Veterinary News Headlines

    Dechra signs deal for new drug delivery platform

    Dechra Pharmaceuticals has signed an agreement with Piedmont Pharmaceuticals LLC which gives Dechra exclusive worldwide rights to the sale and distribution of veterinary products which use Piedmont's proprietary soft chew platform to deliver the active...

    CEVA launches UK's first colistin-based antimicrobial for poultry

    CEVA Animal Health has now introduced Colibird, the UK's first colistin-based soluble antimicrobial approved for poultry. According to the company, colistin is an important active in the UK's antimicrobial armoury, with a potent bactericidal action...

    NVS Veterinary Karting Championship off to a flying start

    The Veterinary Karting Championship, organised by NVS , is proving a huge success, according to the company. At the half way stage of the championship, around two hundred drivers have already participated in regional events in Manchester, Edinburgh...

    Bill Oddie to front tick awareness campaign

    Merial, the manufacturer of FRONTLINE Combo, FRONTLINE Spot On and Merilym3 has announced that Bill Oddie will front its autumn 'Be Tick Aware' PR campaign to highlight the importance of protecting pets from ticks. The campaign will run throughout...

    Free BEVA membership for vets

    The BEVA has announced that from today, it is dropping membership renewal charges for all veterinary surgeons for the next three months to help support you during the COVID-19 crisis. All existing BEVA members will have their membership automatically...

    Season's first Alabama Rot case reported in Surrey

    Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists has reported the autumn's first confirmed case of cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV), aka Alabama Rot in a seven-year-old Labradoodle in Surrey. This brings the total reported the UK so far this...

    Zoetis adds equine faecal egg count analysis to Vetscan Imagyst

    Zoetis has added AI equine faecal egg count analysis to its diagnostics platform, Vetscan Imagyst. Dr Wendy Talbot BVSc DipECEIM MRCVS, Equine National Veterinary Manager at Zoetis said: “Fast equine faecal egg count results are crucial for the appropriate...

    Past-president of BVA and BSAVA to join Medivet Panel of Enquiry

    Medivet has announced the appointment of John Bower MBE BVSc MRCVS to its Panel of Enquiry set up following coverage of the company on Panorama. Mr Bower has been President of the British Veterinary Association, the British Small Animal Veterinary...

    RCVS launches Brexit survey for EU vets

    The RCVS has launched a survey for EU vets and nurses to share how Brexit has affected them. The survey asks EU nationals about their experience of practising in the UK since the referendum and will seek to find out what their career expectations and...

    Veterinary Woman survey to identify issues facing female vets

    Veterinary Woman is conducting a six-minute survey to discover the main issues facing women in the veterinary profession, which will remain open till the end of November. All entrants to the survey will also be able to enter a draw to win a £50 Amazon...

    Bristol Vet Specialists’ linear accelerator treats 100th cancer patient

    Bristol Vet Specialists, the £13.5M referral centre based to the north west of the city, reports that it has treated its 100th cancer patient with it's state-of-the-art, £1.7M linear accelerator, 12 months after opening. The Elekta Infinity linear...

    Mitey new claim for Acclaim

    Environmental household flea spray, Acclaim ® , is now licensed to kill house dust mites. A common cause of allergies, house dust mites are present all year around, aggravating conditions such as atopic dermatitis. Containing S-methoprene and permethrin...

    Spot the sperm and win an iPod with CEVA

    To celebrate the launch of its brand new keep reproduction simple advertisement campaign, CEVA Animal Health is giving British Cattle Veterinary Association (BCVA) Congress delegates the chance to win an iPod by entering a special spot the sperm competition...

    Veterinary surgeons needed to join RCVS Veterinary Nurses Council

    Two vacancies have arisen for veterinary surgeons to join the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons' Veterinary Nurses Council. The positions, which are open to veterinary surgeons not currently serving on RCVS Council, would be particularly well suited...

    Improve launches distance learning postgrad programmes

    Improve International has announced the launch of two new distance learning (DL) postgrad certificates, the Certificate in Small Animal Surgery, which will start in February 2021, and the Certificate in Feline Practice, which will start in April. The...

    Webinar to show practices how technology can ease the pressure

    Premier Vet Alliance is hosting a one hour webinar: "The Future Practice – Harnessing Technology To Help Your Team" on Thursday 26th May at 7:30pm. The webinar is presented by Will Stirling, partner at VetsDigital, a digital marketing agency which...

    New PCR test for bovine mycoplasma

    Life Technologies Animal Health has announced the launch of a new qPCR test to improve the diagnosis of mastitis and respiratory disease caused by Mycoplasma bovis . According to the company, the TaqVet Mycoplasma Bovis ( M. bovis ) polymerase ...

    Nominations open for BVA Council elections

    The British Veterinary Association is asking members to put themselves forward as candidates in the upcoming elections for BVA Council. In eight of the 12 regions BVA is seeking regional representatives who are willing to gather and represent the...

    Northern practice group wins industry marketing awards

    White Cross Vets , a group with 11 surgeries in the Midlands and the North of England, has picked up two Veterinary Marketing Association awards at an event usually dominated entirely by big pharma. The group was joint winner of Public Relations Award...

    Petplan's early Christmas present to practices

    Petplan has announced that from 1st October until the end of 2016, practices will be given double Portfolio Rewards credits for every new insurance policy they generate. Under the Petplan Portfolio Rewards scheme, each time a practice generates a...

    RCVS to move to Clerkenwell

    The RCVS has bought new premises at 1-2 Hardwick Street, Clerkenwell, London. Having sold Belgravia House – its Westminster offices since 1995 – to a private investor in March 2021 for £14.5m, RCVS Council agreed the purchase of the new building for...

    Free BEVA antimicrobial webinar for vets coming up on the 24th

    BEVA is marking Antimicrobial Awareness Week with an antimicrobial webinar for all equine vets on 24th November at 8:00pm. Bruce Bladon will describe current antibiotic use in equine practice, Victoria South will consider the use of Highest Priority...

    Julian Hoad becomes new BSAVA President

    Julian Hoad has taken up his role as BSAVA President for 2024-25. Taking over from Carl Gorman , Julian says his focus is to continue the work undertaken this year as part of a ‘programme of change’ for BSAVA, that will continue to promote the strong...

    New website for horse owners

    Horse owner Cate Ashton has launched a new website http://www.manage-my-horse.com/ for 'conscientious horse owners, yard managers and equestrian professionals'. The impressive-looking (and free) site allows members to record almost every facet...

    New £2.2 million equine clinic opens in South West

    B&W Equine Group has opened a brand new, state-of-the-art equine clinic at Breadstone in Gloucestershire. The new facility opened on 1 October 2011. It cost over £2.2 million and is, according to the company, one Europe’s most advanced diagnostic...