...Nigel Gibbens. Now, a few months into my new post, it seems an ideal time to share with you what’s been keeping me busy. My calendar over the last few...
...year olds next Saturday. It is certainly interesting to take the opportunity to consider how I got here and my new role as President of the European Association of State...
...CVOs. How can new technologies improve surveillance and biosecurity, animal welfare and animal health? What about helping control disease outbreaks and improving animal productivity? The innovation extends to the social...
...developing the future UK ‘look’. I’ve returned to Defra from working in Australia as Chief Veterinary Officer and Group Director of Animal Health and Welfare for New South Wales (NSW)...
...people, the society we live in and our planet. In particular, I have come to better understand the multiple links between animal welfare and human wellbeing, something that is not...
...accurate tests, develop and trial novel vaccines. We work with the farming industry on new technologies and sharing best practice on disease prevention strategies. We scan for new and emerging...
...a very high probability of a new introduction of bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) into GB livestock through infected biting midges being blown over from northern Europe. Biting midges are...
Gabriel Freiria, APHA Let me inspire you with a first-hand story as a government vet and how I got netted into this fascinating life experience. I wasn’t a new graduate...
...when my line manager ‘asked’ ‘Iain we have an opening for someone to get involved in animal by-product (ABP) control as the new member of the team. Would that suit...
...have a vital role to play in ensuring that all the talk of One Health becomes actual practical delivery of a clear interdependence between the animal, human and environmental health...
