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Online forecast maps assess Nematodirus risk
The maps will be updated daily to track changes in risk throughout spring and early summer.

Predict when outbreaks are likely to happen

Researchers have developed online forecast maps to help UK sheep farmers assess the risk of Nematodirus outbreaks in lambs.

Put together by SCOPS (Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep) and researchers at the University of Bristol, the maps help farmers to predict when Nematodirus eggs will hatch and when outbreaks are likely to happen.

They will be updated daily to track changes in risk throughout spring and early summer and include advice on management and treatment.

Researchers also hope to map cases of Nematodirus and eggs detected in routine faecal egg counts. Farmers, advisors and diagnostic labs are urged to contribute to these records anonymously by emailing researcher Dr Hannah Rose at the University of Bristol’s Vet School.

For more information about the forecast maps visit vetcommunity.com.

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Building Great Workplaces webinars return

News Story 1
 BVA has announced a new series of its Building Great Workplaces lunchtime webinars.

Launching from 16 July, the sessions will explore patient safety, motivation, client communication and more.

Its first webinar, exploring neurodiversity in the workplace, will take place at 1pm on Thursday, 16 July. It will feature guest speakers from The Vet Project, a group which supports neurodiversity in veterinary environments.

The following three webinars take place in September, October and November.

Booking is open on the BVA website 

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New form for online veterinary medicines retailers

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has produced a new online form for retailers wishing to sell veterinary medicines on the internet.

The form replace the previous Word version and is part of the VMD's ongoing commitment to digitise its processes. Anyone retailing prescription medicines online, including POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS categories, is lawfully required to register with the VMD before trading.

The change only applies to new applicants. Retailers already listed on the VMD's Register of Online Retailers or registered under the Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS) do not need to do anything.