The Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association event on 21 September aims to highlight knowledge on parrot nutrition and welfare, and identify key educational messages and the latest scientific research.

One of the UK’s biggest livestock practices has teamed up with a national charity to promote countryside access for children.

Vets in the north-east have received some practical insights into how to tackle some of the biggest marine animal emergencies.

A vet who completed a 1,300-mile ride from John o’ Groats to Land’s End has already raised three times her initial target for charity – and her travelling days may not be over yet.

Jo Malone, along with members of her family and team, joined John Gibson and his wife Isobel for a leg of their 1,200-mile walk to raise awareness and funds to help prevent suicides in the veterinary sector. 

Professionals with specific knowledge of veterinary nursing, career development, marketing, HR and financial issues are being urged to come forward.

Led by co-founders Paul Horwood and Robyn Lowe, the group of 11 scaled Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon.

Government officials say they are “concerned” by the growth of new clinics and could change the law, but a charity fears reform proposed by the RCVS would not go far enough.

Guillaume Leblond and his team at North Downs Specialist Referrals have found that using the dorsal atlantoaxial stabilisation technique when performing spinal surgery can likely reduce complications.

MP and vet Neil Hudson warns a lack of funding to redevelop the Weybridge base could risk "devastating" consequences from future outbreaks.

The BCVA and Cattle Hoof Care Standards Board expect to start delivering new courses later this year.

The event will be held at the Central Hotel in Glasgow from 4 to 7 September, and features a three-day programme covering a range of veterinary pathogens of importance in the UK and abroad. 

Work in antimicrobial stewardship and canine cruciate surgery will be recognised with the newly announced accolades.

The event will be held online for the third year running from 30 July at 1:30pm GMT, with interactive sessions and in-depth masterclasses from the likes of Danièlle Gunn-Moore and Matt Gurney.

“Lucy and Rosanna are our first proper abattoir OVs that have come in from a UK vet school and I’m really, really delighted with that” – Charles Hartwell, Eville and Jones chief executive.

One of the authors of a paper that argued the controversial practice had no significant effect in reducing the disease says Defra is stuck in “a ridiculous scientific corner” on the issue.

Sheep veterinary consultants Fiona Lovatt and Kate Hovers were among panelists to recommend all flocks with replacement ewes or have neighbours that lamb sheep should vaccinate.

Thousands of veterinary professionals from North America, Europe and the UK have already volunteered to provide remote support for pets in war-torn country – but more help is needed.