Information about several papers discussed at the lobbying dinner of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) held in Scotland on June 29, 2013 and in Wales two weeks later are presented. Topics include compulsory microchipping of dogs and ban on wild animals travelling circuses, veterinary surveillance, and bovine tuberculosis (TB). The dinner featured several speakers including Richard Lochhead, Peter Harlech Jones, and Christianne Glossop.
*CONFERENCES & conventions, *VETERINARY medicine, *TREATMENT of fever, *ABDOMINAL surgery
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Information about several papers discussed at the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) regional congress in St. Andrews, Scotland is presented. Topics include the management of pyrexia of unknown origin and anaemia, incidence of intestinal biopsy complications, and approaches and management to laparotomy and septic peritonitis. The congress featured several veterinarians including Andrew Mackin, Ronan Doyle and BSAVA president Richard Dixon.
*VETERINARY medicine, *CONFERENCES & conventions, *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc.
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The article reports on the biennial conference and review of the British Veterinary Association and the Highlands and Islands Veterinary Services Scheme that will be held on February 5, 2008 at the Ramada Jarvis Caledonian Hotel in Inverness, Scotland. The paper provides contact information for interested parties.