Veterinary team at Surrey practice perform six hours of emergency surgery to save eight-year-old cocker spaniel brought in with severe injuries following a road traffic collision.
Alex Davies helped set up a virtual work experience scheme that attracted more than 1,000 students who would otherwise have missed out during the pandemic.
Culmination of two years’ work sees college council agree new set of standards and methodology for veterinary degrees, including increase in general practice learning to 70% of students’ studies.
Details approved for establishment of new stage one preliminary committee and new “charter case protocol” intended to provide an alternative way to resolve suitable cases.
Annual gathering of veterinary professionals at ExCeL London did not take place in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but is back with added safety measures to welcome delegates.
New figures released by the VMD show another drop in the use of antibiotics in food-producing animals, with the UK reducing its use by 52% in six years.
Feline dentistry course will deliver 12 hours of interactive case studies and cover consultation, further investigations, treatment, and postoperative and preventive care.
Farm vets key to spreading the word of Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s new Farm Business Review service, which can help up to 4,000 farmers across England.
Routine monitoring of both cows and badgers could help to manage early outbreaks of the disease, for which control measures cost £100 million each year in England alone.
The UK’s leading non-clinical veterinary conference returns to the live format at ICC Wales from 21 to 22 January with tickets for the event on sale now.
Temporary dispensation allowing vets to prescribe POM-V medicines remotely came in at the start of the pandemic to help safeguard animal health and welfare – but will end in November.
