Clinical Abstracts

Arthropod parasites and vector-borne diseases of sheep

  Arthropod parasites are the cause of many different – and often debilitating – diseases in sheep. In addition to...

Stephanie Prior

Dispensing advice to farmers. Some secrets

Dispensing advice to farmers is an essential daily part of a farm veterinary surgeon’s job. Preferably, this is not unsolicited...

Owen Atkinson

Letting go

A recent article in a veterinary journal looked at the dilemma pet owners face when having to make the choice...

Avoiding unlawful discrimination – Part 1 

Legal protection against unlawful discrimination under the Equality Act is not only prohibited against employees, but also locum vets, and your...

Stephenie Malone

Emerging concerns. What’s new in poisoning? 

The Veterinary Poisons Information Service (VPIS) receives around 12,000 enquiries per year and, as has been mentioned before (Ellison, 2017),...

Jane Ellison

Stemming the invasion

In October this year plans to tighten the rules around releasing invasive non-native animals that threaten native English wildlife will...

Assessing rumen health – a practical guide 

The rumen is a large fermentation vessel with a highly complex ecosystem containing populations of bacteria, protozoa, archaea, fungi and...