HMRC is encouraging breeders to make “voluntary disclosures” of income earned from sales and warning that further investigations may follow if they do not.

Sites in three areas of England and Wales are now known to have been affected by the virus following the movement of animals from other areas where it is circulating.

Officials hope work being led by academics in Liverpool and backed by both clinicians and police chiefs will make it easier to track down the owners of dogs who attack livestock.

Elizabeth Mullineaux pledged to intensify campaigning on the issue during the association’s annual Northern Ireland dinner at Stormont.

New president Elizabeth Mullineaux told members there are opportunities from the current process, even as she slammed how the sector has been portrayed as a result of it.

Vets and industry leaders are encouraging farmers to share their experiences of the virus in a project they hope will help to improve current support and planning for potential future incursions.

A series of free video and audio support offering information and practical advice on dealing with symptoms has been launched by WellVet.

Vet Serina Filler has joined the employee-owned practice, which has eight sites across Kent.

A prominent member of the association’s council has been honoured for her work on the body, while two scholarship grants have been given to young researchers.

November session will cover entire disease process of myxomatous mitral valve disease.

Danny Chambers has been appointed as a Liberal Democrat spokesperson only two months after his election victory.

The VMG has called for collaboration to ensure the industry is “inclusive” of staff with disabilities or chronic conditions following a report.

Congress delegates also told sport in Australia would be “finished” without a dramatic reduction in casualty levels around its most prestigious race.

A stark caution about the impact of treatment charging was delivered during a discussion of the current “crisis” affecting pets in Wales.