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Voting to commence for BVA Council elections
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“I encourage members in Scotland, the South-West and North-West to vote.”

Vote now for regional representatives

The British Veterinary Association have announced that they will be holding online elections to fill three vacancies on BVA Council from January 19.

BVA members can vote for their regional representatives in Scotland and the South-West and North-West regions. In the East of England and the South-East, the current post-holders will be elected unopposed for a second term.

Regional representatives gather and represent the view of their fellow members as part of the BVA's policy-making process.

BVA's president John Blackwell said: "As the overarching policy-making body the success of BVA Council depends in large part on the excellent work of our regional representatives who collate their colleagues’ views. They ensure that every BVA member can feed in their views and ideas on the key animal welfare topics and issues affecting the profession.

“I encourage members in Scotland, the South-West and North-West to vote.”

The election process will be run by the Electoral Reform Services on behalf of BVA and all members within a region will be elible to vote.

In addition to the BVA Council Elections, the RCVS has announced that nominations are open for the 2015 RCVS Council and RCVS VN Council elections.

Candidate information, detailed guidance notes and nomination forms are available to download from http://www.rcvs.org.uk/about-us/vn-council/vn-council-elections/nominations-2015/ (VN Council) and http://www.rcvs.org.uk/about-us/rcvs-council/council-elections/nominations-2015/ (RCVS Council).

Nominations for the RVCS Council and the VN Council Elections will run until 31 January 2015.

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Equine Disease Surveillance report released for Q4 2025

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 The latest Equine Disease Surveillance report has been released, with details on equine disease from Q4 of 2025.

The report, produced by Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance, includes advice on rule changes for equine influenza vaccination.

Statistics and maps detail recent outbreaks of equine herpes virus, equine influenza, equine strangles and equine grass sickness. A series of laboratory reports provides data on virology, bacteriology, parasitology and toxicosis.

This issue also features a case study of orthoflavivus-associated neurological disease in a horse in the UK. 

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NSA webinar explores sheep tailing and castration

The National Sheep Association (NSA) is to host a free webinar on the castration and tail docking of lambs.

The webinar, 'Understanding the tailing and castration consultation: A guide for sheep farmers', will be hosted online on Monday, 2 March 2026 at 7.30pm.

It comes during a government consultation into the methods used for these procedures. Farmers are encouraged to engage before the consultation period closes on Monday, 9 March 2026.

The webinar offers clear and actionable guidance to support farmers to contribute meaningfully to the consultation and prepare for potential changes.

On the panel will be former SVS president Kate Hovers, farmer and vet Ann Van Eetvelt and SRUC professor in Animal Health and Veterinary Sciences Cathy Dwyer. Each panel member will utilise their own specialism and expertise to evaluate risks and outcomes to sheep farming.

Find out more about the webinar on the NSA website.