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Petplan Veterinary Awards open for nominations
The awards ceremony will be held on 21 March 2023 in Manchester.

Next year will see the awards celebrate their 25th anniversary.

Nominations have opened for the 2024 Petplan Veterinary Awards, which celebrate the exceptional work of veterinary professionals. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the awards.

Anyone can make a nomination, from pet owners to veterinary staff, in the five categories:
Practice of the Year
Practice Manager of the Year
Practice Support Staff of the Year
Vet of the Year
Vet Nurse of the Year

A shortlist of three finalists will selected for each category, with the finalists invited to the awards ceremony, which will be held in Manchester on 21 March 2024.

Bella von Mesterhazy, sales and marketing director at Petplan, said: “Twenty-five years is a huge milestone for the Petplan Veterinary Awards, and we’re all excited for a fantastic celebration.”

Nominations, which can be made online, close on 8 January 2024.

 

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Strangles survey seeks views of horse owners

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 With Strangles Awareness Week just around the corner (5-11 May), vets are being encouraged to share a survey about the disease with their horse-owning clients.

The survey, which has been designed by Dechra, aims to raise awareness of Strangles and promote best practices to prevent its transmission. It includes questions about horse owners' experiences of strangles, together with preventative measures and vaccination.

Respondents to the survey will be entered into a prize draw to win two VIP tickets to Your Horse Live 2025. To access the survey, click here 

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DAERA to reduce BVD 'grace period'

DAERA has reminded herd keepers of an upcoming reduction to the 'grace period' to avoid BVD herd restrictions.

From 1 May 2025, herd keepers will have seven days to cull any BVD positive or inconclusive animals to avoid restrictions being applied to their herd.

It follows legislation introduced on 1 February, as DAERA introduces herd movement restrictions through a phased approach. Herd keepers originally had 28 days to cull BVD positive or inconclusive animals.

DAERA says that, providing herd keepers use the seven-day grace period, no herds should be restricted within the first year of these measures.

Additional measures, which will target herds with animals over 30 days old that haven't been tested for BVD, will be introduced from 1 June 2025.

More information is available on the DAERA website.