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Roly Owers honoured for equine work
Roly Owers
Roly Owers received the BEVA Equine Welfare Award for driving forward some major initiatives for the horse industry.

World Horse Welfare CEO receives BEVA Equine Welfare Award

World Horse Welfare CEO Roly Owers has been honoured for his achievements in equine welfare at the 2016 BEVA Congress in Birmingham.

Mr Owers received the BEVA Equine Welfare Award for driving forward some major initiatives for the horse industry. These include the establishment of the Horse Crisis group of charities, a successful campaign for Control of Horses Act and the production of guidelines for transporters.

Recognising Mr Ower's achievements, a spokesperson for BEVA said: "As chief executive of the charity since 2008, Roly has driven forward many major initiatives for the horse industry, most having a direct impact on animal welfare and disease prevention or control.

"He has used his position to develop programmes across the equine sector and has provided much needed dispassionate and effective leadership."

The BEVA Awards are developed in conjunction with various supporters to reflect BEVA's recognition of and support for significant accomplishments by equine vets and others involved in horse welfare.

Other worthy winners included Dr Annette McCoy, who received the BEVA Richard Hartley Clinical Award for her paper on standardbred racing performance after osteochondrosis surgery. The award is given in memory of Richard Hartley, a founder member of BEVA and president to 1974-1975.

Dr Franziska Wohlfender took home the BEVA Trust Peter Rossdale Equine Veterinary Journal (EVJ) Award for the paper "International online survey to assess current practice in equine anaesthesia." This is awarded to the paper that best achieves the EVJ's mission to publish articles 'which influence and improve clinical practice and/or add significantly to the scientific knowledge that underpins and supports veterinary medicine in relation to the horse'.


Finally, this year's BEVA Award went to Ellen Paulussen for her paper on 'Radiographic and Ultrasonographic Evaluation of the Esophagus in the Horse'. Ellen's presentation won the award at the Voorjaarsdagen Congress in April 2016.

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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.