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Law change benefits endangered animals
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Establishing what is normal for a species helps to build a picture of the best ways to care for and conserve others of the same type.
Jersey vets able to take blood samples to aid conservation efforts

Vets in Jersey will soon be able to perform minor procedures to provide key information about rare and endangered animals.

It has been announced that the island's animal welfare laws will be updated, bringing them in line with modern practices. Currently, for example, vets are only allowed to take blood samples for the purpose of diagnosis or monitoring.

Under the law as it stands, conservation organisations are not allowed to take blood samples to determine what would be 'normal' for an animal of a particular weight, age and species.

Steve Luce, planning and environmental minister, recently agreed to change the Animal Welfare (Jersey) Law to allow this necessary conservation work to be carried out. Establishing what is normal for a species can help conservationists to build up a picture of the best ways to care for and conserve others of the same type. This is particularly true of rare animals.

Organisations working with rare or endangered species can apply for permission to carry out minor procedures that will benefit conservation, helping the future management and survival of a species.

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Submissions open for BSAVA Clinical Research Abstracts 2026

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 The BSAVA has opened submissions for the BSAVA Clinical Research Abstracts 2026.

It is an opportunity for applicants to present new research on any veterinary subject, such as the preliminary results of a study, discussion of a new technique or a description of an interesting case.

They must be based on high-quality clinical research conducted in industry, practice or academia, and summarised in 250 words.

Applications are welcome from vets, vet nurses, practice managers, and students.

Submissions are open until 6 March 2026. 

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Survey seeks ruminant sector views on antimicrobial stewardship

A new survey is seeking views of people working in the UK ruminant sector on how to tackle the challenge of demonstrating responsible antibiotic stewardship.

Forming part of a wider, collaborative initiative, the results will help identify the types of data available so that challenges with data collection can be better understood and addressed.

Anyone working in the UK farming sector, including vets and farmers,is encouraged to complete the survey, which is available at app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk