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Cambridge vet student James Jewkes has been awarded first place in the annual Dogs Trust EMS Awards, for his paper on the threat of exotic infectious diseases in rehoming centres. James will now go on a two-week placement at the WVS International Training Centre in South India.

Each year the awards allow vet students to gain hands-on experience during work placements at 13 of the charity�s rehoming centres, then submit reports on a relevant subject.

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Fat 'crucial' for Marek's disease virus replication

Researchers identify new pathways involved in development of the disease

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NPA issues complaint over Amazon swill feeding advert

Advert appears to encourage practice banned in UK since 2001

Vets welcome NI plans to prosecute BVD offenders

A small number of herd keepers continue to keep untested animals

Cambodia confirms first case of ASF

Backyard outbreak claims 500 pigs, agriculture ministry reports

Farmers advised to test for liver fluke before treating

Very dry summer prompts lower than normal fluke challenge

Industry responds to claims a �mountain of drugs� are used on poultry farms

Countryfile programme on ionophore use sparks controversy

�Worrying escalation� of swine dysentery cases, NPA says

Increased biosecurity and monitoring recommended

Technology used to detect pig facial expressions

Study could lead to on-farm tool for monitoring health and welfare

Vets receive funding boost to tackle BVD

Around �6m in funding to help contain contagious disease

Hundreds of thousands of bees survive Notre Dame fire
2019-04-24

Calls to improve welfare of fish used in research
2019-04-24

Dog owners �more likely to meet exercise guidelines�
2019-04-23

Dogs Trust announces winners of vet student awards
2019-04-23

NOAH issues warning over �anti-vaxx� movement
2019-04-23

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Former RCVS president to chair new Horse Welfare Board

Former RCVS president Barry Johnson has been appointed as the independent chair of a new Horse Welfare Board. Barry, who is also past chairman of World Horse Welfare, was selected by an industry panel including the British Horseracing Authority, the Racecourse Association and The Horsemen�s Group.

The welfare board aims to develop a new welfare strategy covering the whole racing industry. Mr Johnson said: �I�m very pleased to have been asked by racing to take on this role and by the sport�s commitment to continuous improvement in the welfare of racehorses."