N.Ireland
Dr. Kirsten Dunbar has been named president of the Northern Ireland Branch of the British Veterinary Association.
The eradication of bTB in the UK and Ireland has been given a fundamentally different focus by Professor Jonathan Rushton
The issues pertaining to the development of effective TB vaccines – targeting both cattle and badgers- are extremely complex in nature.
The need for continuing access to veterinary medicines has been highlighted by a leading veterinary grouping in Northern Ireland.
An association for vets in Northern Ireland has said that a proposed reduction in the bovine TB compensation rate would be "unfair".
Veterinary associations, the BVA and the NIVA are seeking engagement with Northern Ireland’s new minister, Andrew Muir.
Equine vet Dr. Esther Skelly-Smith has been jointly elected as the new president of the NI branch of the BVA and the president of the NIVA.
Agri-Business
The Northern Ireland branch of the BVA and the North of Ireland Veterinary Association have jointly elected Fiona McFarland as new president.
Agri Politics
The Northern Ireland branch of the BVA and the NIVA have jointly elected veterinary nutritionist, Mark Little as their new president.