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BVA president welcomes new Welsh training hub
Sean Wensley
"A new hub of veterinary expertise and excellence is an exciting initiative" - Sean Wensley.

Aberystwyth University training hub will help prepare 'vets of tomorrow'
 
Plans to open a new training hub at Aberystwyth University were welcomed this week by the BVA's president, Sean Wensley.

He said that while new veterinary courses come with "risks and opportunities", the hub will help to safeguard animal health, promote animal welfare and better support Welsh farmers.

Last week, Aberystwyth and the RVC announced a joint veterinary medicine programme that would focus on farming and livestock.

Speaking to guests at the BVA's annual Welsh dinner yesterday (21 June), Mr Wensley said the programme will help to prepare future vets with the training, skills and knowledge for their varied roles.

"A new hub of veterinary expertise and excellence is an exciting initiative that brings together the right resources to deliver a range of potential training opportunities to Wales’ vets of tomorrow.

"There are of course both risks and opportunities in increasing the number of veterinary undergraduate courses - particularly in ensuring that there are good clinical career prospects for graduates – but this hub will help safeguard animal health; promote animal welfare; and better support the farmers and other animal owners we work with across Wales."

Mr Wensley also renewed calls to the Welsh government to reconsider its TB eradication programme. While quarterly data shows the number of Welsh herds under restriction is at its lowest point in 10 years, he warned that TB statistics can fluctuate, "…which is why we're continuing to urge the government to reconsider its eradication programme to include the targeted and humane culling of badgers, by means of cage trapping and shooting only, particularly in light of the suspension of the badger vaccination programme."

Addressing 70 delegates at the dinner, the president also recognised Wales's many successes in terms of animal welfare, including new legislation to tackle horse fly-grazing, irresponsible dog breeding and the creation of a code of practice for the use of snares in fox control.

 

Article amended as in a previous version 'training hub' was referred to as 'vet school'

 

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Defra shares new Sanitary and Phytosanitary guidance

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 Defra has published guidance for the vet sector ahead of a proposed UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement.

The agreement, which will change the movement and trade of animals and related products, could see reductions in checks, paperwork and certification. As well as describing regulatory developments, the advice highlights the importance of animal ID, registration and traceability in disease control and other compliance arrangements.

The guidance can be found here. More detail is expected as negotiations progress. 

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New form for online veterinary medicines retailers

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has produced a new online form for retailers wishing to sell veterinary medicines on the internet.

The form replace the previous Word version and is part of the VMD's ongoing commitment to digitise its processes. Anyone retailing prescription medicines online, including POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS categories, is lawfully required to register with the VMD before trading.

The change only applies to new applicants. Retailers already listed on the VMD's Register of Online Retailers or registered under the Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS) do not need to do anything.