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Bursary offered for holistic approach
Vet nurses can apply to further animal behaviour career

Vétoquinol is offering a £2,000 bursary to a veterinary nurse keen to apply a more holistic approach to their work and practice.

The bursary is available for any course with the Centre of Applied Pet Ethology (COAPE), including its diploma programme in Companion Animal Behaviour and its training and certificate in Canine Veterinary Training.

Helen Walker, product manager at Vétoquinol, said: "Veterinary nurses hold a vital position in vet practices and this bursary is intended to help nurses extend their knowledge and further their career in animal behaviour."

She explained that encouraging veterinary nurses to undertake training in animal behaviour can "significantly" benefit both the individual and their practice.

According to the company, such training can bring increased income, safer pet handing for staff, client loyalty and more relaxed handling of animals.

The company Vétoquinol is dedicated to improving animal health using its expertise in the veterinary medicine field, including anti-infectives, anti-inflammatories, anti-parasitics and complementary feeds.

Veterinary nurses who wish to apply must fill in an application form explaining their reasons for furthering their career in animal behaviour and what they hope to achieve upon completion of the course.

To apply for the bursary, contact 01280 825492 to request an application form.

Applications must be submitted by September 30, 2013.

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Strangles survey seeks views of horse owners

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 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 

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DAERA to reduce BVD 'grace period'

DAERA has reminded herd keepers of an upcoming reduction to the 'grace period' to avoid BVD herd restrictions.

From 1 May 2025, herd keepers will have seven days to cull any BVD positive or inconclusive animals to avoid restrictions being applied to their herd.

It follows legislation introduced on 1 February, as DAERA introduces herd movement restrictions through a phased approach. Herd keepers originally had 28 days to cull BVD positive or inconclusive animals.

DAERA says that, providing herd keepers use the seven-day grace period, no herds should be restricted within the first year of these measures.

Additional measures, which will target herds with animals over 30 days old that haven't been tested for BVD, will be introduced from 1 June 2025.

More information is available on the DAERA website.