Veterinary Industry News

Working animal charity Brooke launches free learning app to support training vets worldwide Pakistan university recommends Brooke’s r...

Learning in the digital era: Empowering vets in developing countries

Brooke

OR Technology and Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging have joined forces to form a new international group with the ambition to create a global play...

OR Technology and Hallmarq Join Forces to Build a Global Multimodality Imaging Group

OR Technology

Veterinary surgeons have the opportunity to submit a question to the 15 candidates standing in this year’s election to the Royal College o...

Submit a question to the 15 candidates standing for this year’s RCVS Council election

RCVS

The CANTER Guidelines for Sustainable Equine Parasite Control, first published in 2024, by the pan industry group, Controlling Parasitic Res...

Revised CANTER Guidelines published

CANTER

Charity Pet Blood Bank UK is excited to announce that CVS Vets is returning as the sponsor of their annual awards. The Heart of Pet Blo...

CVS Vets to sponsor Pet Blood Bank Awards for second year running

Pet Blood Bank

Reducing antibiotic use in calves could represent a significant opportunity for dairy farmers to cut overall antimicrobial usage, according ...

Calf Vaccines Identified as Low-hanging Fruit in Antibiotic Reduction

MSD Animal Health

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Equine Infectious Disease and Microbiology in the Spotlight for EVJ Special Focus

BEVA

Equine infectious disease and microbiology, accompanied by a Special Collection on the equine microbiome are in the spotlight for ...

6 days ago

Mind Matters Initiative offers new mental health and leadership CPD opportunities for veterinary professionals

RCVS

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) is inviting veterinary professionals to get involved its lates...

6 days ago

CVS launches Collaborative Care project to strengthen veterinary client engagement and clinical outcomes

CVS UK Ltd

CVS has announced the launch of a new clinical improvement initiative - the Collaborative Care Project - designed to enhance client engageme...

7 days ago

Nutravet launches a tasty alternative to plaque and tartar control for cats

Nutravet

Nutravet, a leading provider of veterinary strength health products, is excited to announce the launch of its latest innovation for animal d...

7 days ago

Succession planning continues to breed confidence and togetherness at XLVets

XLVets

After 12 months of succession planning, XLVets, the community of independently owned veterinary practices, has unveiled what its future...

7 days ago

BVA’s Animal Welfare Foundation is searching for new trustees and committee members to help steer its future

BVA

The British Veterinary Association’s (BVA) charity, the Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF), is searching for talented people to join its Boar...

IMV Companion Animal announces a change at the top of the global Business Unit: as of February 16, 2026, Tina Hunt succeeds Gavin Mitchell a...

New leader of the global IMV Companion Animal business: Tina Hunt succeeds Gavin Mitchell

IMV Technologies

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) has launched its next round of veterinary mental health resear...

MMI mental health research grant applications now open

RCVS

New modules, delivered through TPLight, give all vet practice teams, relevant GDPR training and a simple way to evidence complianceTraining-...

Veterinary-Specific GDPR Training to Reduce Compliance Stress for Practices

Training-Progress

Gonadectomy before 2.9 years of age in female dogs and 2.2 years in males is associated with&nb...

Risk of Cranial Cruciate Ligament Disease is highest in dogs that undergo early gonadectomy, study shows

BSAVA

A high proportion of calves on some farms are failing to achieve adequate passive transfer of immunity – even when colostrum quality appea...

Study Uncovers Hidden Colostrum Failures Behind Costly Calf Scours

MSD Animal Health

New continuing professional development for sustainable equine parasite control aims to help prescribers implement the new guidelines L...

Zoetis Introduces Equine Parasite Control Masterclass Webinar Series

Zoetis

Farmers are being urged to prioritise colostrum quality as lambing gathers pace, with experts warning that failures in the first few hours o...

Farmers reminded colostrum quality is the ‘cheapest insurance’ at lambing

Nettex

CVS has announced the launch of its new Collaborative Cancer Care service – a comprehensive oncology vet to vet support service offering d...

CVS launches new Collaborative Cancer Care service to support first opinion veterinary practices

CVS UK Ltd

SQP regulators jointly announce the need for this important campaign to drive better awareness and understanding of the SQP role The first e...

First ever National SQP Week to take place 5 –12 June 2026

AMTRA

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is calling upon members of the professions to help recruit new members for its Public Adviso...

RCVS calls on professions to support recruitment of animal owners and keepers for Public Advisory Group

RCVS

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) President has urged veterinary professionals to stand together and engage with the UK Government’...

BVA President calls on veterinary profession to stand together on reform of the Veterinary Surgeons Act

BVA

A stellar line up of speakers has been confirmed for the 34th National Equine Forum, which will take place in London on Thursday, ...

Stellar line up of speakers confirmed for National Equine Forum

NEF

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is bringing in new requirements for individual veterinary practices to have a suicide preven...

