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BVA Announces Deserving Winners
Chris Daborn who won the Trevor Blackburn Award.
Congratulations to all those who were given awards at BVA Congress last weekend.

The following awards and winners were announced: 

Christine Magrath won the outstanding contribution award for transforming the profession’s attitude to the importance of communication

Professor Barrie Edwards was awarded the Dalrymple-Champneys Cup and Medal for his immense contributions in the field of equine abdominal disease and surgery.

Chris Daborn was given the Trevor Blackburn Award in recognition of the dedication and professionalism he has shown to the strengthening of veterinary services in developing countries over the past 35 years.
 
Joanna Melluish and Hugo Richardson were announced as the joint winners of the Harry Steele-Bodger Memorial Scholarship travel award for 2010.

From a record number of applications received this year the 2010 student travel grants were awarded to:
  • Laura Cole whose project in Kenya focused on the detection and identification of Schistosomasp and other helminths ofPapio anubis (the Olive baboon) and reviewed different field techniques of identification;
  • Claire Coombe-Jones who investigated the challenges faced when establishing a new, high quality dairy herd in the Punjab,India;
  • Joanna Melluish who assessed the prevalence and clinical effects of Babesiaspp infection in equids in The Gambia; and
  • Katie Wu for her project on the diagnosis and treatment of babesiosis in working equids in Egypt
They each received £500 towards their projects.
 
Continued collaboration and support from TAWS (World Association for Transport Animal Welfare and Studies) came in the form of two additional travel grants awarded to Hannah Smith and Catherine Wilson for their health and welfare projects involving working equids in Egypt and The Gambia respectively.
 
The Donkey Sanctuary was again inspired to link up with the Overseas Group by providing an opportunity for Kate Milner (Bristol) to work on a project in Kenya.

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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.