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Bluetongue virus risk set out for the year ahead

Christine Middlemiss, Chief Veterinary Officer

Bluetongue virus risk set out for the year ahead

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 …

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Graduate, Government Vet, Global Pandemic

Posted by: Grace Hodgkinson, Posted on: 12 February 2021 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services, Policy Work
Grace standing with a group of cows

In her blog, Grace talks about her first job as Deputy States Veterinary Officer in Guernsey and starting her veterinary career in the midst of Brexit and COVID-19!

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How to cope with African swine fever?

Posted by: Jo Wheeler, Posted on: 22 January 2021 - Categories: Disease outbreak, Government Veterinary Services
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In her blog Jo Wheeler talks about her experience working on African swine fever prevention both in the UK and internationally.

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Job Opportunity: Veterinary Policy Officer European Affairs, Federation of Veterinarians of Europe

Posted by: Blog team, Posted on: 8 January 2021 - Categories: Jobs and Experiences
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Find out about a fascinating new role working for the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe in Brussels.

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Job Opportunity: Head of Veterinary and Meat Hygiene Policy, Food Standards Agency

Posted by: Blog team, Posted on: 18 December 2020 - Categories: Jobs and Experiences
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Find out about an exciting new opportunity as Head of Veterinary and Meat Hygiene Policy in the Food Standards Agency.

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A day in the life of a Veterinary Investigation Officer

Posted by: Adrienne Mackintosh, Posted on: 11 December 2020 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services
Adrienne working in a microbiological safety cabinet

Veterinary investigation Officer, Adrienne Mackintosh, based at APHA’s Carmarthen Veterinary Investigation Centre, talks about her role and its influence .

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Antimicrobial Resistance Week 2020: How are we addressing this together?

Posted by: Dr Christine Middlemiss BVMS MRCVS, Posted on: 18 November 2020 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services, International Work
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To celebrate AMR week, the UK CVO talks about some of the work going on in the UK and internationally to respond to the threat of AMR.

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Going Back to School: My Career in Veterinary Public Health

Posted by: Milorad Radakovic, Posted on: 13 November 2020 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services, Policy Work
Milorad standing in front of a screen presenting

Milorad Radakovic, a lecturer in veterinary public health at Cambridge University talks about his career as a government vet and the importance of veterinary public health.

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Global One Health Day

Posted by: Dr Christine Middlemiss BVMS MRCVS, Posted on: 3 November 2020 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services
A venn diagram of the three factors of one health, environment, humans and animals

Today is one health day and to celebrate this, the UK Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss talks about some of the work being done in one health and the importance of a one health approach to animal and human health.

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Job Opportunity: Senior Policy Advisor, Food Standards Agency

Posted by: Blog team, Posted on: 28 October 2020 - Categories: Jobs and Experiences
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Find out about an exciting new opportunity available as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Food Standards Agency.

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From Animal Health Officer to Government Vet

Posted by: Rob Ciancio, Posted on: 15 October 2020 - Categories: Disease outbreak, Government Veterinary Services
rob with two lemurs

Find out why Rob moved from his job as an Animal Health Officer to a role as a government vet

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