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AVS launches new EMS guide to help vet students
“The launch of our clinical EMS guide, which complements our pre-clinical guide, means that we can now help students optimise their EMS in all years of the course."
Clinical guide aims to optimise EMS experience 

The Association of Veterinary Students (AVS) has launched a new clinical EMS guide to support students during their extra mural studies.

Developed after an 18-month process, the guide offers advice for students and practising vets on areas such as: what to revise, how to source placements and key items to take when going on placement.

It covers a wide variety of different placements, including small animal, farm animal, equine, exotics, conferences and veterinary public health.

AVS president David Charles, said: “The launch of our clinical EMS guide, which complements our pre-clinical guide, means that we can now help students optimise their EMS in all years of the course.

“Supporting students is a key role for AVS and this guide will support students on EMS, alongside the new AVS EMS grants - which open for applications in October - and the EMS experience report that will be launched in an exclusive session at the London Vet Show.”

AVS is working with UK vet schools to ensure all students have access to both digital and hard copies of the guide, which will be circulated in September.

A digital copy of the guide can be found here: bit.ly/AVSEMSGuide

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Annual submission deadline small pet animal exemptions

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 Companies marketing medicines for small pets exempt from authorisation must submit their annual return to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) by 30 November 2026.

Submitting this annual return ensures continued compliance with regulatory requirements for products marketed without a full Marketing Authorisation. The exemption specifically applies to products intended for animals, cage birds, terrarium animals, small rodents, ferrets and rabbits.

For further details and submission guidelines, visit the gov.uk website.  

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Bluetongue RZ extended across Scotland

The Scottish Government has announced an extension to a Bluetongue Restricted Zone that is in place in south-west Scotland.

From 3 October, the Restricted Zone will be extended to cover the whole of Scotland. The Animal, Plant and Health Agency (APHA) says this is in response to further disease spread, as well as simplify trading conditions ahead of the autumn.

Since the whole country will share a disease status, it will no longer be necessary to have a movement license to move susceptible livestock around the country. Restrictions on germinal products remain.

As of 1 October 2026, there were 1,979 cases of BTV-3 in England, 389 cases in Wales and 40 cases in Scotland.