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Rhino cake wins science bake off
Rhino cake
Veterinary students Harry Pink and Meg Coram won first place for their cake 'Rhinos should be Horny!'

Sutton Bonington competition raises nearly £600 for charity

Harry Pink and Meg Coram have been crowned winners of the Sutton Bonington Campus (SB) Science Cake Competition, for their thought-provoking creation, 'Rhinos should be horny!'

Harry and Meg, who are students on the preliminary veterinary degree course at Nottingham University, were praised for their attention to detail,  overall impact and great taste.

The SB science cake competition took place on March 12, with all proceeds going to Comic Relief. So far, the event has raised £583.

Students could enter their cakes into one of six categories - Veterinary Medicine, Animal & Agriculture, From Farm to Fork, Infection, Cakes for Animals, and Comic Relief.

The judges, which included members from both schools of Bioscience and Veterinary m
edicine, were presented with some spectacular cakes, ranging from nesting chickens, to sows with piglets and even ringworm in cats!

The bake off also made it to national television. Comic Relief asked one of the bakers to design a cake for the special Comic Relief episode, 'The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice'.

Fourth year student Rachel Lowton and third year student Jennie Stoddart accepted the challenge and, according with the Comic Relief theme this year ("Make your face funny for money”), they prepared ‘Just your Everage cake’ in homage to Dame Edna, who was one of the Comic Relief Bake Off contestants.

To view pictures of all the entries visit: SB Cake Off 2015

Image (C) University of Nottingham/SB Science Bake Off.

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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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NI chief vet urges bluetongue vigilance

Northern Ireland's chief veterinary officer (CVO) has urged farmers to be vigilant for signs of bluetongue, after the Animal and Plant Health Agency warned there was a very high probability of further cases in Great Britain.

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.