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Electronic ID for cattle to be made mandatory
Defra announces changes to cattle identification, registration, and reporting.
Defra announces changes to cattle identification, registration, and reporting.
Brooke and WVA commit to continue essential medicines list work
The organisations signed an agreement at the WOAH General Assembly.
The organisations signed an agreement at the WOAH General Assembly.
500 bird species threatened by extinction, survey finds
Climate change and habitat loss challenge birds' survival.
Climate change and habitat loss challenge birds' survival.
BEVA Congress shares 'planet and user-friendly' initiatives
The event seeks to embrace sustainability and accessibility.
The event seeks to embrace sustainability and accessibility.
New reasonable adjustment guidance for educators
The advice follows feedback from educational establishments.
The advice follows feedback from educational establishments.
RCVS shares first findings from VN Vision study
The project has heard what RVNs and SVNs want for the future.
The project has heard what RVNs and SVNs want for the future.
Practices urged to audit neutering data
RCVS Knowledge has called on vet practices to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.
It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.
The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.
Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.
Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit.
It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.
The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.
Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.
Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit.
News Shorts
RCVS pays tribute to well-loved equine vet
The RCVS and the Riding Establishments Subcommittee has paid tribute to well-loved veterinary surgeon and riding establishment inspector, Rebecca Hamilton-Fletcher MRCVS.
Linda Belton MRCVS, RCVS President, said: "I, along with my colleagues on the RESC, RCVS Council, RCVS Standards Committee, as well as RCVS staff, was very saddened to hear of the sudden death of Rebecca, or Becca as we knew her, last week.
"She was a true advocate for equine welfare and in her many years on the RESC worked to continually improve the quality and consistency of riding establishment inspections, all in the interests of enhanced horse welfare and rider safety."
The RCVS and the Riding Establishments Subcommittee has paid tribute to well-loved veterinary surgeon and riding establishment inspector, Rebecca Hamilton-Fletcher MRCVS.
Linda Belton MRCVS, RCVS President, said: "I, along with my colleagues on the RESC, RCVS Council, RCVS Standards Committee, as well as RCVS staff, was very saddened to hear of the sudden death of Rebecca, or Becca as we knew her, last week.
"She was a true advocate for equine welfare and in her many years on the RESC worked to continually improve the quality and consistency of riding establishment inspections, all in the interests of enhanced horse welfare and rider safety."
