Knowledge hub

VA is acting as the central point of contact for information and advice on Covid 19 this will include signposts to other links identified for example access to support for well-being issues or best practice guidance and information to clients.

This information is available to everyone not just BVA members.

Policy Statement – February 2020

RCVS Knowledge is delighted to launch its new Farm Vet Champions course, providing free and practical training in championing good antimicrobial stewardship, available on the charity’s new e-learning platform.

This is an update of the SCOPS Internal Parasite Technical Manual for Vets and Advisers, following an expert review during […]

by Phillipa Page (Author), Kim Hamer (Author)

The Professional Smallholder: Sheep Keeping is a comprehensive handbook, providing veterinary relevant information to the sheep smallholder.

Sheep scab: update on diagnosis and investigating suspected lack of efficacy of Macrocyclic Lactones (MLs) Sheep scab is the most […]

Includes videos, presentation and website links on Bluetongue.

Bluetongue vaccination videos from Farmers Weekly – see videos

Follow this link for up-to-date information on the current bluetongue situation – Visit DEFRA website

The aim of this certificate is not to guarantee ram fertility but to reduce the risk of potentially unsuitable rams […]

Ram PBE – data collection resource template for on farm.

We are delighted to share with you the University of Nottingham Sheep Antibiotic Use Calculator. It is a tool which […]

VMD’s (Veterinary Medicines Directorate) 5 year plan for reducing antimicrobial use Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global problem that impacts […]

The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is today launching a campaign reminding sheep farmers, contractors and prescribers that Organophosphate (OP) can only be used as a plunge dip.