...with a rise in practice ownership by large corporate groups, from 10% of practices in 2013 to an estimated 60% in 2024. For vets and veterinary nurses, this development of...
...non-vetty friends and family, I describe my day-to-day role as a VIO as ‘Silent Witness’ but for animals, mostly farm animals (we are definitely not as glamorous as CSI). When...
...past few weeks, we have been working non-stop characterising models of infection and vaccination against this new disease. Learning new things by the hour but applying our knowledge from other...
...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...
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...
...suggests we have a long way to go to achieve equity in our profession. Now, even more women are joining our profession as new graduates so you would think we...
...working with Defra to open new markets is quite a long process, but it is very rewarding since this means new opportunities for the UK. However, my best reward was...
...in New South Wales since August 2016. During her time there, she led major improvements to biosecurity across many farming sectors. She comes from a farming family in the south...
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...
...that’s always the case so we normally slide the door very slowly up. In this instance, on one of the first rookie inspections, as a new member of the team,...
