Defra Chief Veterinary Officer - Christine Middlemiss This week, the Animal and Plant Health Agency published its latest risk assessment of bluetongue virus entering Great Britain during 2024. It confirmed...
...advice on GMO trial applications and evaluating new research findings. Interested? Find out more below and apply by midday on 10 May 2024. Role details – Advisory Committee on Releases...
...in Wales. This comes on the back of a new veterinary hub being developed in the university which will work with industry to develop new tools for promoting animal health....
The Government Veterinary Services (GVS) are really excited to be exhibiting at the London Vet Show on Thursday 14th and Friday 15th November. We will be on stand N70, so...
Dr Christine Middlemiss, Chief Vet New South Wales It’s 7.55am on a Saturday and I’m at Sydney Domestic Airport on my way home. To Orange in New South Wales (NSW)....
...we are confident about the health status of our farming industry. We need strong surveillance structures to ensure that if a new disease emerges we can be aware of it...
...examinations in abattoirs and knackers yards. Within a year I was temporarily promoted to being on call for farm animal welfare calls and notifiable diseases. The first time I was...
...now is possibly the best opportunity the sector has ever had to secure a parliamentary bill slot for new primary legislation. Key veterinary stakeholders have come together in a collaborative...
...This new global agreement will set new expectations for countries in order for the world to come together to better prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemic risk. I...
Government Veterinary Services is considering a new veterinary programme to attract more vets into Government veterinary roles. We are calling on vets to help shape the proposal by sharing their...
