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Veterinary excellence honoured by BEVA
Dr. Weston Davis (Left) receives his award from Paul Jepson
Dr. Weston Davis (left) receives his award from Paul Jepson.

Awards recognise significant contributions made by veterinary surgeons to horse welfare

The outstanding achievements of four contributors to equine health and welfare were honoured with this year's prestigious BEVA awards.

The awards, formally presented at the BEVA Congress on Thursday 11 September, were established to reflect BEVA's recognition of and support for significant accomplishments by equine vets. The awards also honour others who are involved in horse health and welfare.   

The BEVA Equine Welfare Award was presented to her HRH Princess Anne who is currently President or Patron of a large number of equestrian organisations and charities. Her direct impact on equine welfare is illustrated by her leading role in the establishment of the National Equine Welfare Protocol in the wake of the Amersham welfare case in 2008.

The BEVA Richard Hartley Clinical award was presented to Dr. Stephanie J Valberg, professor and director of the University of Minnesota Equine Centre for her paper Pasture myopathy/atypical myopathy in North America associated with ingestion of hypoglycin A within seeds of the box elder tree. The award, which is presented for evidence-based papers, is intended to support travel of the senior author and/or co-authors.

Dr. Weston Davis from Palm Beach Equine Clinic took the BEVA Trust Peter Rossdale Equine Veterinary Journal (EVJ) Open Award.  The award is given for the paper that best achieved the EVJ's mission to publish articles which either improve or influence clinical practice and/or add significantly to the scientific knowledge that underpins and supports equine veterinary medicine.  Dr. Davis' paper, Return to use and performance following exploratory celiotomy for colic in horses: 195 cases (2003–2010), was first published online in July 2012, and then March 2013 in Volume 45 of the Equine Veterinary Journal.

Other awards presented on the night include the Voorjaarsagen and BEVA Awards, which were introduced in 2005 to mark the close relationship between the two associations and is open to all those presenting a clinical research paper.  

Dr. Ignacio Lizarrage of Ross University, St Kitts, West Indies took this year's BEVA Award for his paper Sedation and mechanical hypoalgesia induced by four different dosages of butorphanol in xylazine-premedicated donkeys.

The winner of the Voorjaarsdagen award will be selected from those presenting a clinical research paper at this year's BEVA Congress.

Image (C) BEVA

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Reporting service for dead wild birds updated

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 The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has updated its online reporting service for dead wild birds.

The new version allows those reporting a dead bird to drop a pin on a map when reporting the location. It also includes a wider range of wild bird species groups to select from when describing the bird.

The online service, which helps APHA to monitor the spread of diseases such as avian influenza, can be accessed here. 

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There have been 126 confirmed cases of bluetongue virus serotype 3 in England since November 2023, with no cases reported in Northern Ireland. The movement of live ruminants from Great Britain to Northern Ireland is currently suspended.

According to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), the virus is most likely to enter Northern Ireland through infected animals or germplasm (semen or ova) being imported.

Brian Dooher, Northern Ireland's CVO, said: "Surveillance for this disease within Northern Ireland has been increased to assist with detection at the earliest opportunity which will facilitate more effective control measures."

Farmers should report any suspicions of the disease to their private veterinary practitioner, the DAERA Helpline on 0300 200 7840 or their local DAERA Direct Veterinary Office.