This week, the Animal and Plant Health Agency published its latest risk assessment of bluetongue virus entering Great Britain during 2024. It confirmed a very high probability of a new introduction of bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) into GB livestock …
Frank Busch, head of the Veterinary Professional Services Team, Defra, provides an overview and an EU perspective of his work areas.
Dr Christine Middlemiss, UK Chief Vet It’s wonderful that we, the veterinary profession, get a World Day for people globally to recognise, reflect and celebrate the crucial contribution vets make...
...me and why I think the survey is important As a veterinarian I have been fortunate to experience a number of different roles. These include molecular genetics research, private small...
Dr Christine Middlemiss, UK Chief Vet Despite the current cold snap, very cold for me having left Australia in the height of summer, I’ve had a very warm welcome back...
...the UK Government as a new entrant Veterinary Officer (VO) in Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, where I was inducted, mentored and supported “on the job” by my vet and animal health...
...area whilst I was there, although I’m sure this is a good sign that current surveillance is effective! Overall, the 2 weeks provided an extremely enlightening experience in a very...
...writing a 20 minute presentation on “A career in veterinary politics” as requested by the excellent Medic Mentor team for one of their Insight into Veterinary Medicine Conferences for 14-15...
...tested one by one? Will they be reimbursed for the total number of culled birds? Are fancy birds compensated at their true market value? When will I be able to...
Dr Christine Middlemiss Christine Middlemiss is to join Defra as the UK’s next Chief Veterinary Officer, succeeding Professor Nigel Gibbens CBE, who is to retire from the Civil Service at...
...you say, so why is the Chief Vet blogging about it? Because I’m sure that you’ve also heard that the development of resistance in bacteria happens because of use of...
