...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...
...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...
...milk fever. I went to bed last night (better say that morning) at 2:30am because of a uterine torsion complicated with a uterus prolapse. Today is Tuesday, September 2018, 6:22pm...
...you say, so why is the Chief Vet blogging about it? Because I’m sure that you’ve also heard that the development of resistance in bacteria happens because of use of...
...the moment with African swine fever (ASF) a high impact fatal viral disease of pigs, spreading in wild boar from east to west across Europe. This includes the detection of...
After two years with HMRC I was promoted to the Senior Civil Service as Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Scotland. I managed the Private Office, commissioning...
...with poultry. Then I moved to East Sussex. BSE was the main problem, although VHD in rabbits briefly took up a lot of time when it was notifiable. I moved,...
...common seals recovered from the east coast of England which were undergoing treatment at wildlife rescue centres. Kpp is an interesting bacterium, because it can live in the intestinal tract...
...last use before livestock can enter the food chain must be adhered to, and there is residue sampling in meat. Further voluntary action taken by industry has reduced antibiotic use...
