24 Aug 2020 | Cattle
In a comprehensive new policy, leading vets and other experts have recommended no fewer than 67 ways to improve the welfare of animals at slaughter in order to provide them with a life worth living and a humane death.
05 May 2020 | Cattle
Vets have welcomed the relaxing of bovine TB testing requirements for calves under 180 days old in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in order to allow more herd tests to be completed safely
05 Mar 2020 | Cattle
We have welcomed Defra’s response to the recommendations set out by the 2018 Godfray Review as a significant step in the right direction in the fight against bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in England.
16 Jan 2020 | Cattle
The British Veterinary Association has responded to today’s introduction of the Agriculture Bill.
09 Oct 2019 | Cattle
Our new joint position says that putting high welfare, UK veal and goat’s meat back onto the table could help reduce the regular killing of unwanted male animals on farms.
25 Jul 2019 | Cattle
BVA has welcomed Theresa Villiers’ appointment as new Defra Secretary of State and is seeking an early meeting with her to brief her on some of the most pressing animal health and welfare and public issues she needs to tackle.
25 Jul 2019 | Cattle
BVA has today hailed the Home Office’s announcement accepting the Migration Advisory Committee’s recommendation for vets to be reinstated on the Shortage Occupation List as a “huge win for animal welfare and a resounding vote of confidence in the veterinary community”.
24 Jul 2019 | Cattle
BVA has welcomed the collaborative, One Health principle underpinning Wales’ new 5-year implementation plan to address antimicrobial resistance in animals and the environment.
24 Jun 2019 | Cattle
The pioneering American animal welfare scientist, bestselling author and autism spokesperson Dr Temple Grandin will share her unique insights into animal welfare within livestock handling facilities and the benefits of good stockmanship at the 52nd Wooldridge Memorial Lecture at BVA Congress during this year’s London Vet Show
13 Jun 2019 | Cattle
An eminent American professor of large animal medicine has warned the UK not to dilute its high animal welfare standards for future trade deals with the US
17 May 2019 | Cattle
BVA has welcomed Northern Ireland’s One Health approach towards fighting antimicrobial resistance in its new five-year action plan
10 May 2019 | Cattle
BVA's updated position on responsible antimicrobial use in food-producing animals calls for a One Health approach to tackling antimicrobial resistance
18 Apr 2019 | Cattle
Two members of BVA Welsh Branch have been appointed to the Wales Animal Health and Welfare Framework Group.
09 Apr 2019 | Cattle
BVA and BVA Northern Ireland Branch have welcomed the announcement that the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) intends to take enforcement action against herd keepers who breach the testing requirements of the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) eradication programme in Northern Ireland.
02 Apr 2019 | Cattle
BVA has responded following government moves to address shortages of products containing procaine hydrochloride, a local anaesthetic used widely in veterinary medicine, particularly farm animal medicine.
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