The Sheep Veterinary Society

"We aim to promote the prevention of disease and the welfare of sheep by providing a forum for discussion, distribution of research results and provision of advice on veterinary matters relating to sheep"

Editorial

We welcome all visitors to our updated website for 2010.   You will find this introduction updated regularly with topical points of interest to the sheep industry.  There will also be a new section containing articles with disease, welfare and management content.
 Most of the changes are in the members area.  If you are a member but have not yet got your access codes please contact Hazel, our secretariat at Moredun, using the e.mail link provided.
The members home page will have a monthly ‘President’s Page’ which will concentrate on the various tasks that the Executive committee, and other responsible individuals, carry out in the interests of the Sheep Veterinary Society – with photographs!
There will also be more details of a major initiative in the new year, when, to complement our spring and autumn conferences, we a running a number of regional gatherings under the title of ‘Talking Sheep’.  The main purpose is to provide a platform, mainly for recent graduates, for members to present and discuss clinical case histories.  If you’d like to organise a local group, present a case or just turn up to ‘talk sheep’ (details appear on the meetings page and within the membership area).
So we wish everyone concerned with sheep a very happy 2010 and hope you will return to our web-site in future to view further developments.

December 2009

Talking Sheep

See the developing programme here

Next meeting planned

Tue  February 16th 2010

In conjunction with the Borders Clinical Club
Buccleuch Arms Hotel,  St Boswells TD6 0EW
Hot Food @ 7.30

Go to members pages for contact details or contact Secretariat

Society Spring Meeting 2010

17th - 19th May 2010

in

Jersey, The Channel Islands

Contacting the Society

For general communications please use this link

Society members can also communicate with other members of the society through a dedicated newsgroup. Applicants should be aware this newsgroup is intended to provide a general discussion forum for members of the Sheep Veterinary Society and inclusion is subject to approval by our group moderators. To join please click on the following link: SVS newsgroup. Then click on "Join this Group" button at the bottom right hand side and follow the instructions for registering with Yahoo.

Downloads

SVS Research Grant 2009 Application Form
SVS/BVA Ram Examination Form (18 Jan 2007)
SVS Guidelines to Semen Collection (18 Jan 2007)
SVS Travel Claim Form (21 Feb 2007)

External advice

Environment Agency guidance on sheep dips
RUMA gudelines on the Responsible Use of Vaccines and Vaccination

Useful Links

Farmers Weekly Online
NADIS Disease Information
NFU Online
BVA Website
European College for Small Ruminant Health Management

Disease Surveillance Reports

(Veterinary Laboratories Agency / Scottish Agricultural Colleges quarterly small ruminants disease surveillance reports. These reports now include data from England, Wales and Scotland and are compiled jointly by SAC and VLA.)