A daunting but rewarding career as a government vet

...all about paperwork, ticking boxes and irrelevant rules. It is not. I have never used my vet brain as much to make such a difference. Let me explain. My job...
...all about paperwork, ticking boxes and irrelevant rules. It is not. I have never used my vet brain as much to make such a difference. Let me explain. My job...
...outbreak such as this offers an opportunity to be at the front line protecting animal health and GB’s economy, as well as enabling our vets to use diagnostic and epidemiology...
...in the identification of affected and exposed poultry. You are an integrator between agricultural and public-health interests, promoting and teaching the principles of biosecurity measures for the protection of livestock...
...brings to mind our frontline work on diagnosis, treatment and prevention of animal disease. Usually, it’s individual animals and often in harrowing circumstances for the animal’s owner. However we use...
...conduct research that wouldn’t happen anywhere else – partly because of the timescales and cost involved, and partly because of the facilities and expertise needed to do it. Veterinary Research...
...roles in APHA. The idea of working in government was appealing as I felt I would still be able to use the degree I had worked so hard for, and...
...overlooking the effect and welfare of one facet can have a disastrous effect on all others. Today is a cause for celebration, an opportunity to look back at the achievements...
...“fix” of practice locally. My new role was interesting and varied and used a lot of the skills I had previously learned in practice. Telling a farmer that his sheep...
...UK. That’s what got her to use ARC’s accommodation for a bit longer. She was a 7 months old, white lioness, rare genetic colour variation (not an albino), that comes...
It feels like yesterday, when I left my house in Leon (Spain), went to Santander, took a ferry and started a new chapter of my life. This was 16 years...