RCVS supports practices on suicide prevention with new PSS requirements

RCVS

VetSkill is delighted to announce the expansion of its Level 4 Animal Medicines Advisors (SQP) suite, with the launch of two new qualificati...

VetSkill expands Level 4 Animal Medicines Advisors (SQP) provision with Equine and Farm Animal qualifications

VetSkill

IVC Evidensia has announced a major £500,000 investment to advance sustainable anaesthesia in its UK veterinary practices.The initiative en...

IVC Evidensia invests £500,000 to drive adoption of sustainable anaesthesia across UK practices

IVC Evidensia UK & IE

Winchester MP Danny Chambers has visited working animal charity SPANA’s centre in Marrakech, Morocco, where he did an internship as a youn...

Winchester MP returns to animal charity in Morocco where he trained as a vet

SPANA

Five practices have joined VetThing since the group launched into the UK in Autumn 2025. VetThing is the new UK-specific brand for Vetopia ..

VetThing announces first practices to join group

VetThing

With thousands of dogs surrendered to rescue centres every year in the UK alone, the UK’s leading vet behaviour clinic, Behavet, has launc...

World-First Free Advice Initiative for Vets Launched by UK’s Largest Vet Behaviour Clinic

Behavet

The College of Animal Welfare (CAW) is delighted to announce that registrations are now open for Head Nurse Congress held on Thursday 14 May...

The College of Animal Welfare - Head Nurse Congress Returns - May 2026!

The College of Animal Welfare

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) Northern Ireland Branch has elected Dr Sam Strain as president. ...

New BVA Northern Ireland President elected amid ongoing concerns over supply of vet medicines

BVA

The Scottish Parliament’s decision to continue progressing the Greyhound Racing (Offences) Scotland Bill through Holyrood has been welcome...

Holyrood backing for Greyhound Racing Scotland Bill is “a crucial step forward for animal welfare”, says Dogs Trust

Dogs Trust

Dogs Trust has welcomed today’s announcement from Defra outlining the biggest reforms to the veterinary sector in over sixty years, aimed ...

Dogs Trust welcomes newly announced reforms to the veterinary sector

Dogs Trust

Following years of campaigning by the British Veterinary Association (BVA), the UK Government has today (27 January 2026) taken a ...

BVA calls on vets to support reform of outdated veterinary legislation as Government launches proposals

BVA

With the publication of the government’s consultation on proposed reform of the Veterinary Surgeons Act (VSA), which would modernise the r...

RCVS encourages the professions and public to respond to landmark government consultation on reform of the Veterinary Surgeons Act

RCVS

Millions of pet owners and vet professionals across the country will benefit from major reforms to the veterinary sector – the first overh...

Pet owners to benefit from biggest reforms of vet sector in sixty years

DEFRA

Veterinary charity RCVS Knowledge has announced the return and expansion of its hugely popular Quality Improvement in a Day events...

RCVS Knowledge expands national rollout of in‑person quality improvement events with multi‑city tour across England

RCVS

Veterinary practices can greatly reduce contamination levels through a combination of optimised cleaning protocols, staff training, and rout...

Enhanced cleaning protocols and staff training cut contamination in veterinary practices by over 70%, study shows

BSAVA

This summer, VetLed and Vet Empowered will come together to host Veterinary Human Factors Live 2026, and they have now released details of t...

Keynote Speaker Announced for VetLed and Vet Empowered In-Person Conference - Veterinary Human Factors Live 2026: Collaborating for Collective Change

VetLed

Following a consultation with the professions last year, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has now published an updated framew...

Updated framework for delivery of advanced veterinary nursing qualifications published

RCVS

The European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases (ABCD), in partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim, is calling for applications for their joint Yo...

ABCD & Boehringer Ingelheim invite applications for the 2026 Young Scientist Award

ABCD

The BSAVA is proud to launch the BSAVA Manual of Guinea Pigs, a comprehensive and practical guide to the veterinary care of guinea pigs for ...

The BSAVA Manual of Guinea Pigs – Out Now

BSAVA

CVS is launching Prescribing with Purpose, a new clinical improvement initiative designed to support veterinary professionals in providing m...

CVS introduces ‘Prescribing with Purpose’ to advance clinical quality and environmental stewardship in practice

CVS UK Ltd

Purina® PRO PLAN®’s 2026 Calming Care Symposium will centre on the topic: ‘The Gut-Brain Axis in Practice’. Taking place on 13t...

Purina® PRO PLAN® 2026 Calming Care Symposium: The Gut-Brain Axis in Practice

Purina

Virbac is proud to announce the launch of its new innovative, eco-friendly implanters for BackHome®, the UK’s market-leading pet microchi...

Virbac Launches New BackHome® Eco-Pack: Delivering 9x Less Plastic and Enhanced Efficiency for Veterinary Practices

Virbac Animal Health