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BSAVA and IDEXX partner to promote education
"Education enables veterinary professionals to provide better care for their patients" - Dr Jason Johnson, chief medical officer, IDEXX.
The organisations are providing a topical monthly webinar.

The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) has partnered with IDEXX, an American corporation which offers diagnostic and software products and services to veterinary surgeons globally.

Together, the organisations will provide a new series of learning resources for veterinary professionals, enhancing BSAVA's membership offering and demonstrating both organisations' commitment to small animal veterinary education. 

The learning materials created will be a topical monthly webinar, with a relevant speaker and a dedicated online resource collection within the BSAVA Library, alongside a bursary scheme offered by IDEXX, which includes 10 places on a selected BSAVA course. 

The first two 'Topic of the month' webinars will focus on anaemia in cats, and increased SDMA on pre-anaesthetic testing, and will be available free of charge to all BSAVA members. 

Dr Jason Johnson, IDEXX's chief medical officer, commented on the collaboration: “Continuous learning is an essential part of veterinary clinic life and an area that is increasing in demand, particularly with so many new and innovative ways to engage.

"Education enables veterinary professionals to provide better care for their patients and we are delighted to support them through our collaboration with BSAVA."

Scott Fitzpatrick, head of Partnerships and Events at the BSAVA added: “We are thrilled to be working with IDEXX. It is increasingly important to us that our members receive accessible CPD, and through this valuable collaboration we are able to continue to support the veterinary profession.”

The webinars can be accessed via the BSAVA Library here. 

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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.