Your data on MRCVSonline
The nature of the services provided by Vision Media means that we might obtain certain information about you.
Please read our Data Protection and Privacy Policy for details.

In addition, (with your consent) some parts of our website may store a 'cookie' in your browser for the purposes of
functionality or performance monitoring.
Click here to manage your settings.
EmailIphone Application    Posted: 16th January 2014
If you would like to forward this story on to a friend, simply fill in the form below and click send.
Your friend's email:
Your email:
Your name:
 
 
Send Cancel

Central College heads to NAVC 2014
Image vet nurse with cat
Training programmes extended to international delegates

Delegates at this year's North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) conference will be able to learn about the training opportunities on offer at the UK-based Central College of Animal Studies.

The college, which specialises in training for the veterinary nursing team, will be extending opportunities for professional development courses to international delegates at the event.

This year's NAVC conference is taking place from January 19 to 22 in Orlando, Florida, where delegates will benefit from a CPD programme of more than 1,200 courses.

Practice managers, veterinary surgeons and nurses travelling to the event from the UK are also invited to visit the Central College stand to discuss training for the whole veterinary nursing team.

Training on offer at the college includes pre-veterinary nursing pathway courses, the Diploma in Veterinary Nursing and a range of CPD programmes.

Central College will be exhibiting on stand 2331 during the event, which takes place at the Gaylords Palms Resort and Convention Centre. To book an appointment to discuss training programmes in more detail at the conference, call 01359 243405 or email enquiries@ccoas.org.uk.

Become a member or log in to add this story to your CPD history

Strangles survey seeks views of horse owners

News Story 1
 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 

Click here for more...
News Shorts
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.