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    Pfizer launches Pre-Sale Scab Treatment Certificate

    Pfizer VPS has launched a 'Pre-Sale Scab Treatment Certificate' so that sheep treated for sheep scab and protected against re-infestation beyond their autumn sale date can be formally certified as such. A choice of two moxidectin-based treatments...

    Free dosing wheel for anti-epilepsy treatment

    Genitrix is offering practices a specially designed dosing wheel to ensure the accurate administration of Libromide (potassium bromide), the company's treatment for refractory canine epilepsy. The wheel indicates the dosage required according to the...

    Pfizer launches business consultancy team to support the profession

    Pfizer Animal Health has launched Vet Support+ a dedicated veterinary business consultancy team with a brief to boost the profitability and productivity of veterinary practices across the UK. Staffed by a team of seven business consultants who have...

    CEVA offers sacroiliac disease leaflet for horse owners

    CEVA Animal Health has produced Understanding sacroiliac disease , a leaflet to help horse owners understand the cause, diagnosis and management of sacroiliac disease. CEVA says sacroiliac disease can be a particular challenge because although it...

    TB consultation gets strong support from BVA and BCVA

    The British Veterinary Association and British Cattle Veterinary Association have welcomed the launch of the Defra consultation on tackling bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) in England, which includes recommendations for badger control in areas where bTB persists...

    Davies Veterinary Specialists announces new CPD programme

    Davies Veterinary Specialists (DVS) has confirmed its programme of free CPD for vets over the next 10 months, including a special Orthopaedics Roadshow this autumn. The evening CPD sessions will be held in the practice's purpose-built lecture theatre...

    All we know is he's called The Stinge

    Some say he pees Propofol, and that he once proposed to a Black Welsh Mountain Sheep called Blodwen. All we know is he's called The Stinge, and that he's challenged veterinary surgeons and nurses to beat his lap time in an electronic 'reasonably priced...

    Royal Canin launches new urinary diets

    Royal Canin has launched a new urinary range for cats and dogs. There are four new products including the veterinary market's first canine pouch. The launch also includes a 20 page booklet for owners which explains the urinary system, different types...

    Kennel Club to launch Veterinary Practice Guide to Dog Health

    The Kennel Club has announced it will be launching the Veterinary Practice Guide to Dog Health, a new guide to dog health for veterinary surgeons at the BVA Congress 2010 (Sept 23rd - 25th). According to the organisation, The Veterinary Practice Guide...

    Join VetSurgeon.org and win an iPad

    Every UK-based veterinary surgeon that registers as a member of www.vetsurgeon.org by 1st November 2010 will be entered into a draw to win an Apple iPad 32GB Wi-Fi worth £500. All existing veterinary surgeon members will also be entered into the draw...

    New DNA test for progressive retinal atrophy in Golden Retrievers

    The Kennel Club Genetics Centre at the Animal Health Trust has identified a genetic mutation which causes progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) in Golden Retrievers, and developed a DNA test to identify carriers. PRA is a retinal disease which causes...

    Novartis commits to provide reliable supply of BVD vaccine

    Novartis Animal Health UK has announced that it is committed to maintaining a reliable supply of Bovidec BVD virus vaccine throughout the coming season. The announcement comes following concerns surrounding the availability of BVD vaccines. Novartis...

    250mg Baytril now available for 50kg dogs

    Bayer Animal Health has extended the range of Baytril presentations with the introduction of a new 250mg Baytril Flavour Tablet, for the treatment of enrofloxacin-sensitive bacterial infections in large breeds of dog. One Baytril 250mg tablet contains...

    Past-president of BVA and BSAVA to join Medivet Panel of Enquiry

    Medivet has announced the appointment of John Bower MBE BVSc MRCVS to its Panel of Enquiry set up following coverage of the company on Panorama. Mr Bower has been President of the British Veterinary Association, the British Small Animal Veterinary...

    Alvegesic vet and Clavudale added to Dechra Veterinary Essentials range

    Dechra Veterinary Products has introduced two additional new products to its Veterinary Essentials range: Alvegesic vet and Clavudale. Alvegesic vet contains butorphanol, a well-known and widely used drug for sedation, anaesthesia and analgesia in...

    BVA urges companies to offer consumers choice over halal / kosher meat

    Following last weekend's Mail on Sunday revelation that a number of well-known organisations have been routinely serving meat from animals which have not been humanely slaughtered, the BVA has written to the companies involved, both to express concerns...

    New licensed indications for Advocate

    Bayer Animal Health has obtained two new licensed indications for its antiparasiticide, Advocate. The first is that the product is now licensed for the treatment of Crenosoma vulpis using a single dose. The second is that in addition to the existing...

    RCVS DC refuses register restoration application

    The Disciplinary Committee of the RCVS has refused an application for restoration to the RCVS Register by Dr Janos Nemeth, who had previously been found to have fraudulently registered with the RCVS and struck off. At the original hearing, in February...

    Dechra's Intubeaze back in stock

    Dechra Veterinary Products has announced that Intubeaze Oromucosal Spray is now back in stock. Intubeaze is used for local anaesthesia of the laryngeal mucosa of cats to facilitate endotracheal intubation by preventing the stimulation of the laryngeal...

    New research identifies canine lungworm risk factors

    The University of Bristol's School of Biological Sciences has published* the results of a study which concludes that young dogs and those that are not wormed regularly are significantly more likely to be infected with the life-threatening, parasitic...

    European VN training project set to continue

    A project which aims to standardise the assessment of veterinary nurse practical training across Europe will have life beyond its pilot phase, thanks to European VN training network, Vetnnet. The announcement was made in September at an Oslo-based...

    First equine modular certificates awarded

    Seven veterinary surgeons who took their final assessments at the University of Liverpool on 6 September have become the first to receive the postgraduate RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice with equine designations. Dr Mark Holmes...

    Intervet/Schering-Plough sponsors Equine Business Management Strategies program

    Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has announced that it is to sponsor the Equine Business Management Strategies (EBMS) program, a targeted business education program developed for equine veterinary surgeons and practice professionals. According...

    Nominations sought for veterinary awards

    The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has launched its annual search for veterinary surgeons deserving of an award for significantly advancing the care of companion animals. Nominations are invited for the following awards, which...

    New President and President-Elect at BVA

    Harvey Locke has been elected President of the British Veterinary Association, and Carl Padgett its President-Elect for 2010/2011. The ceremony took place during the Annual General Meeting of the BVA at the close of its Annual Congress, held in Glasgow...