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From Animal Health Officer to Government Vet

Posted by: Rob Ciancio, Posted on: 15 October 2020 - Categories: Disease outbreak, Government Veterinary Services
rob with two lemurs

Find out why Rob moved from his job as an Animal Health Officer to a role as a government vet

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Our Vet in Rome

Posted by: Daniel Donachie, Posted on: 8 March 2019 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services, Professional development
Daniel standing in front of a large number of flags from different countries

Daniel Donachie, a Senior Veterinary Inspector for the Animal and Plant Health Agency, discusses his year secondment with the EuFMD in Rome.

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Why I Left Research to Become a Government Vet

Posted by: Caroline Conradi, Posted on: 21 January 2019 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services, Professional development
Caroline with a seal

In this blog, Caroline explains why she switched from zoology to veterinary medicine and started her current job as a government vet.

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Government Vet: My new identity

Posted by: Anthony Ridge, Posted on: 14 December 2018 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services, Professional development
Anthony being interviewed in front of the houses of parliament by a cameraman and an interviewer.

Anthony Ridge talks about his Parliamentary Veterinary Internship with Lord Trees and his move to work with the Animal and Plant Health Agency

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Secondment Roles - My Experience So Far

Posted by: Mary Thomson, Posted on: 30 November 2018 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services, Professional development
Mary Thomson with a horse

Mary Thomson discusses some of the opportunities and achievements she gained from her secondment working as the veterinary co-ordinator with the Chief Veterinary Officer.

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