Goat kids are disbudded because horns can cause injury to other goats, other livestock, goat keepers, or attending veterinary surgeons. Horns may also make goats more prone to getting caught in fences ...

Sustainable animal agriculture is defined as animal agriculture carried out in a way that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability to meet the needs of the future. Global ...

The racing pigeon season is from April to September with young birds bred in the current calendar year flying between July and September. This guide provides advice on handling stray racing pigeons ...

Through policy development, political lobbying and public campaigning, we’ll address your concerns, seize opportunities and ...

BVA Award winners were announced on 11 June, in Birmingham. You can learn more about the winners via the individual pages below. Dr Anna Hewison, who works in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, qualified from ...

A centralised portal will make it easier for vets to reunite lost or stray pets with their owners.

We have renewed our strategic alliance with the British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA), setting out our shared commitment to work together on the major reforms and opportunities that will shape ...

New measures announced by Government are intended to cut waiting times for bluetongue diagnosis in England. The UK Government has announced changes to testing and reporting procedures for suspected ...

We have formally responded to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) consultation into the draft Substantive Order and Undertakings, which proposes practices display a poster advising pet owners ...

The case was identified on a farm in Dumfries and Galloway as part of routine control measures. A single case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed in a cow on a farm ...

There has been a concerning rise in Bluetongue (BTV) cases in sheep and cattle in England and Wales, especially in the South West, with a case now also identified in Scotland. Our members are ...

A new report from the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee is calling for a ban on ‘off the shelf and unchecked online sales’ of pet parasiticides to treat flea and ticks amid ...