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Lantra Conducts Online Survey
Lisa Jarvis at BVNA Congress

Lantra calls for feedback on Level 2 apprenticeship for Nursing Assistants in a Veterinary Setting. 

Lantra is asking the veterinary profession to complete an online survey regarding Level 2 apprenticeships for Nursing Assistants.

The survey is a fact-finding mission to gauge levels of demand for a Level 2 Intermediate/Foundation Apprenticeship for Nursing Assistants in a Veterinary Setting. 

The data gathered will be used by Lantra for the development of qualifications and frameworks for the industry.

Without feedback from the profession, future veterinary apprenticeships may not become funded and veterinary nursing assistants could miss out on formal qualification.

Lisa Jarvis, representing Lantra at this weekend's BVNA Congress, expressed her delight at the support received from attending delegates but she stressed the importance of feedback from veterinary practices.

She said: "I cannot stress the importance of the opinion of practices. The interest shown at Congress has been fantastic, but without practice feedback, progress will be minimal."

To conduct the online survey, please click here.

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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.