Vet schools say it's tougher to recruit academic staff - even before Brexit talks
BRITAIN'S vet schools are facing tough times in recruitment as specialist positions become harder to fill and non-UK EU workers' rights remain uncertain. Brexit negotiations on EU workers have yet to begin but the effect on the academic workforce is being felt now in UK universities. Six months is typical to recruit academics and researchers from application to post, but periods stretching from an extra two months to years are not uncommon. ‘Recruitment is already being affected by Brexit, particularly to senior research positions,’ said chair of the Veterinary Schools Council, Ewan Cameron. ‘EU nationals...
Source: Veterinary Record - May 18, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: News section Source Type: research
Scottish welfare measures 'give with one hand and take away with the other
SCOTLAND is set to become the first administration in the UK to ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses, following the introduction of a new Bill to the Scottish Parliament last week. The Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (Scotland) Bill will prohibit the use of any wild animal in a travelling circus in Scotland on ethical grounds. Roseanna Cunningham, Scotland's cabinet secretary for environment, climate change and land reform, said that the Scottish Government took animal welfare seriously: ‘The Bill we have introduced today bans the use of wild animals in travelling circuses, which is widely considere...
Source: Veterinary Record - May 18, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: News section Source Type: research
EU aid funding to be used for pig worming scheme in Northern Ireland
PIG farmers in Northern Ireland are being encouraged to take part in a subsidised scheme to control endoparasites in their herds. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)is using some of the £4 million one-off funding it secured last year as EU Exceptional Adjustment Aid to support a Pig Industry Competitiveness Scheme. The scheme aims to improve the quality of local pig meat and will cover the cost of in-feed medication and the blanket treatment of sows. It will also cover the cost of medication acquired from vets for the treatment of individual sows before farrowing. As part of the crite...
Source: Veterinary Record - May 18, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: News section Source Type: research
News in brief
Funeral arrangements The funeral of Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior will take place at St Mary's church, Swaffham Prior, East Cambridgeshire, at 14.00 on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, followed by a reception at Swynford Manor, Six Mile Bottom, hosted by his daughter, Kate, and son, John. The family has asked for no flowers but for donations instead to be made to The Soulsby Foundation (www.SoulsbyFoundation.org). See Obituary, p 504. Sleep webinars The Mind Matters Initiative and the Webinar Vet have teamed up to deliver a new series of webinars to help veterinary professionals understand sleep and worry less about it, and to fe...
Source: Veterinary Record - May 18, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: News in Brief Source Type: research
'Increased need to find the cause of Alabama rot
MORE than 100 cases of Alabama rot have now been confirmed in the UK since the first diagnosis of the disease in 2012. Confirmation of the latest cases follows a conference to discuss this emerging disease, which took place in Reading earlier this month. The new cases, which bring the UK total to 102, were confirmed by Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists and occurred in Greater Manchester, West Sussex, East Sussex and Devon. They included the first UK case to be found in a greyhound, the breed in which the disease was initially discovered in the USA. The conference aimed to progress ongoing research on the disease, whic...
Source: Veterinary Record - May 18, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: News section Source Type: research
Scotland plans to allow tail docking of working dogs, but 'the evidence doesn't stack up
A PROPOSAL to permit tail docking in some working dogs in Scotland has met strong resistance from across the profession. Last week Roseanna Cunningham, secretary for environment, climate change and land reform, published a package of animal welfare measures for consideration by the Scottish Parliament this summer. Among them was the proposal for new legislation to permit vets to shorten the tails (remove the end third) of any spaniels and hunt point retrievers intended for use as working dogs. The government said the intention is to reduce the number of tail injuries suffered by working dogs but the proposal has met with s...
Source: Veterinary Record - May 18, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: News section Source Type: research
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Source: Veterinary Record - May 18, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: News section Source Type: research
Docking - not the end of the tale?
