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Invicta Animal Health has been appointed exclusive UK distributor of EquiChekTM. EquiChek is a novel rapid screening test, using whol...

More than 21 per cent of all UK small animal vets are estimated to have viewed CPD made available as podcasts for the first time by Dech...

The international animal charity SPANA is appealing for members of the veterinary profession to sign up to this year’s Brighton Marathon i...

A photo of last year’s delegates Following its successful debut in 2012, a CPD day which uniquely combines a morning’s CPD with a...

With spring turnout onto new grass just around the corner, now is a key time to think about your next steps for worming this year. The exper...

Screenshot of the new WSAVA website homepage The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA), an umbrella organization representi...

Update: 10th April. Wolfgang preparing recently in Norway at 'brilliant', but cold weather (down to –20C) Wolgang Dohne, a veterina...

Virbac has appointed Ben Riddle as Territory Manager for Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire. In this role, he wil...

The BCF Mini-Scan ultrasound scanner Imaging company BCF Technology have now announced a number of special deals available on a varie...

Ketosis has become somewhat of a hot topic in the dairy industry recently. Now cattle vets can register for a FREE three-session webinar on ...

Apps Genius Corp today announces the official release of its crowdfunding platform, which is used to power GetFunded.com, a site devoted...

European Specialist in Veterinary Neurology Dr Sergio Rodenas, DVM DipECVN has joined the Stone Lion Veterinary Hospital in Wimbledon in Jan...

If you’d like the ultimate desktop accessory look no further than Ceva Animal Health’s new ReprodAction desktop calendar. Ceva has becom...

Merial Animal Health has launched a convenient and ingenious way to help SQPs gain anthelmintic CPD training at a variety of locations a...

Ceva Animal Health has published a technical review on pig scour. It provides vets with an easy-reference guide to the main causes and clini...

Hannah Lester at Whipsnade CPD Merial animal Health is providing another opportunity for SQPs to get direct access to the latest onli...

Richard Howitt and transportation message MEP Richard Howitt Labour MEP for East of England visited World Horse Welfare today, 7 Dece...

With NADIS parasite forecast reporting that, “very extensive areas of grazing will have remained wet through the summer this year, and...

Stable Mate, the ultimate free app for horse owners that has taken the horse world by storm this year, is now available for Android us...

Veterinary health company, Ceva Animal Health, is hosting a free webinar next month which aims to look at the management of heart failure in...

Political measures to reduce antimicrobial resistance in Europe and the UK are in danger of becoming kneejerk reactions that are not based o...

Shoreham Under 8s (left to right) Manager John Rhodie, Grove Lodge Vet Marc Abraham, and Shoreham under 8s with a couple of four-legged ...

Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment - Capt S S Lukas out to remember animals that have given their lives serving our forces in 20th centu...

Following last year’s landmark report the British Veterinary Association (BVA) welcomes the second PDSA Animal Wellbeing (PAW) Report whic...

Joint Venture Partner and Vet Barry Palmer and his wife and veterinary nurse Christina Palmer Companion Care Vets has opened its firs...

EQUEST® & EQUEST PRAMOX®, the market leading wormers from Pfizer Animal Health will be making a dramatic entrance into the world of TV...

The Association for the Scientific Study of Veterinary and Animal Physiotherapy (ASSVAP) is celebrating its first birthday. ASSVAP w...

K9 Magazine, and other consumer focused sites within the Total Pet Publishing network, are hosting Canine Mobility Month in association ...

Left to right: Jo Fairbrother, Manager of Second Chance Rescue, Ali Mallalieu from Petplan, Tammy Lewis and Alex Swainson also from Seco...

A natural flair for Nintendo Wii has paid dividends for Simon Woods from Fyrnway Equine Clinic in Shrewsbury. The lucky equine vet has won a...

Gary, one of the horses that is looking for a new home via the RSPCA 6,000 horses and ponies ‘at risk’ Horse welfare charities...

(Left to right) Members of the VGG meet in Mumbai, India: Professor Richard Squires (James Cook University, Australia), Professor Micha...

A twitter-based early warning system to alert vets and dog owners of cases of canine parvovirus (CPV) in their area is to go live on 1 Nov...

Elanco Companion Animal Health is sponsoring two hour-long seminars during the London Vet Show entitled ‘putting flea control back int...

