Equine Archives - Northern Ireland Veterinary Today https://nivettoday.com/category/latest-news/equine/ The journal for the veterinary profession in Northern Ireland Sat, 18 Oct 2025 18:42:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 https://nivettoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-vet-favicon-32x32.png Equine Archives - Northern Ireland Veterinary Today https://nivettoday.com/category/latest-news/equine/ 32 32 AHDA calls on UK Government to reinstate veterinary medicines in the Windsor Framework as a matter of urgency https://nivettoday.com/ahda-calls-on-uk-government-to-reinstate-veterinary-medicines-in-the-windsor-framework-as-a-matter-of-urgency/ Sat, 18 Oct 2025 18:42:40 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8164 Recent figures indicate the percentage of medicines expected to be discontinued in NI could be up to 40% of available pack sizes. AHDA calls on

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]]> NIVA – Leading the Way for Horses https://nivettoday.com/niva-leading-the-way-for-horses/ Sat, 18 Oct 2025 18:35:24 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8161 The North of Ireland Veterinary Association (NIVA) hosted its 2025 Equine Welfare Symposium, “Leading the Way for Horses,” at the Dunadry Hotel, Antrim, on Wednesday

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]]> Action to improve equine traceability and welfare standards https://nivettoday.com/action-to-improve-equine-traceability-and-welfare-standards/ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 13:36:32 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8029 The mandatory registration of equine establishments is an essential step forward to improve traceability and welfare standards, DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has said. The Minister

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]]> Search is on for BVA’s Young Vet of the Year 2025  https://nivettoday.com/search-is-on-for-bvas-young-vet-of-the-year-2025/ Wed, 07 May 2025 14:19:35 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=7927 Do you know an inspirational young or early career vet? Nominations for this year’s BVA Young Vet of the Year are now open.  BVA is

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]]> Largest ever study on veterinary workplace injuries https://nivettoday.com/largest-ever-study-on-veterinary-workplace-injuries/ Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:59:00 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=7773 Some harms seen as ‘everyday norms’ New data from a significant study being conducted by the University of Liverpool and CVS, has suggested that there

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]]> North of Ireland Veterinary Association (NIVA) Calls for Equine Welfare Prioritisation https://nivettoday.com/north-of-ireland-veterinary-association-niva-calls-for-equine-welfare-prioritisation/ Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:32:30 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=7765 The North of Ireland Veterinary Association launched a report in the Long Gallery, Stormont outlining several key equine welfare priorities.  Following on from a highly

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]]> AVSPNI Autumn Conference – A Huge Success https://nivettoday.com/avspni-autumn-conference-a-huge-success/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:12:26 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=7711 Over 170 vets dipped into some or all of the recent AVSPNI Autumn Conference held at the Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen. Friday’s lectures, delivered by DAERA,

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]]> NIVA hosts Ireland’s first Equine Welfare Symposium https://nivettoday.com/niva-hosts-irelands-first-equine-welfare-symposium/ Mon, 04 Mar 2024 15:41:19 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=7208 More than 100 vets, paraprofessionals, equine industry leaders, horse-owners, academics and politicians gathered at the at the island of Ireland’s first Equine Welfare Symposium on

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]]> Free BEVA membership offer for student nurses https://nivettoday.com/free-beva-membership-offer-for-student-nurses/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:05:03 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=7035 Equine vet nurse students can now avail of free BEVA membership. The association, which has more than 4,000 members, introduced free vet student membership in

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]]> BEVA Unbridled series to wrap at Congress next month https://nivettoday.com/beva-unbridled-series-to-wrap-at-congress-next-month/ Thu, 10 Aug 2023 09:19:29 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=6813 The well-received BEVA Unbridled series is set to wrap at the BEVA Congress at the ICC in Birmingham next month. The three-part series of  talks

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