Vets raise concern over sheep anthelmintic reclassification
Anthelmintics are best prescribed by a vet as part of a flock health plan in order to safeguard the drugs' efficacy
British Veterinary Association (BVA) and Sheep Veterinary Society (SVS) have expressed concern following the announcement by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) regarding the reclassification of Startect Dual Active Oral Solution, an anthelmintic for...
Bad science: exposing media scaremongering, quacks and charlatans at BVA Congress 2017
Bad science: exposing media scaremongering, quacks and charlatans at BVA Congress 2017
Dr Goldacre will outline the use of bad science in bamboozling the public, in this year's BVA Congress Wooldridge Memorial lecture (Photo: John King)
Best-selling author, broadcaster, campaigner and medical doctor Ben Goldacre, who topped the paperback non-fiction charts with ‘Bad Science', will share his specialism of unpicking scientific claims made by scaremongering journalists,...
New paper calls on profession to routinely prescribe analgesia alongside local anaesthesia to manage pain in calves
BVA and BCVA's position paper specifically recommends the use of NSAIDs in addition to local anaesthesia when conducting disbudding and castration in calves
Calves should be routinely provided with appropriate analgesia alongside local anaesthesia to effectively manage pain during necessary veterinary and husbandry procedures, stated the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the British Cattle...
EU-backed veterinary hub will offer ‘innumerable benefits’
The Aberystwyth initative highlights the importance of EU funding to veterinary research in the UK
Plans for a £4.2million state-of-the-art veterinary hub to drive forward research to protect both animal and human health have been announced by the Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths AM.
Responding to the announcement, British Veterinary...