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Defra Appoints New VRC Members
A vet from Yorkshire has been appointed a new member of the VRC.

Defra has announced that Jonathan Statham, a partner of Bishopton Veterinary Group in Yorkshire, has been appointed as one of three new members to the independent Veterinary Residues Committee.

The VRC is an expert committee which offers advice to Government Departments and oversees the UK's surveillance for residues of veterinary medicines in food.

Jonathan Statham will join John Points, an experienced laboratory manager with extensive knowledge of veterinary residues analysis, and Dr Stella Walsh, a representative of the Food Standards Agency and Department of Health Scientific Advisory Committee for Nutrition (SACN) and currently teaching food retailing and marketing at Leeds Metropolitan University.

The three new members will serve from September 2011 until December 2014. They each have not declared any political activity during the past five years.  

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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