There is good reason why many medicines are prescription only (POM-V); in the case of antibiotics this is to ensure they are not misused resulting in the rapid development of antimicrobial resistance...
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is a causative agent of Johne's disease, which is a chronic granulomatous enteropathy in ruminants. In a study by Lim et al (2021) (Veterinary...
Those of us that were there in 2001 pulling together to try to control the most serious Foot and Mouth (FMD) epidemic ever seen in the UK, will I'm sure have thought long and hard about those time and...
In updating our position, we recognised a number of things. First, that as a representative body for veterinary surgeons throughout the UK, we wanted to be able to consider how TB in cattle affected...
Animal tuberculosis is a multi-host disease caused by members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Due to its impact on the economy, sanitary standards of the milk and meat industry, public...
The COVID pandemic has affected us all and we need to consider the impact on our clients. Would the COVID pandemic be better managed if vets were in charge? Many of the mistakes made are very basic...
The difficulties in controlling the coronavirus pandemic is a reflection of the unmanageable biosecurity risks of large numbers of people moving between populations and dispersing within those...
Adequate lying time is considered an important aspect of cow welfare. Tucker et al (2021) (Journal of Dairy Sciencehttps://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-18074) examined what is known about cows' motivation...
