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Top students recognised at NOAH Members’ Day
Holly Vezmar from MSD Animal Health scooped overall first prize.

MSD account manager scoops first prize

Students who gained top marks in the 2016 NOAH Certificate of Animal Health (NCAH) examinations have been rewarded at NOAH’s first Members’ Day, held at ZSL Regents Park.

Overall first prize went to Holly Vezmar, who works for MSD Animal Health as a ruminant account manager covering Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

Commenting on her achievement, Holly said: "It means a lot to me; it has given me a key insight into the veterinary industry and has greatly helped me with my role."

Second prize went to two students - Erin Carmichael from Merial and Harriet Keightley from Ceva Animal Health.

"The NOAH qualification has given me confidence and credibility as a territory manager,’ said Erin. "It has enabled me to consolidate my knowledge from my veterinary bioscience degree, whilst providing valuable insight into the animal health industry, including my roles and responsibilities in relation to the Code of Practice."

Harriet added: "The NCAH qualification demonstrates that our industry has trained professionals working within it who have high standards of knowledge and strong ethics."

The NCAH qualification is designed to enable animal medicines representatives to provide support to the prescribers and sellers of animal medicines they visit. It gives students full knowledge of the legal framework in which licensed veterinary medicines are regulated, promoted and sold, as well as a solid understanding of animal health, nutrition and disease control.

Three NCAH examinations were held in 2016, in April, July and September.

For the April exam, Amy Collie from Ceva Animal Health was joint first with Toyah Parker from Bayer plc. James Sheehy from Elanco Animal Health was in second place.

For the July examination, first place went to Holly Vezmar and second place went to Erin Carmichael from Merial Animal Health.

For the September examination, first place went to Harriet Keightley from Ceva Animal Health and second place went to Joanne Findlay from Zoetis.

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Birmingham Dogs Home makes urgent appeal

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 Birmingham Dogs Home has issued an urgent winter appeal as it faces more challenges over the Christmas period.

The rescue centre has seen a dramatic increase in dogs coming into its care, and is currently caring for over 200 dogs. With rising costs and dropping temperatures, the charity is calling for urgent support.

It costs the charity £6,000 per day to continue its work.

Fi Harrison, head of fundraising and communications, said: "It's heart-breaking for our team to see the conditions some dogs arrive in. We really are their last chance and hope of survival."

More information about the appeal can be found here. 

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Avian flu confirmed at premises in Cornwall

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in commercial poultry at a premises near Rosudgeon, Cornwall.

All poultry on the infected site will be humanely culled, and a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place. Poultry and other captive birds in the 3km protection zone must be housed.

The case is the second avian flu case confirmed in commercial poultry this month. The H5N5 strain was detected in a premises near Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, in early November. Before then, the disease had not been confirmed in captive birds in England since February.

The UK chief veterinary officer has urged bird keepers to remain alert and practise robust biosecurity.

A map of the disease control zones can be found here.