Veterinary Associations & Societies Archives - Northern Ireland Veterinary Today https://nivettoday.com/category/marketing-guide/veterinary-associations/ The journal for the veterinary profession in Northern Ireland Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:39:14 +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 Veterinary Associations & Societies Archives - Northern Ireland Veterinary Today https://nivettoday.com/category/marketing-guide/veterinary-associations/ 32 32 BVD Programme Priorities for 2026 – AHWNI https://nivettoday.com/bvd-programme-priorities-for-2026-ahwni/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:39:14 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8221 The herd incidence of BVD in NI has reduced by three quarters since the compulsory programme began, but increased slightly during the last few months

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]]> New HT Vista survey reveals 62% of canine lumps go undiagnosed in veterinary practices https://nivettoday.com/new-ht-vista-survey-reveals-62-of-canine-lumps-go-undiagnosed-in-veterinary-practices/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:34:57 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8214 new survey of more than 240 veterinary professionals has revealed a concerning gap in the diagnosis of canine dermal and subcutaneous growths A major new

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]]> Reforming the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 https://nivettoday.com/reforming-the-veterinary-surgeons-act-1966/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:29:00 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8209 by Rob Williams, BVA President ‘Following years of BVA campaigning, the UK Government has taken a major step towards reforming the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966

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]]> New NIVA President elected https://nivettoday.com/new-niva-president-elected/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:24:40 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8201 amid ongoing concerns over supply of vet medicines NIVA has elected Dr Sam Strain as president. He steps into the roles as the veterinary profession

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]]> Access VetMed presents its Manifesto to safeguard sustainable access to veterinary medicines in Europe   https://nivettoday.com/access-vetmed-presents-its-manifesto-to-safeguard-sustainable-access-to-veterinary-medicines-in-europe/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:55:15 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8184 Access VetMed, the voice of the European generic and added-value veterinary medicines industry, has presented its Manifesto: Advancing Access to Veterinary Medicines in Europe by

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]]> New Veterinary Leadership to Advance Artificial Insemination and Bull Genetics https://nivettoday.com/new-veterinary-leadership-to-advance-artificial-insemination-and-bull-genetics/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:46:00 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8180 Dr. Charlotte Martin Joins AI Services & Eurogene as Group Veterinary Officer Dairy genetics move very, very quickly. That was one of the reasons why

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]]> Veterinarians are frequently prescribing metronidazole in contradiction to antimicrobial use guidelines, new study finds https://nivettoday.com/veterinarians-are-frequently-prescribing-metronidazole-in-contradiction-to-antimicrobial-use-guidelines-new-study-finds/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:43:49 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8178 Metronidazole is commonly being prescribed to dogs and cats for reasons other than its antimicrobial properties, and frequently in contradiction to antimicrobial use guidelines Metronidazole

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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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]]> Vigilance urged following confirmed record of Asian hornet in Belfast https://nivettoday.com/vigilance-urged-following-confirmed-record-of-asian-hornet-in-belfast/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:11:34 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8156 The first confirmed sighting of an Asian Hornet in Northern Ireland confirmed by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency on 13th October. The Asian Hornet was

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]]> A Great Day Out https://nivettoday.com/a-great-day-out/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:31:15 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8150 Northern Ireland Veterinary Industry Golf Society Day on 17th September The weather stayed fine and the veterinary industry took to the links at Royal Portrush

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