The proposed changes follow on from recommendations made by the Kinnaird Review into farm animal disease surveillance, which were accepted by the Scottish Government in 2011.
Presence of the anabolic steroid testosterone over a permitted threshold in a sample could result in a 14-month suspension from racing and a 12-month stand down from racing for the horse.
The Assembly Rooms in Bath will once again host VetCPD Congress, which this year features a range of subjects from nutrition and neurology to cardiology and cytology.
The European Scientific Counsel Companion Animal Parasites UK and Ireland is being alerted to increasing numbers of heartworm-positive dogs being imported from southern and eastern Europe.
Association of Veterinary Surgeons Practising in Northern Ireland’s autumn event to include CPD lectures, a mental health workshop and activities for children.
Extended degree allows students who miss out on – or are not ready for – vet school the chance to bolster their learning experience ready for entry later.
Privy Council decides, under US law, vet did not have a criminal conviction for petty theft, but should have declared the “adverse finding” to the RCVS when renewing registration.
