APHA are following up their enhanced surveillance for SBV in small ruminants, with a similar approach with cattle. The following information has been sent to veterinary practices in England and Wales.
Schmallenberg virus (SBV) was first identified in 2011 and the disease subsequently spread widely throughout Europe. During the 2012 and 2013 lambing and calving seasons, there were numerous cases...
The following information has been sent by Gareth Hateley, Veterinary Lead of the Cattle Expert Group Surveillance Intelligence Unit at APHA, and relates to the option of further differential diagnostic investigation of cases where notifiable disease has been reported to APHA and subsequently negated either on clinical grounds by the official APHA vet investigating or following official sampling...
The British Cattle Veterinary Association welcomed the news that the UK livestock sectors have successfully embraced the responsible use of antibiotics, when Board members attended a meeting for the Veterinary Medicine Directorate’s (VMD) release of antibiotic sales figures and resistance for 2019.
With reduced levels of antibiotic resistance the objective of improved stewardship, the UK-VARSS (...
BCVA has voiced deep disappointment in the Commons’ failure to vote through an Amendment in the Agriculture Bill that would impose a requirement for agricultural and food imports to the UK to meet domestic standards.
On Monday evening MPs voted 322 votes to 279 against the important clause previously added by the House of Lords. BCVA, along with other major veterinary and farming organisations,...
As the Agriculture Bill returns to the House of Commons on Monday 12th October, BCVA has written to its members urging a collective call on MPs to support the amendments included by the House of Lords.
In August BCVA wrote to the House of Lords urging them to review the Agriculture Bill in favour of amendments to ensure animal welfare standards and food safety. So we welcomed the news last month...
