Goat Vet Society

📣 SAVE THE DATE! 📣 🌼SUMMER CONFERENCE 2026🌼 held in association with the Milking Goat Association. 📆 3rd - 4th June 2026 📍Cave Castle Hotel, Brough, Yorkshire Sign-up and programme information coming soon! 🐐🐐🐐

🍂Registration for the GVS Virtual Conference 2025 is now open!🍂 Wednesdays 5th & 12th November, 2-4:20pm For more information, including the programme, please see our website: goatvetsoc.co.uk/news/autumn-vi… Register for access here: forms.gle/vzcnLcFkFTf5eY… 🐐🐐🐐

💉GVS Statement on Clostridial Vaccination💉 Please follow the link below to our website, for our statement, following the announcement that Lambivac will be discontinued. If you have any further queries, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. goatvetsoc.co.uk/news/gvs-state…

🍂SAVE THE DATE!🍂 Our Autumn Virtual Conference afternoons will be on two consecutive Wednesdays 5th & 12th November. Stay tuned for sign up and programme information! 🐐🐐🐐

Europe has seen huge impacts from Bluetongue & still is. Last month Italy saw a big spike in cases. Now is the time to act to protect your stock. ☎️Pick up the phone 🩺Speak to your vet 🛡️Protect your livestock #DoNotWaitVaccinate #BattleBluetongue

#Bluetongue poses a significant threat to cattle, sheep, goats & camelids. We're supporting the #DoNotWaitVaccinate campaign in Wales, which encourages farmers to talk to their vet about vaccinating livestock against the virus @WVSCAber @IechydDainfo @SaraPedersen3 @Philvet123

Introducing our hosts for this year’s Farm Walk – The Gourmet Goat Farmer thegourmetgoatfarmer.co.uk Laura Corbett will be joined by her vet Cormac White to discuss all things goat meat, and grazing her herd of Boer goats. goatvetsoc.co.uk/news/gvs-summe…

SUMMER CONFERENCE - REGISTER NOW!✨ goatvetsoc.co.uk/news/gvs-summe… 📍Village Hotel Swindon 🗓️ 4th-5th June 2025 - less than four weeks away! Our Summer Conference is approaching fast, and we’d love to see as many people there as possible- whatever your interest in goats! 🐐🐐🐐

ADVANCED CARE FOR FARM SPECIES CPD🩺 📍Farm Animal Practice, Langford Vets 🗓️21st May 2025 Langford Vets are running a CPD day specifically aimed at the ‘advanced care’ of high value/pet farm species. If you are interested please follow this link: langfordvets.co.uk/events/advance…

❗️FINAL REMINDER❗️ Only one week to go to submit your responses to our Disbudding of Goats survey. This is open to ANYONE associated with disbudding goats. Findings will be presented and discussed at our Summer Conference. 🐐🐐🐐 goatvetsoc.co.uk/news/gvs-disbu…

SUMMER CONFERENCE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!📣 Follow this link to register: goatvetsoc.co.uk/news/gvs-summe… We have an exciting programme lined up, and would love to see you there! 🐐🐐🐐

Our 'Veterinary (UK)' membership has been updated to include RVNs alongside veterinary surgeons as eligible 'Veterinary' GVS members. For more information please see our website. goatvetsoc.co.uk/news/update-to…

Goats are also susceptible to BTV3 - speak to your vet about vaccination. #battlebluetongue

Foot and Mouth Disease in Germany 🐃 Please see the News page of our website for further links and detail: goatvetsoc.co.uk/news/foot-and-… If you suspect FMD, you must report it by contacting APHA. The most up-to-date information is found on their website: gov.uk/government/org…

🔔 REMINDER 🔔 Our disbudding questionnaire is still open for your responses! We would love to hear your thoughts - all responses are anonymous. Please follow the link below to the questionnaire! 🐐🐐🐐

GVS has launched a consultation examining disbudding of goats in the UK and abroad. Visit the GVS website to read more and access the questionnaire: goatvetsoc.co.uk/news/gvs-disbu… @DSandGC @SheepVetsoc @theBCVA @BritishVets @FarmAVS @goatvet

Reporting abortions and sending in abortion samples contributes to understanding the status of individual and national herd health. It will also ensure you comply with the latest legislation. Find out how to report here bit.ly/4dETyYy #reportcattleabortions

We're supporting the #BattleBluetonguecampaign urging farmers in England to consult their vet about vaccinating their flock or herd against BTV-3. @TheAHDB @RuminantHW For goat-specific BTV-3 resources visit: goatvetsoc.co.uk/news/btv3-blue…

We're supporting the #BattleBluetonguecampaign urging farmers in England to consult their vet about vaccinating their flock or herd against BTV-3. @TheAHDB @RuminantHW ruminanthw.org.uk/bluetongue-vir #Bluetongue poses a significant threat to cattle, sheep, goats & camelids. #teamsheep

📣 Our next date for your diary!📣 🐐 GVS SUMMER CONFERENCE 2025 🐐 🗓️ When? Wednesday 4th & Thursday 5th June 2025 📍Where? The Village Hotel, Swindon Programme and booking information coming soon! Save the date - we would love to see as many of you there as possible! 🐐🐐🐐