We want to hear your thoughts on modernising the regulation of the veterinary profession!
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Government Vets UK
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Government Vets UK
@GovernmentVets
We're the professional organisation in government supporting the careers and development of all government vets. We're led by @ChiefVetUK Christine Middlemiss
United Kingdom Katılım Ekim 2018
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Government Vets UK retweetledi
APHA Vet Head, Sascha Van Helvoort receiving a Special Merit award from Martin Troop, British Poultry Council Chairman, in recognition of her significant & continued contribution to the UK poultry industry & the challenges they have experienced through Avian Influenza outbreaks.
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Great to see @herdyshepherd1 talking about bTB. There’s some great information on the TB Hub on reducing your risk through good purchasing decisions. #bovineTB #TBHub
James Rebanks@herdyshepherd1
For a long time I haven’t spoken about TB… for two reasons 1) my experience of it was minimal And 2) my knowledge of it was thin I just didn’t think my voice added much to the discussion that hurts so many people and farms/herds 1/18
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Great new blog piece from Dr Natalie Sampson MRCVS on veterinary public health and building the workforce to deliver
#foodgov #welshgovernment
Vets.blog.gov.uk/2025/06/03/cha…
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Years of hard work by government vets working with private vets and farmers to get to this point! 🎉
Christine Middlemiss 🇺🇦@ChiefVetUK
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
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Government Vets UK retweetledi
Hear about the latest BTV-3 situation and learnings from disease impact research from APHA experts on the next @ruminanthw #BattleBluetongue webinar - powered by @TheAHDB
5-6 pm, Wed 30 April via bit.ly/424PVbo
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Government Vets UK retweetledi
Vet roles in Government recognised by the @BBCNews! We protect, animal welfare, animal health, food safety and lots more.
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Just announced by @UKRI_News and co-funded by @DefraGovUK
£20M Call for Interdisciplinary research to tackle epidemic threats to animals, humans or plants for up to five years
ukri.org/opportunity/in…
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Government Vets UK retweetledi
Preparedness for exotic animal diseases, include FMD, is what Government Vets do 24/07.
This is crucial for protecting livelihoods, our economy and food security.
APHA@APHAgovuk
Further information is available within the Press Release gov.uk/government/new…
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And now a housing order to come into force from 23/12 to protect poultry- pls see 👇
APHA@APHAgovuk
Housing measures to protect poultry & captive birds from #AvianInfuenza are coming into force across the East Riding of Yorkshire, City of Kingston Upon Hull, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk at noon on 23 December 2024. Read more: gov.uk/government/new…
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Government Vets UK retweetledi
Reminder: An #AvianInfluenza Prevention Zone is now in force across the East Riding of Yorkshire, City of Kingston Upon Hull, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. See GOV.UK gov.uk/government/new…
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Thank you to all those that stopped to talk about all things vetty in Government! vets.blog.gov.uk/2024/11/21/gov…
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Who’s going to the London Vet Show?
Please do come and talk to us about veterinary careers in government - stand N70!
vets.blog.gov.uk/2024/11/07/gov…
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It was great to host the UK Deputy Chief Veterinary Officers and team at our Weymouth lab to share our aquatic animal health research and how we support the high health status of aquatic animals in the UK.
We look forward to continued work together to support #aquaticanimalhealth
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For a taste of what we do, here’s Government vet Sasha expertly taking about the Bluetongue outbreak. 👇
Defra UK@DefraGovUK
With cases of #bluetongue rising, it’s important farmers and keepers know the signs of the virus. Sascha Van Helvoort, Veterinary Head of Outbreak Delivery for @APHAgovuk, explains what to look out for in cattle. Keep up with the current situation: gov.uk/bluetongue
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Government vets continue to work with farmers and vets around the clock to slow the spread of BTV in GB.
APHA@APHAgovuk
Following the id of BTV-3 cases near the edge of the 2 Restricted Zones they have been merged & extended to cover all of Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Surrey & West Sussex. See GOV.UK for info: gov.uk/bluetongue
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Baroness Hayman of Ullock, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State @DefragovUK visited APHA Weybridge & VMD colleagues yesterday to find out more about the work of our scientists & how we’re the 1st line of defence in helping protect GB from animal disease threats like #Bluetongue
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Government Vets UK retweetledi
The first #Bluetongue BTV3 case in 24/25 has been confirmed near Norwich, Norfolk. A 20km Temporary Control Zone has been put in place. Movement restrictions apply. See GOV.UK for more info: gov.uk/bluetongue
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