SCOTLAND is proud of its record on animal welfare. Its intention to ban wild animals in travelling circuses is a good example of Scotland setting standards for the rest of the UK to follow. But later this summer the Scottish parliament will vote on whether to accept a new package of welfare proposals and tail docking – banned in Scotland for 10 years – could make a comeback. For many vets and welfare experts, this is an unnecessary and retrograde step. Under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006, it is illegal to shorten any dog's tail (unless it is indicated medically). This is different from the r...
Source: Veterinary Record - May 18, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Waters, A. Tags: Comment Source Type: research
Rosie's diary
Every month, Vet Record Careers checks in with third-year vet student, Rosie Perrett. (Source: Veterinary Record)
Source: Veterinary Record - May 18, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Perrett, R. Tags: Diary Vet Record Careers Source Type: research
My week
May is VN Awareness Month, which aims to highlight the valuable work VNs do in practice. Here, Helen Russell, a registered veterinary nurse and co-joint venture partner (JVP) of Vets4Pets Byfleet, describes what she did over the course of one week recently (Source: Veterinary Record)
Source: Veterinary Record - May 18, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Russell, H. Tags: A career in veterinary medicine, Diary Vet Record Careers Source Type: research
Real-time practice analytics
AT Veterinary Systems has launched a ;real-time practice analysis system. Ultralink analyses practice data to produce live reports that can be presented in a range of easy-to-view formats. This, the company says, allows practices to constantly review performance, respond rapidly to challenges and proactively manage their service, clinical performance, healthcare protocols and business efficiency. The company says that the product's features include: The ability to create reports using an intuitive drag-and-drop interface. The ability to feed live data into custom-built dashboards where results are displayed in ...
Source: Veterinary Record - May 12, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Products and Services Source Type: research
Product range expands
Vet Direct has added a selection of new products to its range of veterinary items, which it says are designed to make life easier for veterinary professionals working in a variety of roles. Items added include a handheld laser used to treat acute and chronic conditions in small animals, a glucometer-style haematocrit and haemoglobin monitor, a dental x-ray suite, a stance analyser, a ligation system and a video otoscope.
Vet Direct, Unit 9/10, Gateway West, Newburn Riverside, Kingfisher Boulevard, Newcastle upon Tyne NE15 8NZ. www.vet-direct.com or call 0800 068 3300. (Source: Veterinary Record)
Source: Veterinary Record - May 12, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Products and Services Source Type: research
Dermatitis treatment licensed for cats
Dechra Veterinary Products has announced that Sporimune, its ciclosporin oral solution for the treatment of atopic dermatitis in dogs, has now also been licensed for the symptomatic treatment of chronic allergic dermatitis in cats. The company says that in cats with allergic dermatitis, ciclosporin has proved to be an effective alternative to prednisolone. It adds that ciclosporin has a long-term safety record for chronic treatment of canine atopic dermatitis, and that it is one of the most important tools within a multimodal treatment strategy. Sporimune is presented as a liquid formulation and is available in three bott...
Source: Veterinary Record - May 12, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Products and Services Source Type: research
Clinical diets for cats and dogs could help boost sales for practices
Following the launch of its Veterinary HPM Lifestage Diets last year, Virbac has added HPM Clinical Diets to its range. The company says that its new diets are based on a formulation that is high in protein (90 per cent animal origin) and low in carbohydrate, providing clinical nutrition that it says is closest to the needs of dogs and cats as carnivores. The company says that the range provides advanced nutritional management through its ‘Veterinary global care’ approach, which goes beyond the management of the primary condition to support concurrent conditions, restore body composition and provide additional...
Source: Veterinary Record - May 12, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Products and Services Source Type: research
Pheromone to stop cats scratching furniture
Ceva Animal Health has introduced Feliscratch by Feliway, which it describes as an innovative new pheromone to help redirect unwanted scratching behaviour by cats. According to research by the company, scratching on household furniture is the most common unwanted behaviour in cats, with 56 per cent of owners reporting it. Ceva explains that its new product is a synthetic copy of the feline interdigital semiochemical, which is naturally produced by cats, and that it has been clinically proven to help redirect scratching behaviour onto a desired location, such as a scratching post. It says the product attracts cats in three ...
Source: Veterinary Record - May 12, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Products and Services Source Type: research
