The British Veterinary Association has criticised the conclusions drawn by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust in its report on badger vaccine deployment.

The report considers the effectiveness of the Trust's programme of deploying the injectable BadgerBCG…

The British Veterinary Association has launched a survey of its members: "Your BVA, Your Say".

The focus of the research, which will take place throughout June and July, is to measure and evaluate the levels of satisfaction BVA members have…

The BVA has announced the results of a survey which found that 64% of small animal veterinary surgeons have been injured in the line of duty in the past year alone.

By far the most common injuries were scratches and bites (90% and 78% respectively),…

The British Veterinary Association has announced the results of the Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey, which found that 84% of veterinary surgeons give up time to work with animal charities and shelters. 

72% have a formal arrangement with charities…

Doubtless it's been in your diary for months, but next week sees the start of National BBQ Week and to make the occasion, the BVA has released the results of a survey which shows that most vets (71%) actively check labels and ask questions about the…

The British Veterinary Association has published the results of a survey which revealed that almost all small animal veterinary surgeons have been asked to euthanise healthy pets, with half (53%) saying it was not a rare occurrence and 98% saying the owner…

46% of veterinary surgeons working in the UK decided to become a vet while they were still at primary school, according to new figures released the British Veterinary Association (BVA) to celebrate World Veterinary Day this Saturday. 

The most recent…

The BVA is calling on all veterinary surgeons who use veterinary scanning surveillance networks in England and Wales to complete its new survey and help ensure the networks are able to fully protect animals in the UK.

The survey - Surveillance use, understanding…

The British Veterinary Association has released the result of a survey which shows that veterinary surgeons believe that breeding and hereditary defects are the most pressing animal health and welfare issue in the UK.

In the Voice of the Profession survey…

The BVA has published results of a Voice of the Profession survey which found that veterinary surgeons who make the move to non-clinical work tend to do so after 7 years.

The survey polled 671 veterinary surgeons in May and June 2017.

92% of those who…

The BVA has joined forces with International Cat Care to highlight the welfare issues faced by brachycephalic cats and to urge cat-lovers to avoid choosing pedigree breeds of cat designed to have extreme or unusual features, such as flat faces or folded…

The BVA has published the interim results of a new study which seems to provide the best evidence yet that the veterinary profession still discriminates against female veterinary surgeons.

The study also found that those who believe that gender discrimination…

Veterinary surgeons are increasingly gloomy about Brexit, according to the latest Voice of the Profession survey of 839 practitioners carried out by the BVA in September and October this year.

According to the survey, 64% of veterinary surgeons now see…

The BVA has revealed the results of a survey in which 24% of working veterinary surgeons and vet students said they have experienced or witnessed discrimination in the past year.

The survey, which received 2445 responses from BVA members, found that 16…

The British Veterinary Association has responded to a study by Downs et al assessing the effects from four years of badger culling in England on the incidence of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in cattle.

The study, published in Nature Scientific Reports, investigated…

The BVA has reported the results of its 2019 joint survey with the Association of Veterinary Students, which found that 50% of vet students now find they have to work part-time to meet their living expenses. 

This compares with 38% in 2016 and just 25% in…

The BVA has released the result of a survey of its members to identify what vets think are the most pressing welfare needs affecting cats in the UK.

According to the Spring 2022 Voice of the Profession survey, one in four cats (24%) seen in practices…

The British Veterinary Association has published some research showing that 21% of vets now use AI technology in their daily work, and is inviting veterinary professionals to a discussion on the subject at this year's BVA Live (Birmingham NEC, 2pm, 12th June…

The BVA has published the result of a Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey in which 89% of small animal vets say that veterinary practices should be regulated.

The BVA released the result of the survey, which had 1,332 respondents, ahead of the BVA…