According to BVA's Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a top three concern for vets, with almost half (49%) of vets listing it as the most pressing animal ...

Goat kids are disbudded because horns can cause injury to other goats, other livestock, goat keepers, or attending veterinary surgeons. Horns may also make goats more prone to getting caught in fences ...

It is essential for sheep health and welfare, that any procedures having the potential to create pain and suffering should be balanced against the need for that procedure. Castration and tail-docking ...

Work experience is the short-term placement of secondary school students with employers, to provide an insight into the veterinary profession and the veterinary workplace. Students are placed with ...

On 17 November, the final changes to the Veterinary Medicines Regulations (VMRs) will come into force. These were passed in Parliament earlier this year as part of the Veterinary Medicines (Amendment ...

The racing pigeon season is from April to September with young birds bred in the current calendar year flying between July and September. This guide provides advice on handling stray racing pigeons ...

It is illegal to perform ear cropping in UK and thanks to our campaigning, it is also now illegal to sell or import ear-cropped dogs, and to send dogs abroad to be cropped. Ear cropping is illegal in ...

Difficult conversations about cost and tense situations in the consultation room are sadly not new to our profession, but since the start of the CMA investigation into veterinary services for ...

Ahead of chairing a BVA Congress discussion on dog breeding health checks, Dr Elizabeth Mullineaux, chair of BVA’s charity the Animal Welfare Foundation, lays out the issues and challenges for vet ...

We've responded to the government's new bovine TB strategy for England The UK Government has published a new strategy which aims to achieve bovine TB-free status in England by 2038. Bovine TB is a ...

We've published practical resources to support members to use artificial intelligence technologies in the workplace effectively, safely and ethically. We've published a suite of practical resources to ...