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RSPCA urged to reposition its role as prosecutor
An independent review was commissioned by the RSPCA after it was criticised for spending £326,000 prosecuting the Heythrop Hunt. Wooler report...
Animal health body merges with Fera teams
The AHVLA has merged with four teams from Fera. New Animal and Plant Health Agency launches today As of today (October...
FVE urges continuing vigilance against rabies
The incidence of rabies has dropped hugely in the European Union, which is mainly due to the vaccination of dogs...
John Blackwell becomes BVA’s new president
Mr Blackwell hopes to promote wider understanding of the veterinary profession’s role in animal rescue. Delivering change and shaping the...
Enzyme may hold the key to fighting deadly parasite disease
Enzyme could hold the key to combatting deadly parasite diseases such as African sleeping sickness, spread by the tsetse fly....
Scientists develop a new class of antibiotics
No new classes of antibiotic have come onto the market for more than 25 years. New approach targets genes that...
Kent home to potential carrier of West Nile virus
West Nile virus is usually spread through the bites of infected mosquitoes. West Nile virus is usually spread through the...
Pet shop guidance “misses the mark”
Veterinary surgeon Mike Jessop says the guidance badly fails the health and welfare of unusual pets. Scientific review dubs new...
UK ebola vaccine trials begin
The ebola outbreak in West Africa has caused more than 1,200 deaths. Human trials fast-tracked due to West Africa epidemic Trials...
Pirbright Institute hosts Centenary Conference
Director of The Pirbright Institute, Professor John Fazakerley welcomes delegates to the conference. Conference highlights research advances in livestock disease...