...infecting other ferrets through infected respiratory droplets. Simultaneously, the Netherlands and Denmark experienced outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 in farmed mink. In all cases, the virus was introduced to the mink by...
Welcome to part 2 of my reflections on my activities as UK CVO over the latest 6 months. This instalment has an international flavour covering aspects that have required me...
...representative body and collective voice of veterinary nurses, the BVNA strive for positive changes that benefit veterinary nursing through promoting the shared interests of its members and supporting them through...
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...
...standards and how the OIE code interacts with EU Directives. This was a challenging process as each case is different and each raised questions unforeseen when the policy was written....
...Health Agency and World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), revised the Code of Recommendations for the Welfare of Livestock: Cattle and visited Holland to learn lessons from their H7N7 avian...
...delegation to the Codex Alimentarius Task Force on AMR, a process which was started back in 2016 and which has, over the intervening years, worked to revise the existing Code...
...the RCVS Code of Professional Conduct and the five Principles of practice Ensure experimental studies comply with national legislation and local processes. Proactively implement best research practice, including implementation of...
...further information on our Bluetongue Virus Control strategy is available on GOV.UK. Detailed information on the disease including the latest updates on risk and vaccine availability can be found on...
...the latest knowledge; I built a collaborative group with field vets, farmers and industry bodies to explore how the virus might work in our animal populations and what farmers and...
