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Chatter box With Strangles Awareness Week just around the corner (5-11 May), vets are being encouraged to share a survey about the disease with their horse-owning clients.

The survey, which has been designed by Dechra, aims to raise awareness of Strangles and promote best practices to prevent its transmission. It includes questions about horse owners' experiences of strangles, together with preventative measures and vaccination.

Respondents to the survey will be entered into a prize draw to win two VIP tickets to Your Horse Live 2025. To access the survey, click here Chatter box

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Equine News
AIPZ housing measures to be lifted
AIPZ housing measures to be lifted

Mandatory housing will not be enforced from 15 May 2025.
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Vets to deliver ASF contingency planning workshops
Vets to deliver ASF contingency planning workshops

The virus is already well established in parts of Europe.
DAERA to lift compulsory avian housing order
DAERA to lift compulsory avian housing order

The measures will be lifted midday on 10 May.
BVA calls for ban on farrowing crates
BVA calls for ban on farrowing crates

Many vets fear they impact on the welfare of pigs.
Costs may prevent better chicken welfare, survey suggests
Costs may prevent better chicken welfare, survey suggests

Broiler chicken keepers claim barriers to improved welfare standards.
Blueprint to tackle bovine TB in Northern Ireland
Blueprint to tackle bovine TB in Northern Ireland

The plans mark a new step in efforts to eradicate the disease.
Foot-and-mouth import ban extended to EU
Foot-and-mouth import ban extended to EU

Travellers can not bring meat into the UK for personal use.
Further avian influenza housing measures introduced
Further avian influenza housing measures introduced

Four more counties must now house kept birds.
Vets urged to use tool to check nematodirus risk
Vets urged to use tool to check nematodirus risk

Temperature fluctuations are making hatching difficult to predict, says SCOPS.
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Vivienne Mackinnon elected BVA Scottish Branch President

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has elected Vivienne Mackinnon as its new BVA Scottish Branch president.

Dr Mackinnon has over 30 years of experience in veterinary care, encompassing both small animal and mixed practice. She has worked in practices in Scotland, England, New Zealand and Australia, before joining APHA to work in frontline disease control.

In her speech, Dr Mackinnon reflected on the changes in Scotland's veterinary industry and highlighted her commitment to veterinary education.

Dr Mackinnon said: "I look forward to working with colleagues across the veterinary professions to improve animal health and welfare in the country and support veterinary workplaces."
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