Farmers who monitor a herd of about 200 wild ponies on hillsides in north Wales believe up to half of them have died during the harsh spring weather

It has been reported that the EHV outbreak in the Cotswolds seems to have resolved

Vice-chair of Cambridge University Hospitals Professor Pat Troop has been appointed the head of the independent review

Listen to Agriculture Minister, David Heath and a European Commission spokesman on yesterday's "Farming Today" Programme

Members of the veterinary team are invited to attend the first-ever Virtual Question Time held by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

The BHA wishes to alert all Veterinary Surgeons of a Rule change by France Galop

  The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) would like to draw to veterinary practices' attention the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA)'s guidance for practices, published recently.   The GLA guidance confirms that veterinary services which have to be provided by a qualified veterinary surgeon or veterinary nurse fall outside the scope of the licensing. Also outside the licensing's scope are activities carried out by other people (non-qualified staff) working under veterinary direction, if they are carried out as part of delivering a service to maintain or improve the health of livestock.   The RCVS has worked with the GLA to ensure the guidance includes realistic examples of such activities, and that this list of examples does not restrict veterinary surgeons from using paraprofessionals for other appropriate tasks. The guidance also highlights that, in delegating tasks to paraprofessionals, the directing veterinary surgeon is responsible for making sure appropriate training and monitoring is provi ...

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has been informed by Asda that very low levels of the Phenylbutazone, have been found in tins of its Smart Price Corned Beef

The strategy describes the essential functions required of AHVLA veterinary and technical services looking ahead five to ten years

On 6th April, the Legislative Reform Order (LRO) to reconstitute the RCVS' disciplinary committees separately from its Council came into force and has amended the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (VSA)