Christine Middlemiss 🇺🇦

@FAOLivestock @FAO @FAO4Members @FAOKenya @South_Centre @FAOGeneva @FAOBrussels @FAOAfrica @FAOinNENA_EN @FAOAsiaPacific Great news.

📣 A major milestone! @FAO Members have adopted a landmark resolution to advance the implementation of the 2024 #AntimicrobialResistance Political Declaration in agrifood systems.🌏📜 This is action, not words. Let's deliver – together!💪🌱 #FAOConference

@SwissportBags Please supply a working way to contact your Edinburgh staff. Nothing is working 24 hours later.

Sheep, cattle and pig farmers in England you can now have funded vet visit under the Animal Health Pathway for each flock and herd you have. defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2025/06/26/

It’s official!! All of the UK is now recognised by @WOAH as negligible BSE status! A lot of hard work by a lot of people over a lot of years. @DefraGovUK @CVOScotland @ChiefVetNI @CVOCymru

It’s started….with a kilt! #woahgs is live. Awesome joint master of ceremonies from Scotland! @WOAH

Coming later today: @WOAH #woahgs

Congratulations.

It is AWESOME that @WOAH_DG both as a vet and a woman has been recognised in this way 👏👏👏.

@WOAH_DG This is AWESOME!

It is a tremendous honour to have made the 2025 TIME100 Health list. When I started on my journey to become a veterinarian, being on the TIME100 list was not on the cards. That’s not to say I didn’t have big ambitions, we all do. I didn’t know where that path would lead, but I followed it. Across the world, there are many of us who work quietly and tirelessly to improve animal health and welfare every day, often without recognition. And so, I am extremely humbled and grateful to see my name alongside so many inspiring health changemakers. But more than anything, it feels like a powerful recognition of something bigger than me: that animal health matters. And that it matters not just to veterinarians or farmers or pet owners, but to everyone. A decade ago, animal health was rarely part of the major health conversations. But today, I feel that tide turning. I’m elated that I get to contribute and witness this change. Animal health is everyone’s health, and we are better off recognising it. This moment is about every veterinarian, every animal health worker, every policymaker who has pushed for a more integrated, compassionate and forward-thinking approach to health. Thank you to @TIME for this honour. And thank you to all those working, often quietly and relentlessly, to protect animal lives, the human lives and the ecosystems intertwined with them. Let’s keep going. I invite you to read the piece: lnkd.in/epJ3ucQn #TIME100HEALTH #TIME100 #OneHealth @WOAH

The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) opens for applications on 29 May. £16.7 million will support the animal health and welfare theme with more than 100 eligible items available. defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/07/far…

Personal import rules have changed. It’s illegal to bring meat or dairy products from the EU into GB in your personal luggage. Products will be seized and you may face fines. Help protect UK farmers from the devastating threat of foot and mouth disease: gov.uk/bringing-food-…

The risk of foot and mouth disease to the UK is now assessed by our experts to be medium given the outbreaks in Hungary and Slovakia. These news measures stopping individuals bringing in potentially risky meat and dairy products are to protect our livestock.

No matter how many birds you keep, if you are using seasonal staff or a neighbour to tend your birds this #Easter, ensure strict biosecurity is maintained to stop #birdflu getting in. Check the requirements in the posters: gov.uk/government/pub…

BTV-CATTLECAST: Zoe Shepherd, is joined by Joe Henry and Laura Chesters to talk about Bluetongue – and how vets can engage their farm clients in constructive conversations. bcva.org.uk/resources/catt…

**FARMERS** As bluetongue virus movement restrictions ease, animal keepers are encouraged to continue monitoring animals frequently for clinical signs of BTV-3 & report anything immediately. Info on the updated restrictions visit: ruminanthw.org.uk/bluetongue-vir… #BattleBluetongue

We are now out of the seasonal vector low period for BTV. Understand what the impact of the virus is your herd or flock might be and mitigation strategies.

Closing date coming soon❗️Do you have field delivery experience, population disease control experience? Lots of disease challenges to lead.Veterinary Director - Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UK civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?j…

@JRfromStrickley @APHAgovuk @TB_Advisory @yanfarmvets Thanks for having us.

A Strickley kitchen meeting with CVO @ChiefVetUK & and senior APHA team. Experiences, both good & bad, are there to learn from. Shaping future bTB policy from those learnings will improve decisions made for farms caught up in new outbreaks. A very worthwhile morning for all 🤝

@Safetyconundrum I am pleased to confirm she is doing well 🤣🤣

Nessie has had their annual health check up successfully carried out this morning by @ChiefVetUK as I can't find chief vet Scotland, 😂. After tests were carried out they were given positive news with no illnessies to report.

Did you know there is an interactive TB statistics dashboard? We often receive enquires regarding statistical updates on bovine TB levels. There is an interactive bTB stats dashboard where you can see what the updates are at a county, regional and national level. @KingshayFarming