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British Cattle
Veterinary Association

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Vision

Why we are here

We wish to see a central role for the vet to safeguard and improve the wellbeing of cattle and safety of our food within sustainable beef and dairy industries.

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CPD & Training

We aim to deliver continuing education, training and development to professionals and students to help ensure the development of education in the British cattle industry.

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Cattle Practice

This section of the website is a useful resource for members and contains our Cattle Practice Archive as well as information on how to Advertise in our publications and how to submit papers.

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CattleCast

Podcast series from BCVA exploring a range of farm vets experiences; from clinical topics and headline news stories to lifestyle themes and research topics.

New Generation

We are developing our tools for final year students and new graduates. Here you will find out more about Clinical Clubs and Day One Skills.

Useful Links

Our A-Z of links to useful organisations and resources related to our profession. Whilst we attempt to make sure these remain live and accessible; we can’t guarantee the content of these sites.

Online CPD

BCVA online CPD gives you access to a wide range of accessible courses including short quizzes, presentations and accreditation.

Job Vacancies

Target your employment opportunities to a wide-ranging audience of farm vets with an advert on our jobs page. Our members include new graduates and experienced practitioners.

BCVA Webinars

Free monthly webinars where you can share in the expertise of our speakers. Members do not even have to register; we email your link in advance. Plus, it is archived in the Webinar library.

Upcoming BCVA

Events & Courses

BCVA offers a wide range of quality CPD for farm vets – wherever you are in your career. We aim to build your professional confidence and develop your clinical skills in a format that suits you best. Some CPD is free to members, where possible it is heavily subsidised, and all our paid-for CPD has significant discounts for members. Our annual Congress each October is considered the highlight of the farm vet calendar.

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Wednesday 21st September, 10AM
BCVA Foundation Course 2022

A series of 6 workshops

Held from April to September

Who? This course is aimed at new or recent graduates and those returning to cattle practice.

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Latest BCVA News

Members receive priority notice of events and important news via email, and we will also post key stories of interest here to make sure you are always up to date.

29 June 2022
Farm Vets Call for Government Action on Labour Shortages

BCVA is calling for greater support for the food and farming sector considering significant labour shortages, highlighted once again by the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee...

25 February 2022
On the Way: The Animal Health Pathway 

The Animal Health and Welfare Pathway is set to launch this Spring and this week saw the publication of an updated pre-launch policy paper, outlining critical part the...

15 February 2022
BCVA Responds to Panorama

On 14th February the BBC broadcast a Panorama episode titled ‘A Cows Life; The True Cost of Milk?’  which set out to “investigate whether animal welfare is being...