Veterinary News Headlines

    Vets asked to play key role in new pig health programme

    Vets are being asked to help pig producers assess their health status and biosecurity measures, as part of BPEX's new National Pig Health Improvement Project (PHIP). The national programme is currently running alongside existing programmes in East...

    Grand Meadows launches canine food supplement range

    Following the launch of its equine range to the UK, Grand Meadows Animal Health has announced the launch of a range of canine food supplements, including: Mobility, Grand Tranquility, Grand Vitality, Grand Coat and Grand Complete. New stockists...

    Muksak to help dog fouling problem.

    An English entrepreneur, Alison Vaughan, has just launched Muksak , a new product to make it easier to clear up dog mess when you're out walking the dog. I was about to poo poo this idea (sorry). Having been brought up in the countryside, and...

    New arthritis information pack from CEVA

    CEVA Animal Health has launched an arthritis information pack to help support vet practices and their clients. The pack includes a joint care range brochure, which explores how to recognise and monitor pain in the veterinary practice, and an...

    Genitrix founder named Director of the Year

    VetSurgeon member Howard Wilder , founder and managing director of British veterinary pharmaceutical company Genitrix, has been named Director of the Year at the 2010 Institute of Directors' London and South East Director of the Year Awards. Genitrix...

    New campaign to encourage owners to prioritise pet healthcare

    The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) has launched 'The Happy Healthy Pets Project', designed to encourage owners to prioritise pet healthcare. At the heart of the campaign is a new online photography gallery at pethealthinfo.org.uk , where...

    Bluetongue virus may have survived the winter in adult midges

    Bluetongue virus-infected adult midges surviving winter may have been responsible for the re-emergence of bluetongue this year in northern Europe . In a paper just published in the Veterinary Record*, Anthony Wilson and colleagues of the Institute...

    New Soft Tissue Indication for PREVICOX®

    The first coxib for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) in dogs, PREVICOX® (Merial), has now been licensed for the relief of post-operative pain and inflammation following soft tissue surgery. "PREVICOX is the first coxib specifically designed for...

    Veterinary associations issue statement on bute

    Defra Minister David Heath has announced the latest bute (phenylbutazone) test results. The presence of bute has been confirmed in 8 samples out of 206 tests. Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies has stated that horsemeat containing...

    BVA supports badger cull extensions

    The BVA has responded to the Written Ministerial Statement from the Defra Secretary of State at the end of the licence for badger culling in Somerset. BVA President Robin Hargreaves said: "The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has supported the...

    RCVS calls for help with Survey of the Professions

    The RCVS is calling on veterinary surgeons and students, and listed or registered veterinary nurses to complete its Survey of the Professions 2014. The four-yearly, confidential survey provides the College with data that helps it develop policy, plan...

    Defra launches consultation on RCVS governance reform

    The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a consultation on reforming the governance arrangements of the RCVS. The consultation follows a period of discussions between the RCVS and Defra about how the College might...

    BVA supports compulsory chipping in Scotland

    The BVA has welcomed a Scottish Government consultation on the compulsory microchipping of all dogs in Scotland, launched by Cabinet Secretary Richard Lochhead on 27th December . Microchipping of all dogs is already a legal requirement in Northern...

    SPVS calls for Congress submissions

    SPVS is calling for submissions for its 2026 Congress programme (26th-27th February 2026, Hilton Birmingham Metropole). Session submissions should fit within one of the five strands of SPVS's over-arching theme of Thriving in Practice: leadership skills...

    BVA welcomes arrival of Bluetongue vaccine

    The BVA has welcomed Defra Secretary of Sate Hilary Benn's announcement on the arrival of the first batch of Bovilis(r) BTv8 vaccine in the UK. Congratulating Intervet on the speed with which the vaccine had been developed BVA President Nick Blayney...

    Drontal sponsors GMTV's pet clinic

    Bayer Animal Health has signed a deal to sponsor GMTV's pet clinic to promote its market-leading wormer, Drontal. Running from Monday 16 February to Friday 20 February, the pet clinic will feature TV vet Emma Milne advising viewers on the health....

    New research indicates Lyme disease risk underestimated

    Ticks infected with the bacteria that cause Lyme disease may be considerably more prevalent in the UK than recent estimates indicate, according to new research from the University of Bristol that used pet dogs as 'sentinels' for human disease risk. ...

    Reminder to the profession about Horse Passport Regulations 2009

    The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are reminding veterinary surgeons of their legal responsibilities under the Horse Passport Regulations 2009. The move follows a small number of horses...

    Sheep scours outbreak in the South East

    The wet weather has brought a big sheep scours outbreak in the South East, according to Virbac-sponsored farmdisease.co.uk , the disease monitoring website. Using July information from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA), the service says...

    Bird flu detected in Suffolk & Norfolk

    Birds at two Bernard Matthews breeder sites in Suffolk and Norfolk have tested positive for avian influenza, though not the highly pathogenic H5 or H7 types. A movement restriction has been put in place by DEFRA, but a cull has not so far been required...

    RCVS provides materials for vets giving school talks

    Free veterinary careers materials are available from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for vets going back to school to give careers talks. Freda Andrews, Head of Education said: "We know that, although veterinary surgeons are busy people,...

    Elanco launches client education films

    Elanco Companion Animal Health, which makes Surolan and Surosolve, has launched a couple of short films to demonstrate to pet owners how to administer veterinary prescribed ear drops and clean their pet's ears. Filmed with the University of Bristol...

    Governments respond to BVA calls over working rights of EU vets

    The BVA has received a response to its letters to the Secretary of State and to Environment Ministers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland requesting an early statement to the effect that non-British EU veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses who...

    Fat felines fed too many treats

    A survey carried out by Cats Protection has found that around a quarter of Britain's cats (23%) are being fed treats despite the fact that their owners consider them overweight already. The survey of 1,120 cat owners revealed that 70% of cats described...

    Virbac takes on Activyl ectoparasiticides for cats and dogs

    Virbac has taken over the distribution of the prescription-only topical ectoparasiticide range, Activyl. Activyl is available in three spot-on preparations: Activyl for Dogs and Activyl for Cats (flea control) and Activyl Tick Plus for tick and flea...