon for Cats, the company's fipronil spot on solution against fleas and ticks, has been granted an extension to its licence which means it is now indicated against the Ixodes ricinus tick. Previously...

    Free masterclass to help you prepare for medicines inspection

    The RCVS and the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) will be holding a free Masterclass offering practical guidance on the requirements of the Veterinary Practice Premises Register, on Saturday 4 April, at BSAVA Congress. If you are concerned about...

    First ever cat worming advert to be broadcast on TV

    For the first time ever, an educational advertisement about the importance of worming cats and the availablity of spot-on treatment, is to be broadcast on TV. The advert has been produced by Bayer Animal Health, makers of Profender Spot-on, with the...

    New horse worming website from Pfizer

    Pfizer Animal Health, maker of the equine wormers Equest and Equest Pramox, has unveiled www.wormingyourhorse.info , a new website which aims to make it easier for horse owners to understand and follow the most up-to-date principles of sustainable...

    Treatment for high worm exposure warranted in 68% of dairy herds

    Bulk milk surveillance for stomach worm exposure in dairy cows has found high levels in 68% of herds, with "probable sub-clinical effects on health and production", according to Pfizer Animal Health. Between September 2011 and March this year, 449...

    New cow calendar is incomparabull

    Ceva Animal Health has launched its 2013 ReprodAction desktop calendar, with a droll take on cycling cows. The calendar is available free of charge to vet practices. If you haven't received your calendar yet, contact Ceva Animal Health on 01494...

    Boehringer launches Seraquin dispensing strips

    Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica has launched trial size Seraquin dispensing strips so clients can try a week's supply of the veterinary joint support supplement for cats and dogs. Rob Lucy, brand manager for Seraquin, said: "With 9 out of 10 dogs and...

    Ceva announces winners of Animal Welfare Awards

    Ceva Animal Health has announced the winners of its 2014 Animal Welfare Awards. The awards recognise volunteers, charity workers and veterinary professionals who have gone the extra mile in improving animal welfare around the world. Winners were decided...

    BSAVA offers new legal services for vets and nurses

    The British Small Animal Veterinary Association has announced that it is offering a new, enhanced legal service for its members, in conjunction Harrison Clark Rickerbys . From 1st October, BSAVA members will be able to benefit from discounted rates...

    RCVS publishes Nov 2014 Council meeting summary

    The RCVS has published a summary of the goings on at its 6 November meeting. Amongst other things, Council agreed to continue to display postnominals in the Register, undertake a consultation on whether members should be able to use the courtesy title...

    Poultry gatherings suspended following avian flu case

    Following the confirmation of avian flu in turkeys at a farm near Louth in Lincolnshire on 16th December, the government has announced a temporary suspension on gatherings of some species of birds in England Scotland and Wales. The ban on gatherings...

    RCVS Knowledge launches Plowright Prize to recognise individuals working in infectious disease

    RCVS Knowledge has launched a new award to recognise individuals who make significant contributions to the eradication of infectious diseases, named in memory of the eminent veterinary virologist Walter Plowright and his wife, Dorothy Plowright. Every...

    Veterinary Surgeons Act update delayed

    A report published by the Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs committee this week has concluded that The Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 is in need of updating. However, lack of available budget in the current Comprehensive Spending Review period means...

    NOAH calls on vets to support #VaccinesWork campaign

    The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) is calling on vets to support the #VaccinesWork campaign. Starting in the New Year, the benefits of vaccination will be communicated to both farmers and pet owners, initially focussing on farm use. The...

    Vets invited to get active for Vetlife's Veterinary Month of Movement

    Vetlife is holding its third Veterinary Month of Movement next month, when veterinary professionals are asked to come together, get active, and fundraise for the charity. The idea is that by raising money through exercise, which is documented to improve...

    Pfizer launches new app for horse owners

    Pfizer Animal Health, maker of the equine wormers Equest & Equest Pramox, has launched Stable Mate , a new app to help horse owners manage their daily equine healthcare regime and get maximum enjoyment from their horse. Pfizer says the new app...

    FarmVets SouthWest joins Origin

    Origin ( previously known as Westpoint ) has announced that FarmVets SouthWest has joined the group, giving further geographical coverage to its veterinary practice network. FarmVets SouthWest has practices at Ilminster and North Petherton in Somerset...

    First black woman invested as RCVS President at first virtual AGM

    Mandisa Green has become the first black woman to be invested as the RCVS President at the first Annual General Meeting to be held online. In her opening address, Mandisa said: "When the College was founded in 1844, it would have been unthinkable that...

    BSAVA offers training days to help vets recognise and act on non-accidental injuries

    The BSAVA and the Links Group are to host regional training days to help veterinary teams recognise and act on non-accidental injuries, helping them understand the link between animal abuse and domestic abuse. The training will take place in locations...