Vets working at Lilongwe Society for the Protection and Care of Animals Looking for an exceptional clinical veterinary placement? Afr...

Pfizer Animal Health and Hill’s Pet Nutrition have collaborated to run a series of CPD events looking at Excellence in Multimodal Osteoart...

Mary King Worming experts at Pfizer Animal Health are alarmed about the results of a recent survey which has shown that half of all h...

With a treasure chest of dedicated resources the British Small Animal Veterinary Association invites vet nurses to benefit from an expan...

Invicta Animal Health has launched its’ first POM-V product, SynVet-50. The product is a licensed synthetic Sodium Hyaluronate (HA)...

Vet Charity Challenge 2012 winning team in action Bathed in glorious autumn sunshine, the inaugural Vet Charity Challenge took place ...

Rabies remains a major concern worldwide, killing more than 55,000 people every year. In the United States, one to two people die annual...

Left: Robert McLintock, right: Nigel Otter Two highly respected figures in the animal health industry have joined Norbrook Laboratori...

Seasonal canine illness (SCI) claimed the lives of a number of dogs during the autumn of 2009, 2010 and 2011. Suspected cases have now been ...

The chief executive of international animal charity SPANA has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Essex’s Writtle Co...

To help horse owners on the move Merial Animal Health, manufacturer of EQVALAN® and EQVALAN® Duo, has launched a new mobile version of...

Virbac Animal Health has extended a successful scheme it launched earlier this year to encourage farmers to have milk samples analysed...

Left to right: Cats Protection's Colin Harrison, and Petplan’s Account Executive Pauline Wellbelove. Atherton & Wigan Cats Protecti...

Animal Defenders International (ADI) is appalled to hear that DEFRA plans to spend £261,000 on developing a licensing scheme for wild anima...

A range of recently launched products will be on display on Virbac’s stand at the London Vet Show. Some of the company’s male sta...

Pfizer Animal Health, manufacturer of the market leading equine wormers EQUEST® & EQUEST PRAMOX®, has created Stable Mate, a new and...

Comfortis® (spinosad), the month-long flavored tablet that has been protecting dogs from fleas since 2007 has now been approved for use in ...

The Saddle Research Trust (SRT) is urgently seeking an honorary fundraiser to help progress some exciting new scientific research on the...

A webinar entitled ‘Ferret Medicine – The Basics’ led by John Chitty BVetMed CertZooMed CBiol MSB MRCVS has attracted an exceptional r...

Tailwell2 in operation. Light, fast and robust the new Tailwell2 Power Tail Trimmer can be used on any drill with a 14v battery unit....

Dunn ponies as found in barn - RSPCA Two men and a woman from the same family received a 10-year ban on keeping horses and will be fo...

Pfizer Animal Health has launched Zylexis for horses, the first and only immunomodulator* licensed in the UK to reduce the clinical signs of...

Pestigon range Norbrook Laboratories Ltd, with the help of the Veterinary Poisons Information Service (VPIS), has produced a free Gui...

A male tiger coming into his prime judging by his teeth. Virbac Animal Health has signed up as a partner to Wildlife Vets Internation...

Enrolment for the BSAVA Postgraduate Certificates in Small Animal Medicine and Small Animal Surgery opens at 9am on Monday 1st October 2012 ...

Imulan BioTherapeutics, LLC (IMULAN) announced they are initiating confirmatory field efficacy and safety studies for their T-cell Recep...

From left to right: Raegan Wells, Michael Peterson, Lyndi Gilliam, Craig Woods, Karen Seibold and Mayrim Perez. Photo courtesy of Mayr...

Wendy Nevins getting help packing the first of the Welfare boxes for the dogs Animal health companies have joined forces to support m...

Ceva Animal Health has produced a leaflet to help horse owners understand the cause, diagnosis and management of equine back pain. It comple...

Virbac Animal Health’s Canine Prostate Awareness Month (CPAM) is set to take place during November 2012 following its debut last year ...

Elanco Companion Animal Health is sponsoring the Vets with Horsepower European Tour which aims to raise £125,000 for SPANA by travellin...

Amoxycillin plus clavulanic acid tablets have been the most widely used antibacterials in dogs and cats for many years. Providing an im...

