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Kennel Club announces free epilepsy webinar
Free webinar for owners who would like to find out more about canine epilepsy.

Online event geared towards dog owners and breeders.

Dog owners and breeders can attend a free webinar on canine epilepsy, hosted by The Kennel Club.

The event, which takes place via Microsoft Teams on Monday 30 January, will explain the condition in depth, including research advancements to date, and how to support dogs with epilepsy.

Professor Holger Volk, canine neurology specialist and leader of the International Veterinary Epilepsy Task Force, will be the event's speaker. He will discuss influencing factors, the future of epilepsy research and managing the condition.

Attendees will also have the chance to take part in a question and answer session in the webinar, taking advantage of Professor Volk's wealth of knowledge on canine epilepsy.

The event will last for an hour and a half, beginning at 7.00pm.

The Kennel Club provides further information on canine epilepsy for dog owners on a dedicated webpage, and anyone interested in registering for the free event can do so via this Microsoft Teams link.

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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.