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SCHMALLENBERG VIRUS Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Veterinary & Science Policy Advice International Disease Monitoring Reference: VITT/1200 Schmallenberg virus in North Europe Date: 5th January 20

VETS WELCOME LATEST ACTION TO IMPROVE DOG WELFARE IN WALES VETS WELCOME LATEST ACTION TO IMPROVE DOG WELFARE IN WALES The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the publication of draft regulations to control dog breeding in Wales. The Welsh






VETS GET ONLINE TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP VETS GET ONLINE TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP WITH PETNET360 The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has teamed up with the new online community for pet owners www.petnet360.co.uk to prom






BE VIGILANT FOR SIGNS OF SHMALLENBERG IN RUMINANTS BE VIGILANT FOR SIGNS OF SCHMALLENBERG IN RUMINANTS The British Veterinary Association is recommending farm vets and farmers make sure they are aware of the clinical signs of Schmallenberg virus






NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS ANIMALS NOT TO BLAME FOR HUMAN ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed new research from the University of Glasgow which indicates that the risk of antimicrobial resistance passing from animals to humans is lower than






Chancellor pledges £80 million for Pirbright THE Chancellor has promised to plough £80 million into new research facilities at Pirbright, according to a report in Farmers Guardian. In his Autumn Statement, George Osborne pledged the Governm






VPHA Autumn Conference, 12.11.2011 VPHA Autumn Conference, 12.11.2011 More than 60 members attended the Autumn 2011 VPHA Conference at the Ramside Hall Hotel, Durham, a magnificent establishment just off the A1 on the road to Sunder






First new members of Animal Health and Welfare Board For England First new members of Animal Health and Welfare Board For England The first non-executive members of the new Animal Health and Welfare Board for England were today announced by Agriculture Minister Ji






No escape from meat inspection costs 'No escape' from meat inspection costs - Rooker 5 October 2011 | By Caroline Stocks LIVESTOCK farmers and processors have been told they will not be able to escape paying the full £25m cost of meat






NATIONAL CONTROL PLAN EXTENDED 14.10.11 The Food Standards Agency and the agriculture and rural affairs departments for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have produced an updated version of the UK National Control Pl






RECENT STATISTICS ON TB You may find these links interesting on TB. GB stats http://www.defra.gov.uk/statistics/foodfarm/landuselivestock/cattletb/regional/ NI stats http://www.dardni.gov.uk/index/dard-statistics/anima






MALCOM MORRIS It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of our colleague , Malcolm Morris, who died on the 12th October 2011 peacefully at home after a short illness. He was born in 1937 the s