Virbac Animal Health has enhanced its ‘Speed’ diagnostics range with the introduction of Speed Leish K™, a quick and easy to use...

The new ‘Small Animal Dentistry Core Principles’ course from Elsevier is now available from Vetacademy (www.vetacademy.co.uk). C...

Vetsonic magnet and applicator Internal abscesses caused by ingested wire are a common cause of sickness in cows. Vetsonic UK, a lead...

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has called on the Welsh Government to take action on welfare at slaughter and asked the Environment...

Virbac Animal Health has announced that its medical castration implant Suprelorin® 9.4mg has received a marketing authorisation for use...

Anyone considering applying for a place on the second year of the BSAVA Postgraduate Certificates in Medicine and Surgery is encourage...

Doggie Hurdles (credit Grove Lodge Vets) Your chance to win gold with your pooch and raise funds for rescue animals too! Who says ...

Elanco Companion Animal Health, manufacturer of Comfortis® chewable tablets for dogs, has launched an informative website - www.stopfle...

An end to the horrific long-distance journeys horses endure on their way to slaughterhouses in Europe came a step closer yesterday when ...

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "State of the Industry: Pet and Animal Health Care Products in the U.S. (6th Edition)...

Luke Gamble of Sky TV’s Vet Adventures will be guest of honour at Davies Vet Specialists’ (DVS) fabulous Family Fun Day on Sunday 10...

Back Row- Susie Turner, Hill’s Pet Nutrition; Paula Quinn, NI BVNA Regional Coordinator; Claire Fraser BVNA President Front Row Winne...

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has launched a voluntary scheme for online veterinary medicines retailers to receive accreditatio...

By and large, individuals in management positions in UK veterinary practices enjoy being in a leadership position according to those who att...

The British Veterinary Association and Laboratory Animals Veterinary Association welcome the Government’s response regarding the transposi...

Moves to introduce compulsory microchipping of dogs in Wales have been welcomed by veterinary associations. Environment Minister John Gri...

The British Veterinary Association has warmly welcomed the announcement that Professor Alexander (Sandy) Trees will become a Crossbench Peer...

Merial Animal Health is sponsoring a Ledston Equine Clinic webinar to provide vets with the latest information on best practice worming, in ...

A worm egg count is the smart way to target your worming (Image courtesy of Merial) As part of its SMART worming campaign, EQVALAN® ...

Pfizer Animal Health, manufacturer of the market leading equine wormers EQUEST® & EQUEST PRAMOX®, has unveiled a brand new website www...

Following a nationwide search to find the UK’s top veterinary professionals for 2012, Petplan, the UK’s largest pet insurance provid...

The Surveillance Advisory Group (SAG) set up by the Animal Health Veterinary Laboratories Agency to recommend a future delivery model for ve...

Gail (left) giving practical instruction The Association for the Scientific Study of Veterinary and Animal Physiotherapy (ASSVAP) has...

Increasing Environmental Regulations drive the introduction of Medimark's new animal hygiene product range Medichem International...

Three of the UK’s major equestrian organisations have pledged their support for the National Equine Health Survey (NEHS) as the results fr...

he British Veterinary Association (BVA) has urged caution over the findings of a Soil Association literature review, published today, which ...

Quest after admission 22.03.12 The Horse Trust has given emergency care to an 18 month old, 12 hh, bay colt that can only be describe...

Veterinary associations have added their voice to the call to tackle the abhorrent practice of badger baiting following detailed reports by ...

Eurovet Animal Health has announced the arrival of Thyforon® Flavoured, which replaces the company’s hypothyroid treatment Forthyron..

Iams® Premium Protection™ Senior Plus Just like humans, the pet population is living longer. In fact, 11 percent of pets in the U....

As pressure mounts for the British Parliament to ban the use of wild animals in circuses sooner rather than later, a motion has been introdu...

VetSupport+ is hitting the road this spring to deliver a nationwide roadshow of free Business Management Surgeries for partners, practice ma...

Click on image to enlarge. Click again to close According to animal welfare charity the PDSA: “1.9 million dogs are left alone for ...

Commenting on the BBC programme Pedigree Dogs Exposed Three Years On broadcast on 27 February, BVA Past President Harvey Locke said: “T...